I was looking for one of these and found that there are several touchpad programs for the iPhone and iPod touch, which connects to your computer through wifi network. The Logitech one works well and is free. Search for touchpad in Appstore.
lousygolfer said: kittunni said: was $30 2 months back..
Well, for those of us who lack a time machine, this is a pretty darn good deal.
Nah still a bad deal even if you have a time machine. Haven't we learned anything from Marty?
I hate manure!
Thanks OP I picked one up. I tried to buy an htpc keyboard off eBay from Hong Kong, got an email saying it's not in stock. I'm so sick of sellers on eBay selling things that they dont even have possession of.
howdumb7 said: I was looking for one of these and found that there are several touchpad programs for the iPhone and iPod touch, which connects to your computer through wifi network. The Logitech one works well and is free. Search for touchpad in Appstore.
Sound great, where can I buy and iPod Touch for $41
Gorby911
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 5, 2010 @ 7:16p
I got it when it was $42 last time and I think I will pick up another one. It is well worth the money in my opinion and works great with my Dell Zino HTPC. I need one for my car PC now and this would be perfect. Thanks OP.
I picked one of these up when it was on sale previously. Pretty impressed by it. The only small complaint I have would be to move (or extend) the mouse buttons to below the trackball. This would make it a bit easier to use and avoid accidentally bumping the trackball while using the mouse buttons. This is definite a winner in my book though. I think I've owned just about every wireless keyboard for a HTPC that has been invented.
I bought it when it first time appeared on Lenovo and am very unimpressed by it. I went back to my diNovo edge waiting until diNovo mini goes on sale (it probably never will ) Here are my grudges:
Very cheaply made. I know it's not the high-priced diNovo, but it will attract every single fingerprint that touches it.
Keyboard action is poor. It's not clicky and there is not enough tactile feedback so you sometimes are not sure whether you pressed the button or not.
Trackball is loose, so be prepared to have your HTPC turn on by accidentally touching or moving it. Very inconvinient!
Weirdly placed functional keys (CTRL, SHIFT, ALT). So to do even minimal typing you'll have to learn a new keyboard layout.
Lack of dedicated DVD/BR directional pad. Yes, there are arrow keys but they are placed very unconventionally, so you'll have to search for them to use them
No backlighting. Forget about using it when it's dark.
gmanvbva
Member
posted: Mar. 16, 2010 @ 9:58a
sleepybubba said: I bought it when it first time appeared on Lenovo and am very unimpressed by it. I went back to my diNovo edge waiting until diNovo mini goes on sale (it probably never will ) Here are my grudges:
Very cheaply made. I know it's not the high-priced diNovo, but it will attract every single fingerprint that touches it.
Keyboard action is poor. It's not clicky and there is not enough tactile feedback so you sometimes are not sure whether you pressed the button or not.
Trackball is loose, so be prepared to have your HTPC turn on by accidentally touching or moving it. Very inconvinient!
Weirdly placed functional keys (CTRL, SHIFT, ALT). So to do even minimal typing you'll have to learn a new keyboard layout.
Lack of dedicated DVD/BR directional pad. Yes, there are arrow keys but they are placed very unconventionally, so you'll have to search for them to use them
No backlighting. Forget about using it when it's dark.
Let's keep this in perspective... This is a $20-$40 wireless keyboard that is slightly larger than a mouse...
My HTPC has not turned on once by moving it around my desk. To get half the items you mention, you are going to need a much larger form factor.
This is great for simple mundane tasks like typing in user names, passwords, url's, youtube nav, hulu nav, etc... I would not consider it a replacement for a full size keyboard. But it is great not having to grab a full size keyboard for these basic tasks. It's not perfect... but it is very handy (imo).
diNovo Mini is probably 2-3 times the size of this and $120+. diNovo Edge is basically a full sized keyboard at $120+.
I would buy this before paying 3-5 times more for the Mini.
I've been quite happy with it. Clearly, not a keyboard I'd like to write War and Peace on, but I mainly use it as a mouse for my HTPC, so being able to do that from the couch is quite a plus.
gmanvbva said: sleepybubba said: I bought it when it first time appeared on Lenovo and am very unimpressed by it. I went back to my diNovo edge waiting until diNovo mini goes on sale (it probably never will ) Here are my grudges:
Very cheaply made. I know it's not the high-priced diNovo, but it will attract every single fingerprint that touches it.
Keyboard action is poor. It's not clicky and there is not enough tactile feedback so you sometimes are not sure whether you pressed the button or not.
Trackball is loose, so be prepared to have your HTPC turn on by accidentally touching or moving it. Very inconvinient!
Weirdly placed functional keys (CTRL, SHIFT, ALT). So to do even minimal typing you'll have to learn a new keyboard layout.
Lack of dedicated DVD/BR directional pad. Yes, there are arrow keys but they are placed very unconventionally, so you'll have to search for them to use them
No backlighting. Forget about using it when it's dark.
Let's keep this in perspective... This is a $20-$40 wireless keyboard that is slightly larger than a mouse...
My HTPC has not turned on once by moving it around my desk. To get half the items you mention, you are going to need a much larger form factor.
This is great for simple mundane tasks like typing in user names, passwords, url's, youtube nav, hulu nav, etc... I would not consider it a replacement for a full size keyboard. But it is great not having to grab a full size keyboard for these basic tasks. It's not perfect... but it is very handy (imo).
diNovo Mini is probably 2-3 times the size of this and $120+. diNovo Edge is basically a full sized keyboard at $120+.
I would buy this before paying 3-5 times more for the Mini.
agreed
cestmoi123 said: I've been quite happy with it. Clearly, not a keyboard I'd like to write War and Peace on, but I mainly use it as a mouse for my HTPC, so being able to do that from the couch is quite a plus.
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