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Old 12-22-2004, 08:57 AM   #1
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Smallest wireless keyboard?

Looking for the smallest wireless keyboard there is.

Wondering if there is anything smaller than this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...172-004&DEPA=0

There's got to be somewhere out there. I don't need to type a thesis or a disertation in my car so I don't care about it being difficult to type. Honnestly, a PDA keyboard would be ideal as long as it's wireless...

anyone have any links?
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Old 12-22-2004, 09:36 AM   #2
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Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6
I don't need to type a thesis or a disertation in my car so I don't care about it being difficult to type. Honnestly, a PDA keyboard would be ideal as long as it's wireless...

Hmmm.. you don't care about difficulty, you say? I've been intrigued by this one since I saw it.. http://www.frogpad.com/information/bluefroginfo.asp
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Old 12-22-2004, 09:40 AM   #3
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damn - that's pretty sweet!

I don't need it to be easy to use since when ever I will use it all I will need to type will be a few letters here and there....like for settings and such
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Old 12-22-2004, 09:49 AM   #4
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I looked on amazon and the USB one of the Frog Pad is like $180!!!!

OUCH!!!

I did a quick google and foudn this:

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=2903

wonder how well that would work with XP?

(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...03810?v=glance)
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I use the Gyration Keyboard and mouse combo for my car puter.... I think it is great because if you don't want to use it... you just toss it in the glove box... unseen... and when you do need it... BAM! there it is...

Besides... the mouse is very very KEWL!!! everyone stops and looks at use as you wave it through the air to nav your puter.... great for the car shows!!!
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see, one thing that does get my attention about the gyration is that it has quick nav buttons - Play, Pause, track forward and track back.

In competitions this can be EXTREMELY useful. When you have a judge who has no clue who to use your set-up you can just hand them the keyboard and show them the keys they need and be done with it. Since they don't touch anything else but what you give them to touch it would be prefect. Not to mention the SPL part of the comp. It's "legal" which means that you cannot be inside the car while you are running the SPL part....meaning you have to be able to controll everything from outside of the car. Otherwise you get docked x points.

I don't need the mouse though.....wonder if I can get just the keyboard.....
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look here for pics:
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=16155

and here for software for it:
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=15539
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I'm looing for a small USB keyboard. Somthing to fit in the glove compartment that uses low power, thoughts
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Old 12-23-2004, 08:19 AM   #9
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Quote: Originally Posted by jedi7001
I'm looing for a small USB keyboard. Somthing to fit in the glove compartment that uses low power, thoughts

Just for PSK-3100. You will find this one many times

http://www.intolect.com/psk3100detail.htm

I'm thinking of getting one or two of these. I think this one has been mentioned on this board before somewhere.
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that would be nice if it were wireless!!!

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here's some flexible, rollup kbs:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/i...eyboards/5a7f/
http://www.foxpop.co.uk/articles/pocket-pc/313.htm
http://www.pdaskins.com/products/rollup.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/computer...pkeyboard.html
http://www.gametactics.com/reviews/h...loppykeyboard/


but the smallest still has to be these:
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=16155

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Old 12-23-2004, 08:48 AM   #12
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Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6
that would be nice if it were wireless!!!

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No it is nice, but it would be al lot nicer if it were wireless.
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a few more small kb's, but none wireless:

http://www.sforh.com/keyboards/touch...i-onehand.html
http://www.fingerworks.com/mini_product.html
http://www.outpost.com/product/3361792
http://www.bmsoftware.com/hardware/p...itekminikb.htm
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yeah - I have a roll-up USB keyboard from the previous install....it will probably go in the kitchen with the computer that will go in there....when ever that happens...lol
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This is the keyboard that I have.. not wireless, but fairly compact, and it does have the light-up keys which are a nice touch at night..

http://www.atacom.com/program/print_...EYB_ZIPP_EL_61
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