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Logitech diNovo Mini | 
| Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
List Price: £119.99
Buy New: £79.99
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Platform: Windows XP
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
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MPN: 920-00586
Model: 920-00586
EAN: 5099206008489
ASIN: B0012NIYSO
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1 to 3 weeks
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A quirky qwerty April 6, 2008
Peter Reeve (Thousand Oaks, CA USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I went from my regular keyboard to a Logitech cordless and have been happy that I did so. The next step is this couch-friendly, remote, mini keyboard/control pad, which I am using to run Media Center on my Vista PC. For quality, ease of installation and functionality, I give it full marks. For ease of use, I deduct a star. When you shrink all this functionality into such a small space, there is bound to be some penalty. Certain characters ( _ + - = \ " ' ) have been moved from their usual homes to other keys, where they require you to use the function key to type them. As at least a couple of them ( - ' ) are very common, this can be irritating. Also, I found the ClickPad, when used as a touch pad to point and click, very difficult at first, and I am still not comfortable with it. The trick is to use thumb tips for everything. This unit is not a replacement for your keyboard and mouse. But, for couch potatoes determined to take root and for those keen to eliminate clutter, this elegant, light little gadget might be just the thing for you.
 Brilliant - does exactly what it says on the box April 21, 2008
Paddy McHugh (éire)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Compatible so far with: (that I have found!)
My phone - N95
My PS3 - as a keyboard - not as a controller (just to follow up on other reviews - it doesn't say anywhere that I have read that it should replace your controller, PS buttons etc)
My PC - Perfectly
This is a perfect keyboard for use with your TV as a monitor - missing some keys F1 to F12 but if you are using this with your TV how often will you need those keys - the software that comes with the keyboard is useful also as you can adjust the speed of the touch pad - which I have to say works very well.
In relation to battery life I got this last week and out of the box it says 9 days charge remaining.
Only issue i have had so far is having previously connected it to my phone and then switching on my PC - it picked up the phone first as it was the first 'live device' found. A little quirky to get connected back to the PC but there is a 'find' button on the dongle and another on the bottom of the keyboard
Overall 10 out of 10 for this and would recommend to anyone that uses their tv as a media centre.
 diNovo Mini - not without its problems April 3, 2009
Mickey (London, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ok, this is not going to be a typical review - the current reviews describe the functionality of this keyboard perfectly well. After owning this keyboard for just under a year now, as I bought this right after UK release I just want to highlight some of the problems I have had with my unit. Some of these problems I have had since day one, some have developed with use.
I have just had to RMA my unit before the year warranty ended due to three main issues. The first was a trackpad that becomes unresponsive after a little use - generally between ten or twenty minutes. I am not sure if this was a hardware fault, software or a bluetooth connection problem (more about that in a minute). To resolve this I would have to flick the switch on the unit that changes it into media mode, switching the track pad from cursor to directional click mode then back again. If I hadn't found this quick little "fix" to the problem then I would be there waiting between ten and thirty seconds for the cursor to start responding again - very frustrating!
The next issue I had was again something I noticed very early in the unit's life. This problem was with the bluetooth connection to the dongle. The unit would intermittently not connect after restarting the PC - so I would either have to go through the pairing process again or sometimes I could get away with pulling the battery out and putting it back in and the connection would re-establish. This would also sometimes happen when the PC was on, but more often after a restart.
The last problem, and one that was the final straw and the cause for me to send the unit off for repair/replacement was that a few of the keys began to require a lot more pressure than the others to get the characters to appear on the screen. So you would often miss certain numbers and letters out while inputting data unless you made a conscious effort to press that key a lot harder.
I should be getting my RMA'd unit back very shortly, and I hope that all these issues are not present, but in regards to the first two I really wont hold my breath. I am currently using a Keysonic 340BT mini Bluetooth keyboard, which also has some issues with the connection (becomes unresponsive, or randomly puts in multiple characters when you have only pressed key once etc). Maybe Bluetooth isn't as stable a connection as I thought it would be. I chose Bluetooth keyboards over RF ones because I thought they wouldn't suffer from interference, which maybe they don't - but it does seem the connections aren't particularly stable. I have also noticed this with Bluetooth headphones that I pair to my phone for wireless stereo while exercising - the sound will sometimes stop momentarily.
However, even though I have had these problems with the Dinovo Mini, I do really like it as a HTPC remote. It fits beautifully into a living room environment rather than having a typical keyboard laying around. Yes it is a little awkward to use at first, but when you get used to using your thumbs to type with it and the trackpad you can get pretty proficient at sending short e-mails and browsing the web with it. I really hope my next unit doesn't fail like this one has, as I much prefer it over the Keysonic board that I just purchased.
Nearly as good as it should be April 11, 2008
B. HALL (UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Lovely little keyboard that you can leave on the coffee table with the other remotes. It does the PC bit very well, but less useful on the PS3 than the original Sony remote (missing home key and std PS keys).
The keyboard backlight changes colour when you switch between "touchpad" and "direction" modes. I suppose this makes it easier to know which mode it is in.
For such a new bluetooth device I was very disappointed that it cannot handle multiple device switching. e.g.: you cannot easily switch between PC & PS3 mode on the fly. There is a little switch under the back cover where you can switch between PC (hardwired link to supplied USB adapter) and PS3 (normal bluetooth). I set mine up on the PC, flicked the switch and connected to PS3. That works fine, but switching back to PC mode did not re-establish the link to the USB adapter (I had to unplug the USB dongle first). On the plus side you could probably use this with many normal bluetooth devices without the USB adapter.
There is a groove under the battery cover where you can store the bluetooth adapter when you are using in PS3 mode.
Still it beats having a full-size keyboard hanging around the TV just for when you want to type a message or do a quick google search on PS3, and is really great for the media PC hooked up to TV. I think I will keep it.
A great second device for PC (limited for PS3) December 8, 2008
Don Burtoni (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The diNovo Mini is a great for occasional control of your PC system.
Design - like most recent Logitech offering - is very high quality. With the sleek black and silver finish managing to retain its luster after much 'thumbing', it still looks good after almost a year of use.
The keyboard is well laid out, cramming all required functionality into a genuine hand held size (QWERTY, win media, main music keys, etc). The track pad is responsive and has the perfect texture to provide a degree of feedback, enabling precise control of the cursor. Inclusion of dedicated page scroll buttons adds to the ease of control for web browsing.
Keypad back lighting is a critical inclusion for use when using with 'authentic movie mode' - i.e. the lounge lights are dimmed!
The one niggle re functionality is that a right mouse click requires the FN key to be held down then click the 'left' mouse button. Might not seem like a big deal but a bit of pain as otherwise mouse navigation could be a true one hand affair.
This is certainly NOT a replacement for a full sized keyboard as you cannot use for speedy typing (at least not instantly) but this would surely never be the intention for a purchaser. . .
. . . except maybe PS3 owners. For use with the PS3 this device is limited. Any gain in typing speed is limited so all you really get is a better web navigation option. A little over priced for that and I would recommend a full sized keyboard here.
On that note, for anyone considering this for PC AND PS3 control, I would suggest looking elsewhere. You cannot really run the two in parallel. First you have to move the dongle (as pairing direct to the PS3 is flakey and if the dongle is still in the PC it will hunt there anyway). Second the switch to select PC or PS3 is under the battery cover so that extra bit of faffing required.
Finally, battery life is great - I often forget to put on charge but have never run out of juice - getting a couple of weeks with frequent though light use.
Overall then, a great device for controlling your PC from distance, but keep your main keyboard and not great for PS3 - hence loss of 1 star.
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