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<font face="Trebuchet MS">Magnus,<br>
<br>
These were the same requirements that I had for my HTPC keyboard, and I
got the following one for $34 shipped (in the US) which meets all the
following requirements --<br>
<br>
1. It has the mouse built-in<br>
2. The mouse is a real trackball, not the crappy "pointing device" stuff<br>
3. It is RF based, and the range seems to be very good<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Trebuchet MS"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.cmicomputer.com/cgi-bin/quikstore.cgi?detail=yes&product=pwkbmswl">http://www.cmicomputer.com/cgi-bin/quikstore.cgi?detail=yes&product=pwkbmswl</a><br>
$34 shipped</font><br>
<br>
I was so glad with the quality of the first one I got, I went ahead and
ordered a second one yesterday.<br>
<br>
I am not sure if they ship internationally, but at least for people in
the US this is an excellent and relatively inexpensive option.<br>
<br>
pvrman<br>
<br>
<br>
Magnus Ihse wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid5.2.1.1.0.20031218133324.0374f8d8@vic20.blipp.com"><br>
At 00:50 2003-12-17, Chris wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">What kind of wireless keyboards/mouse combos
are people using with their
<br>
myth boxes?
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
I spent a lot of time online looking for The wireless keyboard for my
myth box. I had the following requirements:
<br>
1) Mouse built-in. I want one unit, not two, and besides I have no
empty flat space to move a mouse on.
<br>
<br>
2) The "mouse" must be a trackball. Not this kind of bad joystick-like
rubber pads that you tilt in different directions which moves the
pointer in uniform speed. They are truely useless.
<br>
<br>
3) Radio connection (RF), not infrared (IR). IR requires line of sight
(which means you can't lie down in the sofa with your knees pulled up
and the keybord resting on your lap), and sometimes interacts badly
with direct sunlight.
<br>
<br>
I thought that was sound requirements for a keyboard for this kind of
HTPC, and figured it must be easy to find something like this, since
everyone else ought to want to get one. :-) However, it was actually
very hard to find a keyboard matching all three requirements. If you
sacrificed one of the requirements, there were lot of different
options, but not one with all three in place.
<br>
<br>
... until I finally found a keyboard, sold by two different swedish
online shops. I ordered a keyboard from one of them, and I must say
that I am very pleased! However, the keyboard was _extremly_ "noname"
-- on neither box, manual or keyboard was any kind of manufacturer or
model! On a direct question, the reseller did not want to tell me the
manufacturers name. A bit strange... anyhow, the keyboard is great and
I really recommend it.
<br>
<br>
You can find the keyboard on the following swedish page (I ordered the
keyboard from <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ergofalk.se">www.ergofalk.se</a>), under the heading "Mini tangentbord
inkl trackball"
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ergofalk.com/Wirelesskeyboard.asp">http://www.ergofalk.com/Wirelesskeyboard.asp</a> (picture on:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ergofalk.com/Produkter/Keyboard/mindre/500_216_3.jpg">http://www.ergofalk.com/Produkter/Keyboard/mindre/500_216_3.jpg</a>)
<br>
<br>
The cost is 895 SEK, about 100 € + shipping.
<br>
<br>
What seems to be the same keyboard is also available at:
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.insyn.se/sv/dept_104.html">http://www.insyn.se/sv/dept_104.html</a>
<br>
and
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.inwarehouse.se/pb.asp?src=3&sku=e525370">http://www.inwarehouse.se/pb.asp?src=3&sku=e525370</a>
<br>
<br>
*searching around*
<br>
Actually, it seems as there is a bit more information about it online
this time. Seems the manufacturer is a Swedish company namned Matting
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.matting.se">www.matting.se</a>), who makes computer perifpherals and door mats (!)
:-). The keyboard from their product list:
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.matting.se/matting/itemcard.asp?PageNo=ITEMCARD&itemcategory=E&productgroup=1020&itemno=500216">http://www.matting.se/matting/itemcard.asp?PageNo=ITEMCARD&itemcategory=E&productgroup=1020&itemno=500216</a>
<br>
<br>
<br>
/Magnus
<br>
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