Kensington Pocket KeyPad with 2-Port USB Hub

by Kensington

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 2.1 x 4.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000065UTI
• Item model number: 33006
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 21, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Checking financial or spreadsheet data while you were traveling used to be an exercise in futility - your notebook's keyboard just wasn't designed for that. The Pocket KeyPad solves that problem.

Features and Benefits

• Built-in, 2-port USB hub makes it easy to add extra USB devices
• Non-synching KeyPad and notebook can operate separately for less confusion
• Slim, lightweight design is ideal for travel
• No new layout to learn with familiar 17-key placement
• Plug-and-play technology keeps keypad ready for immediate use

Warranty

• Pocket KeyPad is backed by the Kensington 1-Year warranty.

Product Description

Kensington KeyPad 2-Port USB Hub:For anyone who has to manage numbers, data, or spreadsheets on the road. No more hunting and pecking on your notebook computer to run the numbers. With the unique Kensington Pocket KeyPad, the familiar 17 key format input pad lets you fly through numerically-based tasks. No need to carry a separate calculator! Plus, in true Kensington style, this is not just a convenient keypad, but also serves as a USB hub, with two built-in USB ports that allow you to connect other USB devices to your notebook. The Kensington Promise: 1 year warranty with free technical support. Requirements: USB port. Windows 98 or later, or Mac OS 8.0 or later.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, October 7, 2005

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Carlos A. Arteta Torrents "CA" (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington Pocket KeyPad with 2-Port USB Hub (Personal Computers)

Very good gadget. The only thing missing is the Backspace key. But the two extra USB are good, although they are not USB 2.0.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware OS X users!, March 13, 2006

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Scott G (SW Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kensington Pocket KeyPad with 2-Port USB Hub (Personal Computers)

Seems like a fine item, very affordable, and might perhaps work well on most systems... but while it says it's compatible with Mac systems above OS 8.6, it wouldn't interface properly with my OS X Powerbook. I contacted customer service to see whether I was perhaps just not setting it up properly, but after some trying of various strategies, customer service sent me an email saying that the device was just not compatible with my system. It does seem like the cheapest keypad for the buck, but I do wish they'd advertise more thoroughly about their compatibility.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Design, Flawed Implementation, September 25, 2006

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David Seah "Investigative Designer" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington Pocket KeyPad with 2-Port USB Hub (Personal Computers)

I picked one of these up for use with a 3D Design package, which makes use of the numeric keypad for special functions. Unfortunately, while the Pocket Keypad does work well for typing in numbers or cursor keys, it doesn't actually simulate the numeric keypad correctly. For applications that need to be able to distinguish between the numbers on the top row of the keyboard versus the numbers on the keypad, this device did not work. I wasted a couple hours trying to debug the setup before giving up and buying a different USB keypad (the Targus AKP01US) and finding it was the Kensington that was the problem.

Too bad, because otherwise it's a nice-looking, compact, and good-feeling unit. It just doesn't work right for my specialized application (a 3D package called Blender)