Valve is open-sourcing HTC Vive’s room-scale tracking tech
Much like Valve open-sourced its Steam controller gamepad, it’s doing the same for the Vive VR headset’s stand-out feature. The company has recently opened up SteamVR’s room-scale 3D tracking system to anyone, as spotted by The Verge. Development kits include a pair of HTC Vive base stations; a “full complement of EVM circuit boards to enable rapid prototyping of your own tracked object” and 40 sensors for your tracked object that could be applied to a VR golf club or indoor drone, among other options.
On the FAQ page, Valve writes that there isn’t a catch for the company not charging licensing fees. And while that’s technically true, you do need to attend a $3,000 in-person training session in Seattle as part of the process. Valve hopes to allay that in the future, but for now, classes start in September, with Gabe Newell and Co. recommending that groups of industrial designers, and mechanical-and-electrical engineers attend rather than individuals. Those sessions start in September.
Honestly, they sound a bit like a college class and will have lecture and lab sessions covering SteamVR integration, troubleshooting and designing your own trackable objects. Are you ready to go back to school? Then maybe use Intel’s recent advancement in VR tracking for inspiration.
Via: The Verge
Source: Valve (1), (2)
Apple announces $200,000 bug bounty program
Unlike many of the other major tech companies, Apple has never had a formal bug bounty program or corporate policy for welcoming outsiders who poke holes in their security features. However, as TechCrunch reports today, Apple’s head of Security Engineering and Architecture Ivan Krstic announced at Black Hat that his company will now offer cash bounties of up to $200,000 for hackers and researchers who find and report security flaws in Apple products.
The announcement came during Krstic’s larger talk about the security features built into some of Apple’s newest services. The company usually sits out the popular security conference in favor of keeping big announcements limited to WWDC. The company now says they’ve reached the point where its own internal testers and even contract security firms are having difficulty finding more bugs.
According to Securosis CEO and iOS security analyst Rich Mogull, the bounty is “the largest potential payout I’m aware of,” but also fairly limited in scope: the guidelines focus on a very specific set of vulnerabilities and Apple is currently working with a select list of researchers. (Although, the company says if someone outside the initial group finds a bug, they can easily be included in the program.) The highest level bounty covers bugs found in secure boot firmware components, but there are also smaller bounties for gaining unauthorized access to things like iCloud account data — a major talking point after the infamous celebrity photo hack.
While $200,000 might be high for an official corporate bounty program, it’s still only a fraction of a payout like the $1 million the FBI reportedly paid hackers to break into an iPhone owned by one of the shooters involved in the San Bernardino incident last year. And such high bounties can also be detrimental to security research in general. On the other hand, Twitter is a more secure place thanks to some $322,420 in bounties it has handed out over the past two years, and a bug bounty from Instagram made one 10-year-old Finnish kid $10,000 richer.
Apple Working on Wireless Earbuds With Custom Bluetooth Chip for Longer Battery Life
Apple is working on wire-free earbuds built around a custom Bluetooth radio chip that will result in a longer battery life than is possible with traditional Bluetooth chips, reports Forbes.
Citing a source with knowledge of Apple’s plans, Forbes says Apple has spent the last several years working on a custom Bluetooth chip that’s designed to solve the battery life problems that plague existing wireless earbuds.
The low-power Bluetooth chip comes from technology developed by Passif Semiconductor, a startup Apple purchased in 2013. But the project has hit performance snags. Apple originally planned to launch the Bluetooth gadget in 2015, but Bluetooth performance issues stalled the release, the source told FORBES. “The way it works at Apple is if it doesn’t work 100%, it gets cut,” the source said. Whether Apple’s wireless earbuds arrive with a custom Bluetooth chip by Apple, or instead use a third-party supplier is still unknown.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about Apple’s work on wire-free earbuds. Back in January, a rumor unveiled Apple’s earbud plans, pointing towards Bragi Dash-style wireless Bluetooth earbuds with a battery life of approximately four hours. According to that rumor, the earbuds will also charge through an included carrying case that serves as a rechargeable battery, further extending battery life.
In recent years, Apple has delved into developing its own chips to reduce its reliance on third-party vendors, cut down on supply chain issues, and drive technology improvements. Apple has been developing its own ARM-based CPUs for mobile devices since 2010, so a move into other chip categories is unsurprising.
Rumors indicate Apple will remove the headphone jack in the iPhone 7, pushing consumers towards wireless headphones and Lightning-based headphones, so the timing is right for the release of new wireless earbuds. According to Forbes, the earbuds could potentially launch in September alongside the new iPhone 7, but the site’s source was not able to confirm a launch date.
Based on trademark filings discovered by MacRumors, Apple may be planning to name its rumored wireless earbuds “AirPods.”
Related Roundup: iPhone 7
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Apple Music Launches in Korea
Two days after Apple Music launched in Israel, the service has launched in Korea, the Cupertino company announced today. The launch comes over a year after the service simultaneously launched in 110 countries.
Apple Music’s standard 3-month free trial is also available to Korean users. After the trial, users can sign up for either $7.99 a month individual plans or $11.99 a month family plans. The pricing puts it in line with popular Korean music streaming service MelOn.
In June, it was reported that Apple was preparing to launch Apple Music in Korea, with an official from the music copyright association confirming that contract negotiations with Apple had been completed. Previously, Apple had a difficult time navigating the strict copyright laws in the country and agreeing to deals with various rights groups during past attempts to introduce its streaming service within Korea.
Apple Music is currently available in over 100 countries from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America and more.
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Best apps for the Rio Olympics
What’s the best app for the Olympics?
We can’t all stay glued to our TV sets for 17 days straight, so if you want to keep up-to-date on all the things happening at the Rio Olympics, you’ll need the best apps available!
Here are our favorites!
Best apps for everyone
- The Olympics – Official App
- Rio 2016
- NBC Olympics – News & Results
- ESPN
- theScore
- Rio 2016 Social Hub
- Olympic Athletes’ Hub
- Uber
- Airbnb
Best app for the USA
- NBC Sports
Best app for Canada
- CBC Rio 2016
Best app for the UK
- BBC News
Best app for India
- Hotstar TV Movies Live Cricket
Best apps for everyone
The Olympics – Official App
For all the latest news and results, what better to hit up than the official Olympics app, straight from the I.O.C.?
The Olympics – Official App has everything you need to stay up-to-date on the Rio Games, including schedules, results, records, news, and galleries galore, so you can experience the games as though you were really there!
You can even watch video from Olympics gone by and track your favorite sports and athletes so that you never miss a moment.
If you want OIympics coverage straight from the horse’s mouth, then the official Olympics app is where it’s at!
Download: The Olympics – Official App (Free)
Rio 2016
If you want a Rio-specific Olympics experience and don’t really care about the Olympics of yesteryear, then the Rio 2016 will suit your needs nicely.
This app features detailed schedules, play-by-play results, and real-time medal tables, and if you happen to be taking the games right in Rio de Janeiro, Rio 2016 features spectator guides so that you can get where you want without missing a moment!
Rio 2016 is available in English, Portuguese (duh!), Spanish, French, Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean.
Download: Rio 2016 (Free)
NBC Olympics – News & Results
If you’re in the USA, then NBC Olympics is where it’s at for all the things Team USA! NBC is the perennial home of televised Olympics coverage, so take that coverage with you wherever you go with the NBC Olympics app.
You can get an in-depth look at the athletes you’re rooting for with bios and real-time results and medal standings, while keeping an eye on your favorite sports – you can take a look at each sport and see who’s competing, who’s winning, and video featurettes and highlights.
If you’re behind the Red, White, and Blue, then NBC Olympics – News & Results is where you can get your up-to-the-minute Team USA coverage and news! Even if you’re not rooting for Team USA, NBC is still one of, if not the best for all things Olympics.
Download: NBC Olympics – News & Results (Free)
ESPN
When you hear “sports”, what’s the first channel that comes to mind? ESPN does all things sports, so of course the ESPN app is great for monitoring the happenings in Rio.
One of the best parts of the ESPN app is that you can set it to show you content specific to your region, so long as you live in the US (English and Spanish coverage), India, or the UK.
While you’re setting up the app, you get to choose your favorite leagues, so if you want to keep current on your favorite sports after the Olympics end, you’ll get content tailored to what you love.
You’ll get Olympics news, as well as quick headlines in the Now section. You won’t find up-to-the-minute medals standings or anything like that, but if you want to keep up with the biggest stories of this Olympiad, then the ESPN app is great for now and for after the Olympics end.
Download: ESPN (Free)
theScore
theScore is yet another sports news app, but it’s likely the best of the bunch if you’re looking for dedicated Rio coverage. There’s even a special section dedicated to live Olympics results, news, and more! If you’re a sports lover, then you need this app, because you’ll be able to keep up with all of your favorite leagues and you can even personalize the coverage you receive.
Don’t care about the NFL? You don’t have to read about it. Got a favorite team? (DUH!) You can prioritize news and results from the teams that you care about.
theScore is laid out in a very user friendly way that lets you take in all the Rio action you crave. Rio basketball and soccer are even broken out separately for those who only care about footy and b-ball. Team coverage is a bit US-centric, but there are a ton of great articles for anybody.
Download: theScore (Free)
Rio 2016 Social Hub
The Rio 2016 Social Hub is your one-stop shop for connecting with Olympians via their verified social media accounts.
You can Tweet athletes, creep their Facebook pages, and watch their experiences on Instagram. The Social Hub lets you search by athlete, team, sport, or game, so you can connect to the games and see them through your favorite athletes’ eyes.
If you want to feel like you’re apart of your favorite competitors’ journeys, then get into the Rio 2016 Social Hub and social it up!
Download: Rio 2016 Social Hub (Free)
Olympic Athletes’ Hub
The Olympic Athletes Hub is where the athletes get all of their information while competing in Rio de Janeiro. There’s a map of the Olympic Village, news from the I.O.C., offers exclusively for Olympians, and a lot more.
This app is a sort of peek behind the curtain – you get to see what the athletes see, including an athlete’s library with rule guides (like anti-doping policies!) and other lifestyle-related literature, like how to pursue an education for when you can no longer compete.
This app really is a neat inside look at the information athletes need to see them through their Olympic journey.
Download: Olympic Athletes’ Hub (Free)
Uber
Are you in Rio right now? Cooooool! You’ll need to get around and I’m gonna guess that all the taxis are busier than all hell. Download Uber and order a ride right from your phone!
Uber is one of the best ways to travel right now, since you pay into the app with your credit card and Uber drivers (regular people, usually in their spare time) get paid right from Uber, so there’s no awkward transaction at the end of your ride, which will definitely make things easier if you’re in a foreign country.
Download: Uber (Free, with in-app purchases)
Airbnb
Let’s face it: All of the hotels are booked up at this point. Your best bet to get any accommodation is Airbnb, where regular folks open their homes to travelers who need a place to stay.
At the time of this writing, there are over 300 homes to check out in Rio de Janeiro, and they range in price from $30 a night to over $1500 per night. You can explore Rio like a local, from right in the neighborhood, or you can stay in a luxury apartment overlooking the water.
Whatever your accommodation needs, you can probably find it on Airbnb. Just pay close attention to ratings and location. If you’ve never traveled to Brazil before, you may be in for a bit of a surprise when it comes to some of the neighborhoods.
Research, research, research, and choose what’s best for you.
Download: Airbnb (Free)
Best app for USA
NBC Sports
In the same vein as the ESPN app, NBC Sports is the perfect app if you want a one-stop shop for all things Team USA and all the sports things that NBC covers (which is a ton).
You’ll be able to filter what you see, so if during the Olympics you only want to see Olympics-related content, you can keep your browsing to the NBC Olympics section.
If you also want to check up on NFL news as the 2016 season approaches, you can do that as well, without the need for multiple apps to juggle and try and follow.
Download: NBC Sports (Free)
Best app for Canada
CBC Rio 2016
If you’re a Canuck looking to watch Team Canada claim all the medals, then the CBC Rio 2016 app should be at the top of your list. CBC is the only place to get cable coverage of the Olympics in Canada and, unless you have two and a half weeks to spend in front of your TV, you’ll want Team Canada in your pocket.
And, being as worldly as we are up here in Canuckistan, you can browse athlete bios from all the countries participating in the Rio Games.
You can watch video highlights, features on athletes and teams, and get results as they happen. CBC Rio 2016 handily breaks the games down for you, so you can follow the sports you care about, find the news you want to find, and enjoy every second of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Canada-style! (We gloat, but we apologize profusely afterward.)
Download: CBC Rio 2016 (Free)
Best app for the UK
BBC Sport
If you’re in the UK (or really anywhere, for that matter) the BBC Sport app is one of the best places to get all the Rio coverage you could ask for. Right now, when you download the app, you can even set up notifications so that you only receive them for Rio-related content.
You can even personalize a “My Sport” page so that you see news and results about sports that you care about. Get schedules sport-by-sport, and get results in real time, so that you’re on top of all things Rio. And, when you get a little sick of the Olympics, check out everything else going on the in the worlds of soccer, cricket, and a lot more.
If you want some of the best sports coverage in the world, especially if you’re in the UK, then BBC Sport has everything you need and a way more.
Download: BBC Sport (Free)
Best app for India
Hotstar TV Movies Live Cricket
If you’re in India, then you might already know about Hotstar, a great streaming app that lets you watch all your favorite sports, including the 2016 Rio Olympics!
Star India has the local rights to broadcast the Olympics and that’ll translate over to the Hotstar app, where you’ll be able to stream the Rio Games in all their glory. Along with live streams, Hotstar will be connecting with Star India program so that you can view on-demand content during the games.
The best place to watch the 2016 Olympics on the go in India is in the Hotstar App from Novi Digital Entertainment.
Download: Hotstar TV Movies Live Cricket (Free)
Developers: Which new Android N features are you planning to use?
Android N has some great new features — which ones are you working with?
Android 7.0 is coming. Whether it hits soon, as rumors suggest, or we have to wait until September when LG releases the V20, it will be here soon. And that means a lot of work and energy drinks for the people getting their Android apps ready for the big changes.
While we don’t have many visual or design changes with Android N, the changes done under-the-hood are pretty major. This is possibly the biggest Android update since Froyo, with a focus on streamlining everything from the development process to the user experience — all with security features in mind. Of course, that means to offer the best user experience from your app you’ll have to spend the time to integrate some of the new features. Fun times.
Whether you’re working with a media app and using Picture-in-Picture or Live TV Recording (please, my credit card is ready) or getting ready to offer your users the best damn notifications on the planet, we’re interested in what you’re doing! Take a minute to hit the poll so we (and everyone — Android is all about the apps) know what to expect.
Which new Android N features are you planning to use?
Android Nougat
Android N (currently in Developer Preview status) is now Android Nougat! It’s the 12th nicknamed version of Android and will be released to the public in the fall of 2016. Here’s everything you need to know so far!
- What’s new in Android Nougat
- All Android Nougat news
- Should you use the Android N Dev Preview?
- About the Android Beta Program
- Join the Discussion
Cult classic ‘Indigo Prophecy’ gets a new PS4 release date
Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream has announced that one of its earlier pseudo-cinematic games, Indigo Prophecy, will be released for PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Store on August 9th. It will arrive as a PS2-to-PS4 game so it won’t be fully remastered, but this version will still support Trophies. The game was originally supposed to come out on Sony’s console in July, but was held up for unknown reasons.
The beloved paranormal thriller was first released in 2005 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. Its story takes place in New York City, and follows protagonist Lucas Kane as he tries to clear his name of a murder he doesn’t remember doing. You take control of Lucas as well as Carla Valenti and Tyler Miles, two NYPD officers chasing after Lucas.
Indigo Prophecy employs many of the tropes and unusual mechanics present in Quantic Dream’s later games. There’s an emphasis on making story-based choices that affect the plot moving forward, and a peculiar control scheme that makes simply walking around a difficult task. You can spot similar gameplay and narrative ideas in Quantic Dream’s upcoming latest effort, Detroit: Become Human.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Microsoft just changed its toy gun emoji to a real pistol
Looks like Microsoft and Apple may not be on the same page about firearm emojis afterall. Right after Apple changed its gun emoji to a water pistol in iOS 10, Microsoft replaced its toy pistol emoji with an actual revolver.
Pushed out with its Windows Anniversary Update on Aug. 2nd, the new glyph is part of a major emoji redesign that Microsoft detailed in a blog post. Before this, the company’s representation for a gun looked more like a space toy, while the new image is a more realistic silver-and-grey revolver.
Left – Windows 8.1 gun. Right – New Windows 10 gun. Photo credit: Emojipedia
When asked for the reason behind this change, a Microsoft spokesperson told us, “Our intent with every glyph is to align with the global Unicode standard, and the previous design did not map to industry designs or our customers’ expectations of the emoji definition. We will continue to work with the Unicode Consortium to refine and update glyphs that reflects customer needs, feedback and supports a consistent system that works across the digital world.”
That’s not the only thing Microsoft revamped in its massive update. In addition to introducing more than 1700 new symbols, the new Windows emoji let you mix and match skintones so you can create more diverse glyph families.
While Apple and Microsoft have gone back to edit their symbols, Google continues to use a pistol in Android keyboards and doesn’t appear to have plans to change this. None of the companies in question have adjusted their knife, sword, bomb, poison and coffin emojis, so… ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Via: Emojipedia
US Copyright office doesn’t want the FCC to unlock cable boxes
Raise your hand if you hate paying your cable provider a monthly fee to “rent” their mediocre cable boxes month after month. The FCC has been investigating potential ways to change up this particular money-maker for cable providers — back in February, the commission voted to work towards “unlocking” cable boxes so third-party manufacturers could offer their own devices compatible with different providers.
That plan is far from a done deal, though, and it hit a snag today. The US copyright office released a letter yesterday offering its opinion that forcing TV providers to open up their content and on-demand offerings to third-party boxes could be a potential copyright issue due to piracy.
“We have no doubt that a number of the third-party products facilitated by the FCC’s [new] rule would enable fair and other noninfringing consumers uses of MVPD [multichannel video programming distributor] programming,” writes Maria Pallante of the US Copyright Office. “The Copyright Office is therefore focused on whether or not these goals can be accomplished without overriding other concerns of copyright law and policy. The Office’s principle reservation is that, as currently proposed, the rule could interfere with copyright owners’ rights to license their works as provided by copyright law, and restrict their ability to impose reasonable conditions on the use of those works.”
Piracy is only one concern coming from the US Copyright Office. It seems that the office is just as concerned with the potential for third-party boxes to work around other aspects of selling content that make cable providers money. Pallante gives the example of a third-party box “potentially undermining copyright owners’ ability to enforce exclusivity agreements, including “windowing” or “tiering” agreements that make content available on certain platforms before others.”
She also says that even if this isn’t the case, the Office could imagine a situation in which a third-party provider adds its own advertising into the video stream. “The Proposed Rule would appear to allow them to add additional advertising as part of the programming stream, e.g., advertising spots before or after an on-demand video, or banner advertising next to or overlaid on top of a program,” the letter states. “Essentially, she argues that the ruling would essentially take a “valuable good” (programming) and allow third-parties who may “exploit the content for profit.”
Naturally, this nefarious trickery isn’t really what the FCC has in mind with its proposal. Instead, it simply wants to let cable subscribers view the video they’re already subscribing to on the device of their choice. But the cable providers don’t want to let go of their rental revenue scheme, so they’ve been pushing the piracy and loss of control angles; it appears the Copyright Office agrees with them for now. Hopefully the FCC will be able to put the right language in place to ally the office’s fears without giving up the heart of the proposal.
Via: Ars Technica
Source: US Copyright Office (Public Knowledge)
Wirecutter’s best deals: Save $250 on an LG OLED TV
This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer’s guide to the best technology. Read their continuously updated list of deals at TheWirecutter.com.
You may have already seen Engadget posting reviews from our friends at The Wirecutter. Now, from time to time, we’ll also be publishing their recommended deals on some of their top picks. Read on, and strike while the iron is hot — some of these sales could expire mighty soon.
LG 55EG9100 OLED TV
Street Price: $1,450; MSRP: $2,000; Deal Price: $1,200
This matches a recent deal we saw on this TV that expired shortly after it went live, which is still the best price we’ve seen on this TV. Make sure you’re registered for Ebay Bucks to get an additional 2% back.
The LG 55EG9100 is our previous upgrade pick in our best TV guide. Chris Heinonen said, “It’s the most affordable OLED display available, and it has a few strikes against it: it’s only 1080p, it’s curved, it’s only 55 inches, and it costs 50 percent more than our main pick. However, it offers perfect, pure blacks and thus produces images with contrast ratios other TVs cannot approach.”
He added, “Objects in motion look clearer, and viewing angles (how good the image looks when you’re not directly in front of the TV) are better than either the Vizio or the Samsung. The 55EG9100 won’t work as well in a brightly lit room as an LCD, but it offers far and away the best image of anything we looked at.”
Dell UltraSharp U3415W 34-inch monitor
Street Price: $725; MSRP: $1,200; Deal Price: $650
It’s been a long time since we’ve posted a deal on this monitor, great sales have been slow to pop up. This particular deal comes in $25 below the best price we’ve seen to date, and should also be eligible for 2% back in Ebay Bucks.
The Dell UltraSharp U3415W monitor is a larger monitor we like in our best 27-inch monitor guide. David Murphy wrote, “It’s a bit more expensive than our upgrade pick when it’s on sale ($900, when we researched it; $1,200 normally) and doesn’t have a Thunderbolt port, but it’s just about as accurate for colors, has more USB 3.0 ports, and uses HDMI 2.0 instead of HDMI 1.4. It’s also more adjustable than our upgrade pick—worth a little extra money if that matters to you, but not a ton.”
DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter with Additional Battery
Street Price: $1,100; MSRP: $1,400; Deal Price: $1,000
This sale matches the previous low that we saw a few months back, though it’s been consistently in the $1,100 range since then. While the drone itself is available for $900, that’s been going in and out of stock since that price went live, and paying $100 extra for an additional battery, one of the most useful Phantom 3 accessories, is worth it for most people.
The DJI Phantom 3 Professional is our top pick in the Best Drones guide. Mike Perlman wrote, “Our top pick combines easy flying, long range, great image quality, three-axis stabilization, and great fail-safe features. In addition to being easy to fly, the Phantom 3 Professional offers a 4K-capable camera with a low-distortion, wide-angle lens, an upgraded three-axis gimbal for effective image stabilization, and a standout wireless range that gives you the ability to see both real-time flight stats and a first-person view of what you’re shooting from up to 3.1 miles away, using a smartphone mounted to your radio controller. It also has preprogrammed flight controls with modes tailored to both beginners and advanced pilots, good battery life (23 minutes rated; 16 to 18 minutes of actual flight time while shooting in our testing), the ability to fly autonomously via Follow Me and Waypoints settings, and a fail-safe setting that prompts the drone to return to its launch site or current pilot location automatically if it loses connection with the radio transmitter.”
On the Phantom 3 Professional’s range, “The Phantom 3 Professional also has nearly 10 times the range of the Phantom 2 Vision+, nearly 3.1 miles. We were shocked at how far away we could fly the Phantom 3 Professional, watching it fly off from the Maine coast over a mile until it dwindled to a tiny speck far above the ocean (current FAA rulings demand that you keep your drone in sight). In our testing, the Phantom 2’s range would extend only to around 1,500 to 1,800 feet, depending on obstacles in the path of the Wi-Fi transmission and whatever local radio interference was present.”
Logitech K380 Bluetooth Keyboard
Street Price: $35; MSRP: $40; Deal Price: $20
The best price we’ve seen to date on this keyboard, and part of a 3 day Best Buy sale that went live today. While we’ve seen it for $22 at Amazon for a few weeks, it’s been going in and out of stock, and this price beats that one. Oddly enough, only the blue model ever gets discounted this much, the other models are consistently in the $32 to $40 range.
The Logitech K380 Bluetooth Keyboard is our pick for the best Bluetooth keyboard. Kimber Streams wrote, “The Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth keyboard has the best balance of comfort, features, and price.”
She went into some detail about the features, “Our pick can pair with up to three devices and switch between them with the press of a button, a useful feature that few Bluetooth keyboards have. The K380 is comfortable and responsive; it’s also solid enough for desktop or lap use, while being small and light enough to slip in a bag and use on the go. Logitech says our pick has up to two years of battery life with heavy use (defined as eight hours a day, five days a week), though the keyboard hasn’t existed long enough for us to test this claim. The K380’s unusual, round keys can take some getting used to, and the keyboard lacks backlit keys and the operating system-specific layouts you’ll find on our upgrade picks, but those amenities aren’t available in other keyboards in this price category either.”
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