Microsoft has a new all-in-one keyboard that includes a touchpad.
Microsoft Intros All-In-One Keyboard With Built-In Touchpad : Read more
Microsoft Intros All-In-One Keyboard With Built-In Touchpad : Read more
They needed to bundle this with Windows 8 when it first came out for helping people without touchscreens navigate. Good price, but the fact it uses a USB dongle makes it useless for many devices like phones and tablets that don't have USB ports. Bluetooth is the way to go if they wanted it to be used multi-platform.
They needed to bundle this with Windows 8 when it first came out for helping people without touchscreens navigate. Good price, but the fact it uses a USB dongle makes it useless for many devices like phones and tablets that don't have USB ports. Bluetooth is the way to go if they wanted it to be used multi-platform.
Am I the only one that is excited about this keyboard? I have an HTPC with Windows 7 and this is the PERFECT keyboard for it. My computer doesn't have bluetooth and i don't care about using one of the 6 usb ports for a dongle. As for using bluetooth if you want ot be "multi-platform"? I dunno about you, but my TV doesn't support bluetooth, my home computer doesn't support bluetooth, or my HTPC support bluetooth. I was actually hoping it DIDN"T use bluetooth, or if it did, came bundled with a dongle anyway.
Also great is the "mouse" being replaced with a touchpad. One less thing to worry about. And at only $40? Sold.
There are a ton of keyboards like this that were out for years, Logitech has one, lots of other less known names have one. http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-touch-keyboard-k400r http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0U008P8452 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1NV1450475 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823852001
This keyboard is actually a bit too bulky to be used as a good remote for a media computer, especially for a bedroom where you want the thing small enough to fit on a night-table. Although the touchpad is larger than most, it's nothing new for a media center computer, and is worse than most due to the size.