Logitech diNovo Mini
Enjoy total control of your PC entertainment from your sofa. Palm-sized, cordless mini-keyboard fits in your hand and gives you optimal control and access of the PC entertainment you love, including browsing the Internet, watching TV, listening to music and playing PC games. Dedicated Windows Media Center controls optimize launch and navigation of Microsoft's popular entertainment platform. Integrated, dual-purpose ClickPad enhances control and access with innovative technology that can be used as a touch pad and a directional pad. Rechargeable Li-ion batteries give you up to one month of battery life. Bluetooth wireless technology provides long-range wireless control from up to 10 m (30 ft). Backlighting makes text entry effortless, even in low light.
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Logitech diNovo Mini Reviews
I use it to navigate Internet. The keyboard itself is very small so don't buy this if you plan to do extensive texting like for emails. This is one major issue for us HTOC users that want to put our systems in standby instead if shutdown. The life spawn of the battery is great. The switch from regular to remote could be a little more convenient though (very small slider switch near the mousepad).
I bought this keyboard a couple weeks ago to use with my HTPC that runs on Media Center. However there is one problem, as reported by others, the bluetooth link will sometimes disconnect if you let the keyboard stand un-used for hours (and the PC is on or the PC is standby). It's exactly what you need if you want to be able to use both the regular keyboard and mouse mode (occasionally) or the remote control mode for Media Center (frequently). I haven't tried yet to replace the dongle as suggested by others.
I knew it was small, just didn't realize quite how small. They keyboard is too cramped for anything but the shortest typing, and the touch pad is too small, particularly on screens set to the resolutions an HD TV will support. Nicely built, but of no use for anything aside from a HTPC remote, and for that sole purpose its too expensive.
If you have the luxury of a small table to use, I would recommend a more conventional cheaper wireless mouse and keyboard. Unfortunately there are not a lot of mini wireless keyboards at this time. It does have some sleek features but in the the end you are buying it to be a wireless keyboard / mouse and to that end it is a little irritating to use. However for the price I expected better.
I bought this to use with my laptop in conjunction with a large external monitor. Hence this seemed to be the perfect solution. After a day of using this, I find that this keyboard is not too responsive and clumsy in comparison to a real keyboard / mouse. The mouse pad doesn't move as smoothly as one that is plugged in and the keyboard, while it may rival a blackberry keyboard is no prize either. I did not want a large keyboard / mouse combo because I didn't have a desk or table to put those items on in regards to the location of operation. I don't know.
So if you need it, you are kind of stuck for now. I needed to be at a distance from the laptop and needed a keyboard for text entry. Perhaps it is the remote USB - blue tooth connection that is slow. Expensive but it looked practical.
This is a great little KB. The problem isn't in the PC - it's in the remote, so hopefully Logitech will come out with a bios update that repairs it. When the PC goes into standby for more than 1 hour, the KB locks up completely. It's a 5-star keyboard with one flaw that took 2 stars away from it. The only solution is to remove the battery and put it back in - resetting the device completely. The back light is nice, the touch pad is nice and it combines function in a small package very well. I contacted Logitech, and as of 11/2008 there is no fix for this problem.
Fool me twice. I'm waiting on replacement unit #3 - since there isn't a competing product. Fool me once. With so many strongly positive reviews I'm really surprised. shame on you. No backlight behind it; no cursor arrows lit; no mouse - nothing.
If #3 doesn't work then I'm giving up. shame on me. The second unit worked for a few weeks and then the cursor / trackpad died. First unit was DOA. Maybe it was a bad lot.
Fool me three times.
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