Cideko Wireless Air Keyboard and Gyro Mouse Combo for PC, Mac, and PS3 (AVK02)

by Cideko

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 1.2 x 5.6 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0058FAYP8
• Item model number: AVK02
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #88 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Keyboard & Mouse Combos
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 15, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Play PC games, browse the Internet, and send emails anywhere and at anytime

Featuring the integration of a wireless mouse and keyboard into a single device, this Air keyboard is the ultimate in technology innovation. Its built-in 3D motion mouse sensor helps you control the cursor on your screen, simply by moving it in the air. This 80-key mini keyboard allows you to play PC games, browse the Internet, and send emails anywhere and at anytime.

Plug and Play

The wireless Air keyboard makes controlling your computer or home theater PC from the comfort of your couch easy. It's plug-and-play, with no software or driver to be installed. Simply plug the dongle into your computer and start using your all-in-one Air keyboard.

Beyond Limitation

The Air's signals go beyond the restrictions of walled spaces. Even if the computer is in your study room, you can still use the Air keyboard in the living room. This makes the Air an ideal tool for home theater PC applications, allowing you to install your HTPC in a closet or somewhere else out of the way and control it all wirelessly up to 30 meters away. The Air keyboard makes it easy.

Experience more versatility with a wide range of compatible operating systems

Widely Compatible

The Air keyboard supports a wide range of operating systems, from Windows 98 up to Windows 7, Mac OS 10.2 and later, and nearly all versions of Linux. This lets it support a wide range of home theater PC types, giving you more versatility.

Power Saving Function

The Air keyboard switches to power saving mode after being idle for 10 seconds. Press any key or move the mouse to wake it up. The Air keyboard switches to hibernating mode after being idle for 4 minutes. After enough time has passed, it will switch off to save power--press the left click button to turn it on again. The Air keyboard is rated for up to 30 hours of continuous use on two AA alkaline batteries.

Technical Specifications

• Frequency Range: 2400MHz - 2483MHz (<10 ft); 863MHz - 870MHz or 902MHz - 928MHz (<30 ft)
• Operating Voltage: 2.0 - 3.0V
• Battery Life: Up to 30 hrs of continous use
• Effective Range: Up to 30 m
• Dimensions: 5.6" x 3.4" x 1.2"
• Weight: 8 oz

Product Description

The Cideko Air Keyboard is a wireless keyboard and integrated mouse. As with all Cideko Air Keyboards, just move it in the air to control the cursor. The wireless Air Keyboard makes playing PCgames, browsing the internet, and typing emails easy.There is no software or driver to be installed. Simply plug the dongle into your computer andstart using your all-in-one air keyboard. Air Keyboard's signals go beyond the restrictions of walled spaces. Even if the computer is in your study room, you can still use the Air Keyboard in the living room. It is an ideal tool for the Home Theater PC. The air keyboard makes control easy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Rii & diNovo, May 20, 2010

By 

SMusser - See all my reviews

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I have the Rii also and I have to say that if you are wanting to know what is better for an HTPC remote, hands down this Cideko air keyboard kills them.

Why?
*The mouse-shoulder buttons are intuitive for clicking stuff, fitting nice in your hand like a gamepad. With the Rii or diNovo you must change hand-positions too frequently.
*the keys in the cideko can all be reached by your thumbs for fast thumb-texting. the Rii is HORRIBLE for typing because of that touchpad that you can't wrap your right-hand around. If you use the cideko and then use the Rii you are so spoiled that you get frustrated with the awkward way in which you must hold the remote.
*Most of all, the Air-mouse built in the Cideko is 100x faster to navigate with because you just point. AND i can drag-n-drop with the cideko just as easily as i do with a regular mouse.

Lastly i feel the media keys and arrow keys are positioned much better for playing movies and music. Even better then the diNovo's.

I have researched a lot for the best HTPC remote and this is it. It is even better than the Lenovo. And what is funny is that this Cideko air keyboard isn't even marketed to the HTPC audience.. yet it is clearly the best one.

My only gripe is that sometimes the mouse pointer moves on rare occations without me moving it. I find the best way to solve this is by flipping it over and laying it motionless on it's face.. i don't know why it works but it somehow recalibrates/centers itself.
Also, sometimes when i reboot the computer and turn this air-keyboard on the connection to the dongle can sometime act weird and rebooting and waiting out the 4-minute idle self-shutdown on the cideko tends to clear it up.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice device designed for a media PC, January 6, 2010

By 

J. HOLT - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

I was looking for a small keyboard and mouse device to finish my home entertainment PC. I was apprehensive as the item is very new with not much feedback. It arrived in a small box. Set up was a snap. The mouse movement was smooth although I will likely need to increase the mouse sensitivity in Windows. Range appears to be good; I use it from my couch 10 ft away and the USB dongle is in the back of my PC. The keyboard is not designed to type a large volume of text but instead, this keyboard focuses on the needs of the Media PC; For example, there are keys for volume control (including mute), video control (fast forward etc.) and one touch internet. The only keys it seems to lack are some top row keys (F1-12 etc.) In summary:

Pros-
Size: It's just over 5 inches wide. It fits entirely in one hand!
Special media keys: Seems to be designed specifically for a home media PC.
Coolness factor: This is the coolest device I've seen in a while.

Cons:
Documentation: The documentation is a bit sparse. I would like to know more about the middle mouse key.

All in all, I am very pleased so far.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars hard to point, February 15, 2010

By 

David S. Harry (out there) - See all my reviews
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I bought the Cideko air remote to use my Dell Zino media PC connect to my HDTV (typing the review now, while burning a movie to my hd collection). The size of the remote is good. It's a bit larger than a deck of cards and easy to get used to, like my LG ENV3 phone. There are hot keys for surfing the web, email, my computer, search, calculator. The cool feature, in theory, is the pointing aspect. You use the remote and point with it to move around your computer, web etc. In reality, however, the HD settings make each hyperlink small and the movement of the pointing device just isn't that accurate. I sometime, quite often, find myself pointing the keyboard remote perpendicular to the tv just to get to some of the web or pc actions. It works, but just ok. If I had to do it again, it would get a trackball remote (Lenovo just came out with one) or a touchpad to move the mouse cursor.