[olug] Wireless mouse and keyboard

[Hurley, Rod]

I bought some small wireless keyboards for kiosk and plasma displays for some of our offices, so they fit well on small desks and have a built-in touch pad.  They work up to 100 feet, every single time.  They do have a fairly quick sleep mode, where you need to touch a key and wait 5-10 seconds for it wake, but that saves on the batteries.    

Check out the Adesso WKB4000-US.  They will run you about 80 bucks, but have great range, and never cut out from interference.

Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of Ben Watson
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:35 AM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] Wireless mouse and keyboard

By far the best wireless mouse I've ever had is a Gyration Air Mouse:
http://www.gyration.com/index.php/us/home.html

They work well on a surface and in the air and have awesome range.
However, I've never had a wireless keyboard that worked well beyond a few feet.

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:57 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was also just thinking that perhaps a keyboard with a built-in 
> trackpad might be better than a combo for a HTPC.
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:41 PM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> combo units i have tried seem to only reach 3-5 feet from the receiver.
>>
>> i hate to admit it, but i have a M$ mouse that reaches about 30 feet 
>> on one AA battery. it's white with black trim and has a blue light. 
>> i'd give you a model number if i wasn't 1500miles away from home.
>>
>> as far as a keyboard with good range, i'd like to know what you find. 
>> i use a noisy old IBM-AT with a long cable i soldered together. it 
>> might not be wireless, but it survived an entire mug of coffee and daily ash deposits.
>>
>> good luck on your search.
>> On Feb 2, 2012 7:04 PM, "T. J. Brumfield" <enderandrew at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Anyone know of a decent wireless mouse and keyboard that work out 
>> > of the box in Linux and have decent range?
>> >
>> > I've got a cheap Logitech set for my HTPC but it doesn't work most 
>> > of the time beyond 4 feet, which makes it unusable.
>> >
>> > -- T. J.
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>> > Rewind and what does it show?
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