| Great Concept -- Poor Execution |
| Keyboard is well-designed (small, light) with good key feel, and it's Mac-compatible. But don't get it unless you can tolerate extremely s-l-o-w, inaccurate mouse function. For this price, mouse should work great, and this isn't close yet.
| | now i'll never get off the couch :) |
| I use this on the couch in front of a big screen hdtv while the computer is about 30ft away. It works great on the couch and around the room. I like the small design and the quality of construction is high.
The mouse works better than expected. It has two speeds, if you press down harder the mouse speeds up. Other people have complained about the mouse but I actually think its pretty good. One thing it definately needs is a scroll wheel. I use the arrow buttons to navigate but it would be much easier if there was a scroll wheel next to the mouse.
The transmitter is small and it was a nice surprise to see it didnt need a seperate power supply. All I had to do was plug it into the USB port and it worked instantly.
| | Interlink Versapoint pleasure |
| We use it on our cobbled together media-laptop that displays across the room on the big screen LCD. The mouse operation is a mite slow, but no one should hurry in the entertainment center anyhow. otherwise, this keyboard is a big thumbs up.
| | I use this keyboard for my HTPC and it works great. Being able to completely control my computer from my couch without having to find a separate mouse, and a surface to use it from, is wonderful. Also, the range of the keyboard is outstanding.
If you're considering one of the Gyration keyboards I'd look at this one first/also.
| | Home Theater people and couch potatoes, forget this keyboard and buy the OEM version |
| This keyboard can be purchased in three different forms that I am aware of. Interlink offers it as just the keyboard or a combo package that includes the keyboard along with their RemotePoint RF presentation wireless mouse/pointer. You can also get this keyboard under the Adesso brand, whom I believe is the manufacturer since they seem to specialize in wireless keyboards whereas Interlink appears to be a company for presentation products (perhaps they make the pointer and package it with a rebranded Adesso). I purchased the Interlink combo and then returned it and purchased the Adesso instead. My evaluation of these products was under Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (32 bit).
Adesso vs. Interlink versions....
First, the mouse. The Adesso uses an optical trackball, which is much easier to use. The Interlink has a thumb pad type of joystick which is okay to use and takes some getting used to. The thumb pad mouse seems like it may have been included to match the one on the pointer/mouse. The one on the Interlink pointer works very well, much better than the one on the Interlink keyboard.
The index finger buttons on the front of the keyboard are a little different as well. On the interlink you get mouse buttons and on the Adesso, the right button is the left mouse click and the left is not a button but rather a scroll wheel. The wheel scrolls only, there is no push button function.
Adesso has an extra row of buttons above the F keys rather than the logo and trim stickers found on the Interlink. You get an ID button, forward/back buttons, IE, email and My Computer buttons on the left side plus transport and volume buttons on the right side.
The RF receivers I had were also different. The Adesso one is small, like a USB memory stick. The Interlink was a larger unit (it was round and about the diameter of a hockey puck and half as thick) with a USB cable hard wired to it and a little (~3") antenna. This may have been a special receiver since I purchased the combo package with the keyboard and air mouse / pointer.
Range is great with both keyboards and neither requires drivers to be loaded. You only need to load software for the air mouse /pointer if you use that and even then you only need it if you want to reprogram the buttons to do specific actions.
Finally there is the subject of the quantity of monetary units that are required to obtain one of these keyboards. Both keyboards are available here on Amazon with the free supersaver shipping. The Interlink will require twice as many monetary units to acquire it, however.
Go to the "interlinkelectronics" web site or the "adesso" web site to see for yourself. The Adesso is model number: WKB 3000UB.
Conclusion. For HTPS or couch potatoe, do not waste time with the Interlink. Go directly to Adesso.
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