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Home Theater Keyboards?

Posted by timothy on from the sound-of-cocoons-thickening dept.

Meeper writes "I've been commissioned to build a Home Theater Computer system, but there is a distinct lack of keyboards that are suitable. The keyboard needs to be equipped with Bluetooth connectivity, compact, and include a built-in mouse or touchpad. The keyboard will be used on couches, so a solution such as the Logitech diNovo Media Desktop is unsuitable due to the normal freestanding mouse. Have any Slashdot readers used a keyboard which fufills my requirements?" Or, on the other hand, what best-compromise solutions have you come up with for melding ease of use with sufficient control?

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  1. Monkey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get a trained monkey. You know you want to.

    1. Re:Monkey by dicepackage · · Score: 3, Funny

      I have three words for you
      pray for Mojo

    2. Re:Monkey by trainedCodeMonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

      just not a trainedCodeMonkey ... he may get disgruntal and start eating the keys if you run out of bananas.

    3. Re:Monkey by dukerobillard · · Score: 2, Funny

      But then you can outsource his work to an Indian Temple Monkey

  2. Wireless Keyboard/Mouse for Home Theatres by Mindragon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, Infinium Labs had one demoed at E3 for their console. I'm not sure if it works on a regular PC.

    There's the which is nice (RF versus Infrared is always better). It has a built in thumbilina (thumb mouse).

    Beyond that...Remote desktop via a Tablet PC works...

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  3. So what about: Voice? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The scenario:

    A small dark room in the lower level of a house (read: "parent's basement").

    An lcd screen on the wall hooked up to a Slackware box.

    A replica Captain's Chair from the USS Enterprise (for obvious reasons only a single chair is needed).

    The computer is voice activated and responds to the name, "Sulu".

    Act 1:
    Me: "Mr. Sulu, set course for http://www.slashdot.org."

    Computer: "Aye, captain".

    Me: "Engage!"

    I'm seriously drooling just thinking about it. That, my friends, would truly be living.

    "Warp speed!," my fellow slashdotter!

    1. Re:So what about: Voice? by multiplexo · · Score: 2, Funny
      I just got some mod points, is it possible to mod something as "pathetic"?

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    2. Re:So what about: Voice? by HansF · · Score: 3, Funny

      So, what site is on http://www/..org ?

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  4. perfect remote by trippin_efnet · · Score: 1, Funny

    children/little sister/brother make great remotes when i lose mine.... "hey while you're up..."

  5. Re:Security? by GeorgeH · · Score: 5, Funny

    What are you typing into a home theater pc that you are afraid might get out?

    Play CPE-1704-TKS^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Friends. "Christ, I almost had it play the launch code for the nukes!"

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  6. Re:Try a PDA? by Trillan · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's a talented cat you've got there. :)

  7. Re:Try a PDA? by BlightThePower · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well yes, actually when I want to post to Slashdot he takes dictat...MORE FISH. NO MORE TYPING. MORE FISH. MORE FISH!

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  8. Re:Easy by neuroking · · Score: 3, Funny

    Surprised that something from the early 80's works on Linux? Yes. I thought they only had drivers for 1970's hardware. ;)