[olug] Wireless mouse and keyboard

[Craig Wolf]

Gyration makes a keyboard too.  We used them at the school district and
they had a good range, kinda expensive from what I remember though...


Craig Wolf
Wolf Computing Services
Omaha, NE 68136
(402)990-3010

http://www.wolfcs.biz/wcs


On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Ben Watson <bwatson1979 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> >> > "I'm questioning my education
> >> > Rewind and what does it show?
> >> > Could be, the truth it becomes you
> >> > I'm a seed, wondering why it grows"
> >> > -- Pearl Jam, Education
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