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Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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Re: Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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Post by dansky »

lupin_sansei wrote: post #58
ahunt09 wrote: post #47

Or you could turn your existing computer keyboard into a bluetooth keyboard for other peripheral devices for a fraction of the cost: http://www.eyalw.com/1keyboard

What's special about this Logitech keyboard is the switch to select the pairing with 3 devices so you don't have to pair and repair all the time to use the device with your phone and then your tablet and computer.

Same with 1keyboard - it does not need re-pairing. Assign a shortcut once to any device you want to switch between devices you want to send to and it's just as convenient and fast as that dial-switch of the Logitech should be.

I'm using 1Keyboard both with a Moto G and iPad mini Retina on a MBP 15'' Retina.

Re: Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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Post by ZenoArrow »

ZenoArrow wrote: post #136
unwind wrote: post #2

Wow! That's actually rather innovative! As a replacement for a "main" desktop keyboard, it looks a bit on the too-optimized-for-mobility side of things with chiclet-style small keys and so on. I bet it will appear in many people's living rooms though, since seems very well designed (I love the device-selection knob!) for in-couch computing environments to control pads, phones, consoles or perhaps set-top boxes.

"Wow! That's actually rather innovative!" Am I missing something here? To me it's just a bluetooth keyboard, I have one already. People are going gaga over the rotary switch, which is a nice touch but it's not that much quicker over pairing.

Downvoting me without commenting suggests I hit a raw nerve. To me it's sad that the meaning of 'innovation' has become so watered down.

Re: Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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Post by jaxn »

mcguire wrote: post #151
jaxn wrote: post #148

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...

" Turning a knob to switch devices seems terrible. " 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.)

I guess I am envisioning frequent switching. If I had to turn a knob to Cmd+Tab between apps it would be terrible.

Re: Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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Post by mmgutz »

MrUnderhill wrote: post #44

I've been using the K810 [1] for some time for all my computers. I find it absolutely brilliant to type on (being mostly in vim, the awkward home/end, page up/down, arrows etc don't matter very much), and it also has the ability to switch between 3 paired bluetooth devices. There is also the Lenovo Thinkpad Compact Bluetooth [2], which I haven't tried, but allegedly "features a simplified pairing with the system thro…

The only con to the K810 is it does not incline.

Re: Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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Post by Kudos »

annnnd wrote: post #88
MrUnderhill wrote: post #44

I've been using the K810 [1] for some time for all my computers. I find it absolutely brilliant to type on (being mostly in vim, the awkward home/end, page up/down, arrows etc don't matter very much), and it also has the ability to switch between 3 paired bluetooth devices. There is also the Lenovo Thinkpad Compact Bluetooth [2], which I haven't tried, but allegedly "features a simplified pairing with the system thro…

Of course, there are quite a few stands for a mobile device, so this shouldn't be a problem. I am not sure I would want to have the "monitor" so close to my eyes anyway...

I'm not sure how close you're imaging sitting to it, but it's about as close to you as a laptop display would be.

Re: Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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Post by MrUnderhill »

insaneirish wrote: post #103
josephcooney wrote: post #76

I wish there was some kind of dongle I could plug my das keyboard into that would give me the multi-device feature without sacrificing on the actual keyboard part.

Here ya go: http://www.aten.com/products/productItem.php?model_no=cs533 I haven't used it, but I have looked at it for the same reason.

Any idea if the opposite exists: a dongle that appears to the host as a USB keyboard/mouse, but actually pairs with a bluetooth keyboard/mouse? That way you could use a bluetooth keyboard with dumb KVM switches (or other USB hosts) that don't support bluetooth themselves.

Re: Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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Post by pooriaazimi »

Kjeldahl wrote: post #154

Logitech never bothered to fix the driver problem on the similar/previous OSX Bluetooth keyboard K811 where switching between Cmd-Tab and Cmd-Shift-Tab does not work correctly (you can not change direction while the app selector is open). If this is important to you (it is to most devs at least), make sure you check/verify that this bug has actually been fixed in the driver they ship with K480.

Ordinarily, Cmd+` switches between windows, but when you're Cmd+Tabbing (when the switcher is active), Cmd+` is essentially the same as Cmd+Shift+Tab (i.e., it selects the previous application). It's actually much more convenient to press Cmd+`, if you get used to it :)

Re: Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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Post by jonalmeida »

ZenoArrow wrote: post #162
ZenoArrow wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Wow! That's actually rather innovative!" Am I missing something here? To me it's just a bluetooth keyboard, I have one already. People are going gaga over the rotary switch, which is a nice touch but it's not that much quicker over pairing.

Downvoting me without commenting suggests I hit a raw nerve. To me it's sad that the meaning of 'innovation' has become so watered down.

I think it's because you have misunderstood the convenience of having three separate bluetooth profiles that can be switched with a simple toggle i.e. I bet I can switch from device A to device B faster than you can repair.
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