[olug] Wireless mouse and keyboard

[DYNATRON tech]

for 80+ bucks you might as well buy a cheap laptop with a vnc client...
On Feb 3, 2012 7:27 AM, "Jeff Hinrichs" <jeffh at delasco.com> wrote:

> I've got a Logitech DiNovo mini
>
> http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=dinovo+mini&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=18578l20404l0l20651l9l5l2l2l2l0l67l304l5l9l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw
> .,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=936&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=5706429947652587302&sa=X&ei=R_wrT_XzKaKg2gWBt6TlDg&ved=0CEgQ8wIwAQ
>
> and although pricey, I've never regretted it.  Use it for my primary
> entertainment center.  Even after more than a year, it holds a charge for
> weeks and the range is respectable, 20+ feet.  I don't use it farther than
> that most of the time.
>
> Best,
> -Jeff
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Craig Wolf <wolfout101 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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