Two Perixx Bluetooth Keyboard Reviews
One folding and Portable. The other larger with a mousepad: Photos show the two side-by-side
Folding and portable Bluetooth keyboard – Perixx 805L
Perixx PERIBOARD-805L, Bluetooth Folding Keyboard $34.99
http://www.amazon.com/Perixx-PERIBO...yboard/dp/B00BU4OV50/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics
When typing, the keyboard lays flat at 12.5” by 3.75”. Folding in half, it stores away at 6.25” by 3.75”, weighing less than a pound. It's well-made and sturdy, staying in my friend's inside jacket pocket wherever he goes along with his Nexus 7 My friend sends out a lot of emails, hates on-screen typing, so the keyboard gets a lot of use. Mine stays in my shoulder bag for more extensive typing on the go.
It has relatively flat scissor-type keys, ones that produce less errors than its taller cousins. The keys are fairly large, that is as large as a folding keyboard will allow, and take up the entire keyboard. I find it comfortable to use and appreciate the effort to use keys with some girth. The spacebar is divided into two sections along the fold, thank goodness there are two. There's no latch to keep the keyboard from folding so you need to type on a flat surface or a magazine etc. It has a windows key and function keys accessible via FN + number keys but just allows basic typing in Android. Hands down the best folding keyboard for Android.
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Larger rectangular Bluetooth Keyboard with a mousepad – Perixx Periduo-880 Bluetooth Keyboard
Perixx PERIDUO-880, Bluetooth Keyboard with Touchpad $49.99
http://www.amazon.com/Perixx-PERIDU...uchpad/dp/B00IF5AOMG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics
Opening disclosure: I received this keyboard as an evaluation product.
The Periduo-880 Bluetooth Keyboard measures 7.5” by 10.5”, about .25” thick--about the size of a very thin ten inch tablet. The Periduo-880 will fit in a tablet sleeve or case and of course at home. It's a good compromise between a full-sized bluetooth keyboard, try taking one that big on the road, and a portable folding one. It looks very much like a laptop keyboard with a mousepad, function keys, arrow keys, a nearly full-sized recessed keyboard and a thin cover that doubles as a fold-up stand. I typed the first part of this review on my Nexus 7 2013 in its Moko case in landscape., followed by the second part on my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone It's notable that the foldable cover/stand can easily support the weight of a Nexus 7 in a case as opposed to most other covers that convert into ineffectual stands.
The keyboard section is recessed below the mouse pad, making the keys level across the design, one that produces less typing errors than its taller key cousins. The shift, enter, backspace and space keys are nearly full-sized, unlike many keyboards with miniature keys. The delete, arrow keys as well as the function keys are on the small side but better those than tab, caps lock etc.
It has a standard mousepad, (3.5” by 2”) divided into left and right click. I found the mousepad to be useful in Android, for both spell-checking and menus.
Overall it's a great keyboard and a pleasure to use but obviously won't fit in your jacket pocket or small carrying bag.
Can you please tell me about the battery life of the unfoldable-with-touchpad keyboard. And also that it supports multi touch gestures on Windows so does it also support them on Android. Like pinch to zoom etc.
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hi,
i'm looking for a stylus for SG SII. I just wanted to make sure it will work on the touchscreen & if anyone had any recommendations?
Thanks
You'll be looking for a capacitive stylus as normal resistive will not work. A search for capacitive stylus on eBay gives you plenty of options but as I've never used one myself I can't really make any recommendations
thanks i'll have a look
Hollow.Droid said:
You'll be looking for a capacitive stylus as normal resistive will not work. A search for capacitive stylus on eBay gives you plenty of options but as I've never used one myself I can't really make any recommendations
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I am using ELAGO slim design stylus... works perfectly as i am using graffiti input as my text input method during meetings.
My old Pogo slylus (originally designed for iphone 3gs) works just fine, but it does have "these" days sometimes when its not working at all.
Usually the screen response is around 95% to stylus touch
the menu/back keys respons is around 5-10% to stylus touch = no point trying, almost never works
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its rather tiny and light, but you cant rly precict when it will go emo on you and stop working.
didnt find a need for a stylus yet.
even typing is easy with the SGS2
My experience with capacitive stylus.
If it is not a quality capasitive stylus then I do not personally recommend any other and that is for 2 reasons:
1. The touch responce of the screen is outstanding!!!
2. I had a not so good experience myself, when I buyed from Spiderfoot a pack which contained 2 spare batteries (1800mAh fakes btw), a charger (surprisingly good enaugh to charge any battery!) and a capasitive stylus as a gift . I attached a pic of it.
So the stylus after minutes of use does respond but it leaves pieces of rubber on the screen! And even worse if you try it on top of a screen protector the results are devastating!!!
That's my experience and I thouht I should share it with you! Hope it helps you make a decision that you won't regret afterwards!
Im going to hunt around for my plecktrum one i had for my nokia 5800 think it will fit on the part on the phone for decorative stuff!
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Just bumping this as it relates most to my question.
Has anyone had any luck finding a good stylus that works with our s2?
I'm looking to use the Sketchbook Mobile app, so using my fat fingers just aint going to cut it
Thanks.
I am wondering if the stylus for the Galaxy Note would work well on the I9100.
Looking for a stylus to allow faster Japanese and Chinese character typing (I am in a multilingual environment).
Perhaps there's someone who have tried it?
I have just purchased a Kuel stylus from ebay, very nice, small, but extends to a pen size length. My only gripe is that the rubber head is still quite large, though it is smaller than all the other capacative stylus I have seen/owned. Not sure why, but I've not seen a sharp (without being sharp enough to score the screen) ended stylus, maybe something to do with how capacative stylus work.
Have to say them Kuel ones do look rather nice, but i can see what you mean about the wide tip, it does look rather bulbous.
Thanks for the reply
it is a bit smaller than all the other capacative stylus I've tried though. The tip style seems to be a neccessary in this style of stylus.
I'm using Dagi P101 model, can draw really nicely with it also. Been using it with glows on without any hustle at all. It's a slim and nice and above all I can see what I'm doing with it as the tip is transparent.
On daily bases I don't need it, bit if I'm to sketch/draw or use my phone on bellow zero temps, it's quite nice.
This is a review of Anker Ultra-Slim Wireless Bluetooth 3.0 rechargeable Keyboard: http://www.ianker.com/product/98APIPAD-02BTA
When I received envelope package expecting Anker Ultra-Slim bt keyboard, before even opening it I thought they messed up my order. I was looking at a very small and lightweight package which couldn't possibly hold a keyboard. Was I in for a big surprise when I opened it!!! You can look at any picture or review you find, but not until you hold it in your hand do you realize how small and feather light this keyboard is. I took measurements and confirmed it to be exactly 240 mm x 130 mm with thickness of 6 mm at the back side and 4 mm thickness around area with keys. The weight was exactly 170 grams. Let me first start with a built quality. It's probably better than some full size keyboards! The top has a nice matte rubbery finish. In general this is chiclet style keyboard. Keys are made of a very solid material, no flexing at all. There is a nice springy resistance when you push keys with enough of travel to give you feedback when you are typing. The size of keys is not miniature and actually very comfortable for prolonged typing. The bottom of the keyboard made out of a solid lightweight aluminum piece - pure class! There is no loose or rattling noises, everything feels solid and aluminum base helps to keep it from any warping. In addition, the package included a set of stick-on clear rubber dots to use as stand-offs, and you also get usb-to-micro-usb cable for charging.
Amazingly, unlike a lot of other wireless keyboards, this one comes with 280 mAh lithium battery that supposed to let you work for 140 continuous hours!!! And I believe there is an idle timeout after about 8 min when it goes into power saving sleep mode. The pair up was very fast and easy. You scan for devices, click on keyboard, and get a pop up message with a unique code to enter from your keyboard to pair it up. Once it's done, you are in business!!! One thing I have to mention right away: they should have called it a multimedia control keyboard, not just BT keyboard. Beside traditional QWERTY layout keys, you are also presented with a lot of dedicated buttons with a built in control and multimedia functionality. First of all you have 4 arrow keys that scroll through all of your icons/shortcuts on the screen. Once you reach end of one screen, it will flip to the next screen. I tried it on my home screens as well as app drawer. Those arrow keys located in the lower right corner, and probably the only gripe I have with this keyboard is that Up-arrow key is to the left of Shift key so it takes a little getting used to when you are typing to move your finger one key over whenever you need to use right Shift key. Looking at the top row of the keys, where typically you have function keys on a regular keyboard, you have a selection of a lot of very useful short-cut keys. You have a "home" key which always brings you to the home screen of your phone/tablet no matter where you are. It worked great with my Nova Prime launcher where it would bring both home screen and the scrolling dock to a default view. You also get brightness control for manual adjustment, and you get a volume control and a mute button. Media controls for Play/Pause and FW/REV work great with music and videos. And also there is a lock-screen button. I tested it with both my Note 2 and Nexus 7. As a matter of fact, this is one of those universal accessories that will work with any BT enabled device.
Overall, I highly recommend this keyboard for anybody who does a lot of typing on their phone/tablet. The usability and durability of this keyboard is fantastic. Additional controls and multimedia buttons are just an extra bonus! The only negative, if you can even call it a negative, I can think of would be a lack of some kind of a traveling case since you don't want to through this keyboard as is in your bag; and also up-arrow vs right Shift key which going to give you right pinky some extra stretch exercise Don't forget that you also get 18-months full coverage warranty, something I always say a company can do only when they truly believe in their product quality.
So, here are some pictures:
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wow this looks awesome .
Can u send me one ?
In the last 2 pics what is holding your note 2? Looks like some sort of clip on attached to the keyboard.
Whaaat is that?
Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
planetbeen said:
In the last 2 pics what is holding your note 2? Looks like some sort of clip on attached to the keyboard.
Whaaat is that?
Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
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Might come with something like the Microsoft Wedge does.
Can you pair this device to multiple devices and switch between them like on the K810 by logitech? Considering getting this...
planetbeen said:
In the last 2 pics what is holding your note 2? Looks like some sort of clip on attached to the keyboard.
Whaaat is that?
Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
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It's the best kept $2.85 secret I did a detailed review here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2152784 - still my go-to holder and stand for Note 2!!!
agree with everything the op said! every nice keyboard indeed!
the only con this amazing keyboard have is... its got no cover protector 0.o
This is a review of iOttie Easy Smart Tap Car and Desk mount for Nexus 7: http://www.iottie.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=1020&ProductType=321
I know what everyone going to say, "title on website says iPad mini". I guess anything with "i" is a popular search keyword, but this particular Car/Desk mount is universal and intended to fit any tablet 5" to 5.5" wide. I was very impressed with iOttie car mount for Note 2, and decided to test their new mount for smaller tablets. The design itself consists of 3 main parts: base mount with a super strong gel base suction cup, extendable arm connecting base to the main mounting frame, and the frame which has two one-touch trigger buttons for a truly one hand operation. The gel base suction cup has one of the strongest sticky pads I have ever seen. It will stick to most of the surfaces, either in horizontal, vertical, or upside down positions, and will hold to it with it's dear life. Doesn't matter if its a smooth or textured surface - it will hold on to it. As you can see from my pictures, it wasn't as tricky mounting it on the flat top surface, but it was very impressive how it sits upside on the kitchen island, and especially impressive how I was able to mount it sideways on to a textured surface above glove box in my car. I was able to do that before with iOttie mount for Note 2, but in this case we are talking about heavier mount and heavier tablet all together. Even after multiple uses, all you have to do is to rinse and air dry the sticky pad under the water to restore it's original adhesion.
But it's not just a suction cup that holds everything together. Extendable arm/elbow is a bridge between suction cup and a mounting frame. You actually have a flexibility to have this arm connected in two ways so you have less footprint while on the desk, and longer extension while in the car. In addition to adjusting the angle, you also have a separate side knob to extend it's reach going to a mounting tab which connects to the main frame. The mounting tab connects to the frame with a sturdy 3 latches and comes with an additional stopper for extra security. The joint connection between the arm and the frame has yet another adjusting knob for a further angle fine-tuning. Placing a tablet into the frame (has to be open prior to that) is very easy since pushing on trigger buttons will automatically lock the top part of the frame thus placing your tablet into a very secure grip.
The whole mounting system is made out of a solid high quality plastic material with a nice translucent finish. Every knob is finger friendly, and also nuts and bolts are made out of metal rather some flimsy plastic. Easy Tap mechanism is very robust. Basically you only need one hand to place your tablet into the frame, and then later pull the top grip to take the tablet out. This mount is definitely worth considering if you are looking for an easy and secure mounting of your Nexus 7 either at home or in a car, but you have to be aware of one shortfall where you will have to use a tablet either without a case or with a slim type of the case. Unfortunately bottom shelf part of the frame has a narrow opening to fit the tablet with a thicker case.
Here are the pictures:
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Whats it like using in car when the car is being driven over some uneven roads. If you have a textured surface in the car does the mount still stick on good and strong??
http://www.amazon.com/MiniSuit-Keyb...0069870&sr=8-1&keywords=nexus+7+2013+keyboard
I received this case along with my flo on Fri. 9-20-13. I am using it in college to take notes during class because the prof's provide their PowerPoint presentations ahead of time. Thought I would add my .02 worth of review.
Unboxing, the product feels great in hand. Even though its PU, it feels and smells like actual leather. Stitching seems tough and will hold up. The keyboard (the most important part of course) is surprisingly sturdy. I was expecting it to be flimsy when not connected to the case by the magnets. It can be detached so that you have just a case for your flo. The keys function just like my Inspiron laptop keyboard. Small lag because its bluetooth, thats to be expected. Yes, the keyboard is smaller than normal. How else would they get it to fit in a case as wide as the flo? (duh) The keys all function as they should. There are even media keys; play, next, back, volume. There is a dedicated search key which comes in handy! If you RDP to a home or work computer, there are crtl alt delete keys. It was very very easy to pair. Yes it does add some bulk, so if you're into the tpu cases, this isn't for you. You do have access to all the ports. If you are in an app and get an email notification and are too lazy to pull down the menu bar (yes thats me!) you can use fn and 2 to go right to email. Esc takes you out of apps. Tab and arrow keys move around the home screen. Fn 1 takes you to the home screen. The case does put the flo to sleep when the cover is closed.
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I also purchased a matte screen protector in order to cut down on overhead light glare while in class. I am glad that I did! Also, while reading a book, the screen looks like a kindle paperwhite.
http://www.amazon.com/2-Pack-Anker®...3475&sr=8-1&keywords=anker+nexus+7+2013+matte
matte on
it says no finger prints, but you can see em
compared
Another reasons for me to be thankful for forum.xda and minisuit!
After reading this review I headed over to amazon and bought this one. It was delivered to me the other day and this is what I am currently using for my device. Thank you forum.xda for sharing this review. It helped me a lot. I highly recommend this Leather Case! Thanks amazon and minisuit.
Yay! I ordered this one too just got it last week. I like the cute keyboard totally! my fingers fits perfectly, so girls with N& get this one too if you want to use a keyboard. It's so lovely but the only color available is black, I hope they have pastel colors too. hihihi. And the best is the free screen protector. Thank you so much MiniSuit! :good: :highfive: :victory:
This is really a good buy!
I saved $40 when I purchased this one. What I like about MiniSuit Keyboard Stand Case for Google Nexus' is that, it is sleek, easy to use and adjustable. I am also happy as this keyboard is compatible with Google Nexus 7" FHD 2nd Generation 2013 Model...
I wish there is a pink color for this though.
Thanks
I have actually been looking for this type of keyboard. The positive reviews I have read from this post made me decide to buy one. Thank you and more power to forum xda.
This is a review of Atongm Bluetooth wireless laser projection virtual keyboard. http://www.gearbest.com/bluetooth-keyboard/pp_68966.html
Bluetooth wireless keyboards come in all shapes and sizes, everything from an ultra portable candy bar size to a full size footprint comparable to your computer/laptop keyboard. I had a chance to test and to share with you about a number of different bt keyboards, and typically reviewed them based on portability and comfort. It never crossed my mind to describe a keyboard as a "cool gadget", at least not until now. Furthermore, it has been a challenge lately to find something original and cool after I covered so many different batteries, cases, headphones, and speakers, etc. I found different websites offering the same re-branded or similar looking generic gadgets. But I think I hit a jackpot when I recently came across http://www.gearbest.com and one particular product that I think you all going to like!
I have seen laser projection virtual keyboards in the past, though only in pictures or YT videos, and always thought it's a really cool gadget that belongs in one of those sci-fi movies. Just think about it, you have a laser light projecting a virtual keyboard on any surface where you tap the letters and it translates into the actual typing on your smart device or a computer. It sounds pretty cool, but also used to cost a lot of money. But just like with any other technology, after initial introduction the price goes down to become more affordable. Still, to this day most of the places sell these keyboards between $100-$120, and maybe you can find a few questionable models on ebay for $70-$80. What I found is a brand name manufactured laser projection keyboard which www.gearbest.com sells on their website for about $67, and now with a special coupon offer (code GBALK), you can get it for $49.99 with a free shipping.
Sounds too good to be true? Well, I had a chance to play around with this particular model and it actually WORKS!!! I'm not hyping it up, this keyboard does work and it makes typing looks cool! Arrived in a very small box, you never know what to expect considering its "big" functionality. It's actually very small in size, measuring about 3" x 1.5" x 0.75" and weighting around 50g. It comes with usb to mini-usb charging cable and a detailed English manual. The device itself has on/off switch and mini-usb connector on the back, and a laser projector and scanner windows on the front. You turn the power on, search and pair it up from your phone, and you are all set. Now, here is one negative I found - once you power down this keyboard and turn it back on, you will have to pair it up again since for some reason it doesn't remember the connection. It is a bit annoying, but honestly - not a show stopper because a benefit of using this keyboard outweighs this inconvenience.
Once it paired up, you have to be sure this keyboard projector is standing upright and you have a surface where you can see the laser projected keys. Since I always take my review pictures in one designated area on a granite counter top kitchen surface (where I get the best light), I used a piece of paper for a better contrast so there is no reflection when I'm taking pictures. But it also worked well on a lot of different surfaces I tried, even glass top of our kitchen table. The brightness of the keyboard could be adjusted to raise it up or to dim it down. Also, by default you have an audible beep alert to notify you that a letter was "pressed". That audible alert could be disabled as well for a quiet tapping. I was actually very please with included instructions since they go over all these details. Also, when you visit product page in the link I provided at the beginning of the review, they have a video tutorial how to setup and to use this keyboard.
So how was the typing? It takes a little bit of practice to get used to tapping on the surface instead of pushing the actual physical keys, but I got used to it very quickly. It's no different than touch screen use with your phone or tablet. The keys are spaced with plenty of room which makes it comfortable to type. You get a familiar QWERTY key layout with dedicate row of numbers and punctuation at the top (had to get used to that while looking at my period and comma). Another great thing, something a lot of you will appreciate, as I was typing on my Note 2 using this virtual laser keyboard - there was NO on-screen keyboard cluttering the space and leaving the whole screen open so I can see what I'm typing. With most of the BT keyboard I tested in the past, you always get pop-up on-screen keyboard which covers most of your screen. Here, it wasn't a problem. Perhaps it was part of the latest Android 4.4.2 update I got on my phone since I used bt keyboard in the past with pre 4.4 versions, but either way - I found it to be very useful.
Overall, this is a TRUE Super Geek gadget!!! Is this a must have accessory? I wouldn't necessary say so because you need to have a flat surface with some extra space to use it. But at the discounted price with a current coupon for under $50, it's one heck of a value that actually WORKS and LOOKS super cool!!! My only negative comment is that you will have to pair it manually every time you turn it on, but it's a small price to pay for a cool factor of virtually projected keyboard keys!
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