Lenovo wireless HTPC keyboard/mouse deal is back up! - $30 off!

this is the first sentence ever typed on mine. came with batteries and it works great. first i looked for a usb dongle in the box and was like wtf? bluetooth? and then i looked down and saw the dongle between the battery slots. very tricky. :D i do wish it was lit. you think you know where all the keys are since you do on a big one, but on this tiny one its always hard to find them. doubly so if youre looking for delete or something that isnt in a typical spot.
 
Guess, they meant delivery on the 27th, 'cause it got here today, a day early even for that. Works great, same experience with the USB transmitter. Wife is very happy. :)
 
I was excited to get mine today but the UPS deliverer just left a notice without even knocking or ringing the doorbell -_-
 
are there drivers so i can set it up to control itunes? i cant find any on lenovos site.
 
danbanger said:
I was excited to get mine today but the UPS deliverer just left a notice without even knocking or ringing the doorbell -_-
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when you pick it up at the UPS office tell one of the workers. They will straight it out next time. I had this happen to me 2 day in a row. I go fed up and told the workers at the office. It never happened again!
 
i've been looking at this for my htpc for some time now. Currently broke so I will have to wait a little longer! Looks promising. I'm sure the sale will come back again!
 
Haste266 said:
did u try changing the delivery option on their website? all you have to do is put the tracking # or the infonotice number from the tag they leave on the door in their tracking system and then there is a button for what i believe says "delivery change request" or something similar. i already changed mine so the button is gone now, so i cant remember the specific name of it. i then selected Will-Call as the delivery option, which means picking it up at the hub. all i had to do was put my name and ph# in a couple fields. gonna be picking it up today after work! woo.
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When I went on the UPS website, it told me to get lost and call their 800 number, which is when I talked to the dunce that said I had to watch my package fail to be delivered 3 times and then returned to Lenovo.

I called again today and they will now (after 3 delivery attempts) allow me to pick it up at the hub, leading me to beleive that the first person I talked to was a dolt.
 
ok this is amazing. i booted up my new htpc, and it told me no boot media since i havent installed windows. i just turned it on so the usb cd drive would be powered and i could put in a windows cd. well i did, and then realized i didnt have a keyboard plugged in, and didnt want to get my backup out of the closet, so i just plugged this thing into the front usb port, and ctrl+alt+del worked! i cant believe it worked without even installing any sort of drivers. :D
 
I've been playing with this for a few days now on my htpc and I love it! I never imagined that a device so small would work as a fully functioning keyboard/mouse combo.
 
deal is back up. link. coupon code: USPCS16336

:D go get one! its supremely awesome!
 
This thing is great. The trackball can be a bit sensitive though and sometime I have trouble clicking and keeping it in the right spot at the same time. Nothing a bit of practice won't fix though.
 
Is this worth buying? I'm on the fence! I'm thinking about spending $10 more for a larger keyboard.

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read some not so promising reviews on here. I decided to hold off and try using my Droid X as a remote for XBMC and Remote Droid for keyboard and mouse.
 
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for $30 its awesome. it replaced my old logitech wireless mouse/keyboard combo that i have been using for ages in my home theater. this device is definitely worth the $30 just for the form factor! the keyboard is a little hard to use when the room is dimly lit, but other than that its fine. the girlfriend and i have been playing Worms: Reloaded on the big screen using this thing and its great. plus it fits into my remote drawer so my living room looks a little less cluttered too.
 
i have doubts on the keyboard but at $30 ill just take a leap of faith

btw anyone know if this works when the receiver is in a different room?
my remote wonder works this way
 
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I'm tempted to get the Rii instead though... backlight is making me want it.
 
eon said:
i have doubts on the keyboard but at $30 ill just take a leap of faith

btw anyone know if this works when the receiver is in a different room?
my remote wonder works this way
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I'll try it tonight and let you know. My apartment has old plaster walls, so if it works though that it should be pretty good.
 
from about 30ft away and through 2 thick walls, it worked but not reliably. through one wall no problem. it worked from about 40ft (farthest i could go inside) through no walls no problem. so it does have pretty good range, but it does get iffy. how far/through how many walls are you thinking?
 
A single wall, and the receiver is right behind that wall.
 
how far from your remote to the reciever? less than about 40ft and i would say it should work perfectly.
 
I was not able to reliably use it from about 30' away and through a think plaster wall, but from 25' away and around a corner it worked fairly well.
 
Got this on the last sale round. It's nice, definitely worth $30, but I have no idea what I'm going to do with it :)
 
mine has issues with 20' but i have a lot of wireless crap....

z-wave, wifi, wireless mice and such...
 
Just ordered one. Not sure what I'll use it with, but seems like a good deal. Maybe I'll plug my htpc back in now.
 
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