The limitations of typing on a touchscreen hinder how effective tablets can be as productivity tools. There is hope, though, at least for iPad users. This TypeWay keyboard supposedly makes things easier, by adapting the key layout for each user.

Like the velociraptors in Jurassic Park, the TypeWay replacement keyboard learns and remembers, automatically adjusting the layout and placement of keys depending on your typing style, skill level, or habits. It’s basically the first ergonomic on-screen keyboard that can still lead to repetitive stress injuries.

TypeWay iPad Keyboard Adapts To Fit Your Hands Perfectly [Gizmodo]

In Portugal, the urban population keeps growing year after year, in accordance to the world tendency for desertification of the rural space.

In the urban space, the pace is increasingly fast because time is money and every second counts. USMA is a clock without a visual interface, resorting only to sound to mark the passage of time.

The sound of the church bell is the clock hand which intends to bring home the rural experience with the definite goal of giving a new rhythm to city life.

Tipped by Hugo Tornelo! Thanks!

SwissMiss: Wallee Headrest Mount for the car made me look. Our iPad usually saves long car rides but I oftentimes end up holding it awkwardly between me and my husband on the armrest. Well, Wallee might save the day. Has anyone of you tried it? Kiddo approved?

The Wallee Car Headrest [SwissMiss]

Lytro lets you take pictures like never before. Unlike a conventional camera that captures a single plane of light, the Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space.

Capture living pictures with the press of a single button. By instantly capturing complete light field data, the Lytro gives you capabilities you’ve never had in a regular camera.

Since you’ll capture the color, intensity, and direction of all the light, you can experience the first major light field capability – focusing after the fact. Focus and re-focus, anywhere in the picture. You can refocus your pictures at anytime, after the fact.

Destroy Today: I came across the Thumbsaver today and thought, “Duh!” Just like the ergonomic peeler, I can’t believe this wasn’t invented sooner. I’d never admit it around (other?) manly men, but the few times I have hammered a nail, my hit rate wasn’t always 100%. Now, if one were to be seen using a Thumbsaver, manliness might still be in question regardless of accuracy, but it’s still a neat gadget in my book.

Thumbsaver – duh [Destroy Today]

FreshTrend: A USB Wallplug is a perfect gift for anyone who is technologically active. It is so perfect because unlike other wall chargers, it of course contains a USB slot where each plug would go. This is great if you are missing your charger, or don’t want to risk losing it somewhere. As many know, the USB part of most chargers are not expensive, but the actual connectors are.

USB Wall Plate For the Techie [FreshTrend]

USAToday: Digital photography has reduced film into a niche artistic endeavor, and even the cheapest of the cheap pocket digicams are incredibly convenient compared to the old way of doing things. But instant prints are still charming, and something that digicams — convenient as they are — don’t offer.

The Polaroid Z340 is the only camera right now that brings back the magic without giving up the advantages of a digital camera. That’s enough to earn a hearty thumbs-up from us, but more importantly, the Z340 actually does its job pretty well. Photo quality is plenty clean and clear enough for the 4-inch by 3-inch prints that it makes, and the ink-free printer works well for a small, portable unit.

A Polaroid instant camera for the digital age [USAToday]

Springwise: Jukusui-Kun — meaning “deep sleep” — is thought to be the world’s first anti-snoring robot, consisting of a pillow and a hand sensor, both in the shape of polar bears. It was developed by Dr.Kabe and a team of researchers at Tokyo’s Waseda University and demonstrated at last month’s International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo. Snoring is thought to be a sign of sleep apnea, a condition linked with blood oxygen saturation, causing the sleeper to stop breathing momentarily.

According to a Gizmag report, the smaller polar bear sensor attaches to the sleeper’s hand to monitor oxygen levels in the blood, while a microphone in the pillow records noise levels. Both “bears” are wirelessly connected to a terminal, which analyzes the data they gather. When oxygen levels decrease and noise levels increase simultaneously, the large polar bear pillow is triggered to move it’s paw gently across the sleeper’s face, causing them to turn over without waking up.

Robotic polar bear pillow helps stop snoring [Springwise]

The ifold mobile phone stand/cradle is the perfect partner for your iPhone or Android smartphone, engineered to fold flat and neatly fit into your wallet, purse or pocket.

This smart, stylish and robust night/desk stand is the only portable mobile stand to support and elevate both the iPhone range and majority of Android phones in portrait and landscape mode. ifold offers a number of support positions depending on the make of your phone using its stable fold-out platform and locking tabs.

Idea contributed by David Shute. Thanks!

Popgadget: The popularity of applications like Instagram, Hipstamatic and Magic Hour, shows that many smart phone owners love transforming their photos into grainy, vintage snaps. So if you’re a fan of retro images, then try this new lens filter kit from Holga Direct.

The kit (or case, really) slots over both an iPhone 4 or 4s and then it allows you to play around with nine filters without the need for an app. Some of the effects include triple image lens, empty hole and red filter.

Holga iPhone lens kit for vintage photography fans [Popgadget]

New York Times: Photojojo, a San Francisco-based online company, sells smartphone camera attachments from various makers. Many are iPhone-related products. The site offers everything from serious telephoto lenses to goofy kaleidoscope attachments, priced from $15 to $250.

One of Photojojo’s most popular products is a kit of three lenses, for $50, which will work with most smartphones. The kit includes a fisheye lens to capture wide-angle images, a macro lens for close-up detail shots and a telephoto lens for objects or people far away. The lenses can also be purchased individually for $20 to $25.

Say, Can You Make Phone Calls on That Camera? [New York Times]

TrendHunter: While the iPhone works well for most people, some still can’t deal with touchscreens, which is why the iPhone Slideout Keyboard Case might be something worth investing in.

The iPhone Slideout Keyboard Case is a simple keypad that easily attaches itself to the mobile. The biggest difference between this and other ones on the market is that itt has a slider design. In other words, when not in use, the keyboard goes back into the phone instead of being taken out the accessory all together.

iPhone Slideout Keyboard Case Offers an Alternative to Touchscreens [TrendHunter]

Popgadget: We’ve seen plenty of fun, colourful and well-designed stylii (or styluses, we’re not sure) over the past year or so as the iPad has become more and more popular. But, this is the first time we’ve seen a paintbrush/stylus hybrid!

PenGo’s Brush Pen is ideal for all kinds of activities, such as sketching, navigating and painting on your iPad. The pen has multiple tips, so quickly switch between a brush or a rubber tip for navigating and moving around the screen.

PenGo Brush Pen for your iPad [Popgadget]

It’s called Wake N Shake – The Merciless Alarm Clock – an alarm clock that’s really gets people out of bed.

It’s an alarm app that has no snooze button, that can’t be shut down by pressing the home button and the volume cant be lowered. The only way to shut it off is by shaking the hell out of the iPhone.