Re: Do Bluetooth keyboards/mice exist for PCs?
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Microsoft has a bluetooth mouse and keyboard (available as a combo
with transceiver) but reviews haven't been all that positive. Logitech
and Apple (rumoured) are coming out with their own versions soon.
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 14:12:00 -0400, "David Cook"
<DavidHCook@comcast.HIDDEN.net> wrote:
>(Since this newsgroup has 'cellular' in it, this question might be
> slightly off topic!?)
>
>Somewhere, I thought I read or heard about a keyboard/mouse setup
>that uses Bluetooth technology. Not infra-red / IR, but yes, Bluetooth.
>
>I browsed and asked in a Circuit City store last week, but the only wireless
>keyboard/mouse technology that they carry is IR. But, the box clearly
>states
>the the range of these IR keyboards/mice is 6 feet.
>
>The application that I envision would indeed require a range greater than
>6 feet. The two scenarios I envision are as follows:
> (1) A home entertainment center, with a large screen monitor/TV would
> have a builtin 'desktop' PC box inside it, using the TV/monitor
>as
> its video display device. But, the wireless keyboard/mouse
>driving the computer
> might be 10 to 20 feet away (on a coffee table or whatever)
> (2) In a conference room with bult-in folding seating, the
>speaker/presenter,
> instead of using a laptop, would use a wireless keyboard/mouse
> to remotely drive a builtin desktop PC.
>
>The question is: Do such wireless Bluetooth-compatible keyboards/mice
>exist?
>If so, from what vendor?
>
>TIA...
>
> Dave
>
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