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Microsoft WED 8000 Keyboard Pushed Back to September

If you were looking forward to getting your hands on a Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 this summer, we have some bad news. Microsoft's just told us they're pushing back the release date to September, which means your only choice now is to go with the $100 cheaper 7000, which is just about as good if all you care about is how it types. – Jason Chen More »

4:15 PM on Wed Mar 7 2007
By Jason Chen
1,778 views, 16 comments

Latest by Aaron Stein: i have the 600 at my office. i love it except for one thing. no scroll wheel on the left, more »

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Hands-On With Microsoft's True Ultimate Keyboard

If you're the kind of user who enjoys either soft, laptop-like scissor keys or a curved ergonomic keyboard, you're already gonzo'd over Microsoft's earlier keyboard, the Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000. But if you're looking for the top of the line—the real grandaddy of Microsoft keyboards—you're looking for the Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000, otherwise known (by Microsoft) as the Ultimate Keyboard.

So what makes this keyboard so "ultimate"? Well, if you take the already impressive featureset from the 7000—the wireless connectivity for mouse and keyboard, the impressive styling, the comfortable key placement, the extra media keys, and the rechargeable mouse—but add in a specialized magnetic dock and an even sexier aluminum finish, you're going to end up with one beautiful input device. More »

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3:00 PM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Jason Chen
9,337 views, 40 comments

Latest by SuperH: Everything else functions okay without the hub. I just got this keyboard since it was just released (September 2007). I more »

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The Real Microsoft Ultimate Wireless Keyboard Gallery: My Fingers Are In Love

This is probably the sexiest keyboard we've ever played with. Beating Microsoft's own Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000, the WED 8000 is the ultimate in design coming out of their exceptional peripherals department. This, my friends, is Microsoft's Ultimate Keyboard. More »

9:55 PM on Thu Feb 22 2007
By Jason Chen
14,948 views, 42 comments

Gizmodo Exclusive: Groping the Backlit Microsoft Entertainment Desktop 8000 Keyboard
We got some hands on with the new, proximity-sensing, backlit Microsoft Keyboards. Jump for photos and impressions. MORE »

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Microsoft's Ergonomic Mice Have Frickin' Lasers, Cradle Your Hands

The Wireless Laser Mouse 8000, Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 and Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 are all ergonomic and outfitted with lasers, albeit the non-deadly kind. And they all come in a grey/black motif, which is cool if you're outfitting the Bat Computer, but may not go with all setups. More »

5:07 PM on Wed Sep 13 2006
By Jason Chen
2,824 views, 19 comments

Latest by Galley: Staples is selling the MX Revolution for $80 this week. more »

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Microsoft Releases Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 and 8000

We liked the Wireless Entertainment Desktops when it was called the Microsoft Ultimate Keyboard, but a name's just a name. The WED 7000 and 8000 have a few interesting buttons and features, and are integrated with some current and upcoming Microsoft apps. More »

4:39 PM on Wed Sep 13 2006
By Jason Chen
10,059 views, 23 comments