[mythtv-users] wireless keyboards

[Myth Man]

Hello Magnus,

Here are some American options.

http://www.fentek-ind.com/wireless.htm

http://rj55.com/toplap.htm

Here is the reference:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Wireless+RF+Built+in+TrackBall+keyboard

Thursday, December 18, 2003, 7:52:33 AM, you wrote:

MI> At 00:50 2003-12-17, Chris wrote:
>>What kind of wireless keyboards/mouse combos are people using with their
>>myth boxes?

MI> I spent a lot of time online looking for The wireless keyboard for my myth
MI> box. I had the following requirements:
MI> 1) Mouse built-in. I want one unit, not two, and besides I have no empty
MI> flat space to move a mouse on.

MI> 2) The "mouse" must be a trackball. Not this kind of bad joystick-like
MI> rubber pads that you tilt in different directions which moves the pointer
MI> in uniform speed. They are truely useless.

MI> 3) Radio connection (RF), not infrared (IR). IR requires line of sight
MI> (which means you can't lie down in the sofa with your knees pulled up and
MI> the keybord resting on your lap), and sometimes interacts badly with direct
MI> sunlight.

MI> I thought that was sound requirements for a keyboard for this kind of HTPC,
MI> and figured it must be easy to find something like this, since everyone
MI> else ought to want to get one. :-) However, it was actually very hard to
MI> find a keyboard matching all three requirements. If you sacrificed one of
MI> the requirements, there were lot of different options, but not one with all
MI> three in place.

MI> ... until I finally found a keyboard, sold by two different swedish online
MI> shops. I ordered a keyboard from one of them, and I must say that I am very
MI> pleased! However, the keyboard was _extremly_ "noname" -- on neither box,
MI> manual or keyboard was any kind of manufacturer or model! On a direct
MI> question, the reseller did not want to tell me the manufacturers name. A
MI> bit strange... anyhow, the keyboard is great and I really recommend it.

MI> You can find the keyboard on the following swedish page (I ordered the
MI> keyboard from www.ergofalk.se), under the heading "Mini tangentbord inkl
MI> trackball"
MI> http://www.ergofalk.com/Wirelesskeyboard.asp (picture on: 
MI> http://www.ergofalk.com/Produkter/Keyboard/mindre/500_216_3.jpg)

MI> The cost is 895 SEK, about 100 € + shipping.

MI> What seems to be the same keyboard is also available at:
MI> http://www.insyn.se/sv/dept_104.html
MI> and
MI> http://www.inwarehouse.se/pb.asp?src=3&sku=e525370

MI> *searching around*
MI> Actually, it seems as there is a bit more information about it online this
MI> time. Seems the manufacturer is a Swedish company namned Matting 
MI> (www.matting.se), who makes computer perifpherals and door mats (!) :-).
MI> The keyboard from their product list:
MI> http://www.matting.se/matting/itemcard.asp?PageNo=ITEMCARD&itemcategory=E&productgroup=1020&itemno=500216


MI> /Magnus


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