New Wireless Keyboard Is A Great Addition To A Media Center
Di samping Julia Hall
Kalau sadar kembali mendapat kebanyakan produktivitas atau kesenangan dari komputer anda, alat tanpa kawat pergi cara panjang. Bagaimanapun juga, dengan alat masukan tanpa kawat, anda bisa berpindah-pindah dengan mudah untuk menemukan posisi yang lebih nyaman kalau anda jadi terlalu penuh-sesak di posisi sama anda sudah selama tiga jam yang lalu.
Alat masukan tanpa kawat ini termasuk papan tuts tanpa kawat dan tikus tanpa kawat. Kombinasi papan tuts dan tikus tanpa kawat bisa membuat bekerja dengan komputer lebih banyak lagi nyaman dan menyenangkan- ini khususnya oleh sebab itu dengan yang lebih baru cenderung komputer mempunyai diintegrasikan dengan pusat pertunjukan rumah. Sebenarnya, gagasan memakai papan tuts konvensional dengan sehelai tali di kamar hidup nampak tangguh menggelikan. Adalah mudah untuk membayangkan tali anda papan tuts mendapat menangkap di yang dibangun di kaki tidur anda Lay-Z-Boy atau disandung dan mengirim terbang papan tuts kalau ditinggalkan di atas meja kopi. Dan lalu ada keprihatinan tentang bagaimana panjang tali di corded papan tuts sebetulnya ialah. Sebenarnya, mungkin tidak ada papan tuts dengan sehelai tali cukup panjang untuk dipakai di kamar hidup. Di kantor pusat pun ada banyak sekali penggunaan untuk papan tuts tanpa kawat seperti yang berdemonstrasi oleh fakta yang ditulis oleh sedikitnya satu orang pengarang profesional di atas sesuatu sedangkan miring punggung di kursi mudahnya.
Now there's a new wireless keyboard and mouse combination on the market in the form of Microsoft's Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 which is touted as the industry's first rechargeable backlit wireless keyboard. It's specifically designed for media center PC's running the new Windows Vista operating system, though it will work with Windows XP as well. Because it's designed specifically for use with Windows Vista, the Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 has various buttons built in that are specifically included to provide access to the features of Vista and may seem nonsensical to users of other operating systems.
There are a number of good features than anyone will appreciate about this keyboard though. One in particular is the inclusion of a pointer device similar to the pointer device on a laptop computer, though smaller, that can be used in place of the mouse. This feature is especially valuable for anyone who appreciates not having to reach for the mouse, and find a surface to use it on, while sitting on the couch.
There are also a number of features (beside the "Entertainment" in its name) that indicate that the Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 was definitely designed for use with a media center computer as part of a home entertainment system. For one thing, the fact that the keyboard is backlit means that it can be used in the low light conditions of a home theater. The keyboard is also littered with buttons that can be used to control the playback of various media.
Some things that many reviewers and customers don't like about the Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 though include the layout of the keyboard which has moved the special Windows button and turned the "F" keys into small tabs that register a keystroke at the slightest touch. This model also does away with a numerical pad. All things considered though, this should be a huge step in the right direction for wireless input devices that accommodate the current needs of computers and computer users.

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