Logitech announces the Type+-- a protective case for the iPad Air offering two-sided protection and an integrated Bluetooth keyboard for laptop-style tablet use.

According to the company the redesigned keyboard better replicates the laptop experience, as it features "optimised" distance between keys. It also includes a dedicated row of iOS shortcuts allowing users to navigate the iPad without need to touch the screen.

Another Type+ feature is automatic on/off-- it automatically switches on when the user positions the iPad upright, and turns off when it is closed. In addition an auto-wake and auto-sleep feature turns the iPad off when the case is closed, and wakes it up when opened.

NewerTech starts shipping the Wireless Aluminium Keypad-- a numeric keypad companion to Apple-style keyboards featuring precision machined aluminium housing, white keys and a bracket for tool-free attachment to keyboards.

Designed for use with number-intensive programs, as well as any software with extensive shortcut use, the keypad is a full-size 28-key number with delete, tab and navigation keys, as well all the other buttons a numeric keypad demands.

It connects wirelessly to PCs via Bluetooth, and and promises "just right" feel, design, size and connectivity for what the company describes as "maximum number crunching workflow excellence."

Microsoft announces a wireless means for customers to share video or images from Miracast-enabled smartphones or tablets on displays armed with an HDMI port-- the self-descriptively named Microsoft Wireless Adapter.

The simple device features HDMI and USB ports, both of which are plugged into an HDTV, monitor or projector. It pairs with mobile devices without need for a companion app, and can either mirror output or extend displays.

HDfury releases what it claims is a means to safely turn any USB port into a fast-charging port-- the USB Doctor, a tiny (weighs all of 7g) device able to speed up device charging times by up to 2 times.

According to the company it not only provides a universal connector for just about any device (including iOS/Android tablets and smartphones, joypads and other gadgets), it also turns regular USB cables into dedicated "charge-only" cables.

It supports PC USB ports, power banks, car chargers and travel chargers, and also prevents the malware and accidental data exchange risks brought about with using charging kiosks.

Sony takes on the smartglasses category with a Google Glass clone of sorts-- the SmartEyeglass, essentially a pair of chunky frames with transparent lenses able to overlay information on one's field of vision.

According to the company the lenses are 85% transparent, 3mm thick and act as a monochrome display, allowing for higher brightness and lower energy consumption. Meanwhile the frames pack an array of sensors, including a 3MP camera, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, brightness sensor and a microphone.

Power comes from an admittedly hefty battery pack users need to carry around in their pockets.

Logitech announces the K480 Bluetooth multi-device keyboard at IFA 2014-- a perhaps self-explanatory device the company describes as "the first desk keyboard designed for use with up to three devices."

In other words, customers can use it with up to three Bluetooth-enabled devices (Windows or Mac PCs, iOS or Android smartphones and tables), with an "Easy-Switch" dial allowing for, well, easy switching between whatever it is connected to.

It features a full-size keyboard layout complete with all familiar shortcut keys, and an integrated stand in which one can slot a tablet or smartphone.

Apple finally reveals the one device we've truly been waiting for, one CEO Tim Cook says the company has worked "incredibly hard" on-- the much fabled Apple Watch (NOT iWatch!), a wearable device Cook says is no less than "the best watch in the world."

Essentially a squarish device with a a dial on the right, the Watch features metal construction, a flexible sapphire Retina display and multiple bands in different materials, it is also said the be the most customizable and "personal" Apple device yet.

Greeted with nothing less than a standing ovation at the Flint Center, the Watch features what is admittedly one of the most interesting Apple innovations in recent years-- a dial-based UI, which the company calls "Digital Crown." It allows users to fluidly zoom into the display, make precise adjustments and control apps in different ways, all with a minimum of touch-based controls.

Sennheiser updates the CX earphone range ahead of IFA 2014 with the CX 1.00, 2.00, 3.00 and 5.00, all featuring an all-new acoustic design packing the company's proprietary driver technology.

As successors of the CX 300-II earphones the new range feature a tangle-free cable, a "low-profile angled plug" and more prominent branding, part of a Sennheiser effort in playing the Beats game.

Included with the earphones are 4 ear-sleeve sizes, including extra-small buds.

In no surprise to anyone the CX 1.00 is the entry-level model. It is followed by the CX 2.00, which features a built-in mic and inline remote. The CX 3.0 promises an audio improvement with "more detail and enhanced bass," with the CX 5.00 providing the mic and remote.