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Has anyone used the Kanex Multi-sync keyboard [1]? Feature-wise it looks much better, just not sure about the reliability. Turning a knob to switch devices seems terrible. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Kanex-Multi-Sync-Bluetooth-Keyboard-QW...
I was thinking it was kind of brilliant. Easy to do, easy to see which device you're talking to at a glance (especially if you have it labelled.)
Am I the only one who barely has enough time to interact with one PC after work (if I even feel like turning it on after a full day of programming), that the thought of interacting with multiple devices at once is overwhelming?
I don't think that is really the point. The point is that it can store the settings for 3x devices and you can switch between each one of them individually as needed. For example, if you had an iPad and iPhone you can have them both configured as the 1 and 2 positions, and switch the switch as the relevant device was docked. With a lot of existing Bluetooth keyboards you would need to re-sync it each and every time y…
Very cool and useful product. I can't help but feel like I'm in some kind of cycle though, because I felt the same way about a KVM Switch 20 years ago.
For iOS / OS X users, if you're using using an iOS device + OS X computer, you're able to carry over conversations and even e-mail between devices in iOS8 + OS X 10.10. It sorta eliminates some of the necessity of having a keyboard for your touch screens.
This may be useful for testing but even when I'm doing development, (and we have a fistful of devices) I'm rarely using the keyboards and with the limit of 3, it wouldn't really be enough.
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I hate having the FN key in the bottom left corner. Hate hate hate. I remap it back to CTRL. I instinctually reach for the last key when aiming for control, and it not being there really throws off my typing, and really really throws off my gaming.
What I find strange is that touch typing with the remapped "CTRL in the corner" works great, but when I look at the keyboard and try the same combination (usually for strange combinations), I press the "wrong" (Fn) key.
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I don't think that is really the point. The point is that it can store the settings for 3x devices and you can switch between each one of them individually as needed. For example, if you had an iPad and iPhone you can have them both configured as the 1 and 2 positions, and switch the switch as the relevant device was docked. With a lot of existing Bluetooth keyboards you would need to re-sync it each and every time y…
First thing I thought was that having both my PC and my Mac Mini on the same keyboard would be cool (and this is a fair bit cleaner than a KVM)
I use it for work, OSX on my left Windows on my right, single keyboard and mouse. It will even let you copy-paste text between computers.
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The only gripe I have with using bluetooth keyboards for my desktop is that batteries seem to drain much faster than the models using proprietary dongles. What is your experience with the K810 ?
This is why I love my K750 with integrated solar panels. No batteries to worry about; it just works, always. And it's great to type on.