I had high hopes for this device connnected to a dedicated Windows 7 Ultimate PC running Windows Media Center & XBMC for using to enjoy navigatting amongst the programs for media and occasional webpage viewing on my TV. MAJOR PROBLEM/DEVICE FLAW: The built in mousepad with the usual (push to click) functionality and unfortunately can't be disabled which I don't understand for the life of me since it also has two seperate buttons for left click/right click beneath it is WAY TOO SENSITIVE in making this not only a highly frustrating device to use but impossible for navigation as designed in my opinion. Maybe others have had better success with it if not reliant for whatever reason on being able to navigate ala mouse style and press to select isn't an issue but this totally ruins it for me. Otherwise this seems like a high tech end device and it's functionality I'm sure is second to non if it only worked right OR had an adjustment to either make the sensitivity less disturbing or disable the pad always wanting to press to click when you merely touch upon it to move the mouse on screen. Luckily the vendor has worked diligently with me and has given me a refund. I rate this product overall a D-
1) It does not have a Laser Pointer. There are some pictures presented as this model that look like it does, but the spot for the Laser pointer on the KP-810-18V that I received from Unisen USA, is used to connect the headset.
2) The mic in the head set seems useless.
The mic on the device works great with speech recognition software like search in Google Chrome and the speaker works great if you hold the device like a phone. The head phones on the headset work great. The keyboard and track pad work great as does the IR remote. This is a well made, well designed product and works great with my Mini Barebones Entertainment PC which has an IR receiver. I can turn on the PC, put it to sleep and wake it from sleep with the IR remote that comes on this device. More details about the PC are below.
I purchased a Jetway Mini-Top Barebones PC, Model# JBC700C9JG-H61-BW, Part# HBJC700C9JG-H61-BW, direct from Jetway as no one I could find sells this model. I will say it's an awesome little PC with MCE IR, a slim optical drive bay, an nVidia GT520M GPU with 1GB dedicated VRAM, an Intel chipset where you add a 2nd GEN Core i CPU (Sandy Bridge), support for 8GB RAM, an eSATA/eSATAp port and USB3as the more unusual features compared to other small PCs especially for the price. The only downside I see is the lack of USB ports. 2 USB2 on the back unless you count the USB in the eSATA port and 2 USB3 in the front. I added the USB2 hub below to add more USB ports and mounted it to the side of the PC with Scotch Reclosable Fasteners, see below. I'll let you look up more about this PC as it has nothing more to do with this review.
MiniPC: Everything works well with this. Distance from the laptop is decent and the function of the keys is great. Just be careful when you are charging the item. The port on this unit has a connection that is flimsy and only slightly glued in. So be careful when you connect your USB cable to it. Any sudden movement and snap it goes. Yes it did snap on me.I recieved the iPazzPort Voice Commander KP-810-18V and saw that it didn't have the headset in it. I contacted Unisen/iPazz at their Florida location and was told that the company had decided to change the audio jack to a larger size and no longer provided the headset. In the booklet that comes with the device, someone had drawn a line through "headset" listed in what is contained with the device. I had trouble programing the IR remote feature on the back also. The instructions in the booklet are useless. The syntax is difficult to decipher. The rep in Florida didn't know how to program it either. I managed to find a video on YouTube demonstrating how to sync the remote to a tv. It didn't work. If yours does, you should know that you need to repeat the process for every function on the remote. For on/off, for channel up, for channel down, for vol. up, etc..etc.. To work most functions on the keyboard side, you need to memorize a long list of keys that need to be pressed together in combination to do simple things like turning on the back light. It would be easier for most people to get up and turn on a lamp to see the keyboard than to do this. I decided to return it.At first, I thought it was a waste of money and wanted to return it. But, I wanted to give it a serious try. It took me some time to get used to the device. I use it with an android mini-PC MK808.
Good:
1. All features functions good.
2. I use the two built in IR remote feature to control my TV and DVD player.
3. Rich set of features in the keyboard.
4. The audio speaker and microphone for skype and other use is good.
5. Comes with re-chargable battery. So needs to be charged occasionally. The device will go into power save mode very quick. There is also an on/off switch.
6. Right click, left click and up/down/left/right arrow key are good.
Not so good:
1. The keys feel could be better. Keys are so close together and small. So had to be very careful while typing.
2. Trackpad is small and slow responding.
3. Range is limited. I was trying with 12-15 ft and had delayed response. So had to move closer to less than 10 ft.
4. IR remote could have had few more buttons. It was very difficult to train the remote. Once trained, it was good.
Bad:
1. POOR BUILD QUALITY. It is no where close to the OEM remotes that comes with a TV or DVD player.
2. No cursor lock/unlock.
3. Placement of the trackpad makes using the right half of the keyboard a bit difficult.
4. Audio port is little questionable.
5. This is not an air fly mouse.
6. No laser pointer.
Overall, it is a good device. I would recommend this to a friend.
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