keyboard/remote

[thedrklion]

Anyone use this dinky think?
http://usb.brando.com/mini-bluetooth-keyboard_p00791c036d015.html
Seems like a good choice if you want basic text entry and directional pad.
Along side a PS3 remote, would work well i imagine.

The question is, how reliant is the new beta on mouse functionality?

[NomadDNA]

Anyone use this dinky think?
http://usb.brando.com/mini-bluetooth-keyboard_p00791c036d015.html
Seems like a good choice if you want basic text entry and directional pad.
Along side a PS3 remote, would work well i imagine.

The question is, how reliant is the new beta on mouse functionality?

OMG, I could sneeze and blow that thing up.

Re mouse: what do you mean exactly? I have a HDE remote with mouse features, and it works fine with Beta... It depends on the hardware, as you'll notice with some other posts.

[jalyst]

what's a HDE remote?

[NomadDNA]

what's a HDE remote?

You're right, that wasn't helpful. You can find the remote here:
http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-USB-Remote-Control-Mouse/dp/B001M56DI0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1261665823&sr=8-1


http://www.amazon.com/review/RNY0NYXSN2K19/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

[jalyst]

Thanks for that!
Not sure i have a need for such a thing, i have a logitech dinovo edge which has a touchpad built-in.

I prolly will be getting this...
http://www.universalremote.com/product_detail.php?model=135

If you shop around you can find it for a lot less than official RRP (avs forums & remotecentral are a good resource)
2nd hand sales etc..

You wanna make sure you're getting it from someone that owns CCP (http://www.cepro.com/article/urcs_ccp_software_makes_programming_easy/K356) though...
Or buy it from a dealer who is prepared to include that in the sale...

The mx-980 editor's fine for most things, but not as new and will no longer be updated like CCP.

[thedrklion]

When i say mouse functionality i mean will it take a mouse do such tasks suchs as getting a curser into a text field for example or can I simply use a remote or keyboard arrows to do that.

What i am really asking is..
Can one use a keypad or keyboard and be able to take full advantage of all of boxees features?
Or will i need to bother with some mouse-like peripheral such as trackpad, trackball, free-air-mouse?

I wanna use the above keypad - along site a Playstation 3 remote and have full functionality.

[jalyst]

Mouse functionality shouldn't be needed at all...
All decent 10ft UI's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10-foot_user_interface) are designed to work well with keyb's or remotes.