Thread: Gyration Ultra GT Desktop Suite

Did you search gyration on here at all before you posted? Been discussed many, many times before..

-arebelspy

This is the exact keyboard and mouse that I use in my car. This is a GREAT price.

Before I explain how well the mouse works, DON'T use it while driving. In fact, DON'T try to operate the computer while driving. You'll end up wrecking your car. End of lecture.

The mouse works great. You hold it in you hand and pull a small trigger in the underside of the mouse. When that trigger is held down, the pointer moves when you sweep your hand back and forth or up and down. Once you get use to it, it works pretty good. The added advantage is that when you let go of the trigger, the pointer stays where it is. No sliding off to one side or the other.

It is also an optical mouse, so it will work if you just put it on the passenger seat.

The range is a few feet. At one point I had the receiver in the back of the car but it wasn't reliable and I'd end up operating the mouse by reaching between the front seats and holding it closer to the back. While looking at the screen in the front. Doesn't work well. I moved the receiver (USB) up front and it works fine now.

Every now and then it will seem to get confused and the pointer will start to skip a bit, then moves less and less and eventually stops. I don't know what causes this but it happens infrequently enough that it's usually a surprise than a frustration.

The keyboard works really well. I've never had a problem with it. It takes 4 AAA batteries. The mouse has to be recharged now and then. You can turn it off to conserve that batteries (usually lasts for 2-3 months for me that way) and just turn it on when you need it. I have a touchscreen so I don't use it that often, but it is very useful for more detailed work like moving files around and such.

I have the suite, but only use the keyboard (the mouse is still uncharged from day one as I have a tiuchscreen and a trackball). The keyboards works fine, had a few problems for a while when they (keyboard and controller) lost ID's with each other but they are now hooked up again. Controller is in the boot and don't have any issues with distance.


See website (link below)

Originally Posted by SuperFastCVT

the range is a few feet? it says 30 feet on the specs

Yeah that's a lie.. it's 3-5 at most. I have one inside and it won't work across the room (10 feet or so).

-arebelspy

Originally Posted by arebelspy

Yeah that's a lie.. it's 3-5 at most. I have one inside and it won't work across the room (10 feet or so).

-arebelspy

There are two versions, standard and pro. the standard is 10 feet max, the pro is about 50 feet max

Odd....mine works at 15' (ish) without trouble.

Originally Posted by arebelspy

Yeah that's a lie.. it's 3-5 at most. I have one inside and it won't work across the room (10 feet or so).

-arebelspy