[mythtv-users] wireless keyboards

[Steve Frank]

That one on rj55.com is interesting, but out of stock. eBay is the place
to play, because you can get it for half price!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2772917437&category=1
5389

The seller has a couple. They seem to have other RF based stuff.

Anyone know what frequency these things run on..900 mhz?


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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Myth Man
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:26 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re[2]: [mythtv-users] wireless keyboards

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 
MI> my myth box. I had the following requirements:
MI> 1) Mouse built-in. I want one unit, not two, and besides I have no 
MI> empty flat space to move a mouse on.

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

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

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

MI> ... until I finally found a keyboard, sold by two different swedish 
MI> online shops. I ordered a keyboard from one of them, and I must say 
MI> that I am very pleased! However, the keyboard was _extremly_ 
MI> "noname" -- on neither box, manual or keyboard was any kind of 
MI> manufacturer or model! On a direct question, the reseller did not 
MI> want to tell me the manufacturers name. A 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 
MI> the keyboard from www.ergofalk.se), under the heading "Mini 
MI> tangentbord inkl 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 EUR + 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 
MI> online this time. Seems the manufacturer is a Swedish company namned

MI> Matting (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&itemcateg
MI> ory=E&productgroup=1020&itemno=500216


MI> /Magnus


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