For all those people who like to hook up their PC to the TV set
for watching movies or just browsing the Web, Logitech will unveil at CES 2008
a “must-have” product.
Called Logitech diNovo Mini, the new device is in a fact a
wireless, plam-sized keyboard, that connects to your PC via Bluetooth
technology.
Thanks to an innovative ClickPad, diNovo Mini can be used
also as a touch pad to point, scroll and click - or as a directional pad to
navigate menus and make selections.
Logitech has come up with the idea, after their research
revealed that more than 60 percent of people who have connected their PCs to
the television use this setup to browse the Web, view photos and videos from
their personal libraries, and watch downloaded shows on their TV.
diNovo Mini features a complete keypad, dedicated hotkeys
for media players and the Page Up and Page Down buttons, perfectly fit for
easing the Web navigation or zooming through the TV channels.
The keyboard even offers a dedicated button that launches Windows Media Center,
as well
as a row of media controls that allow people to adjust
volume and easily play, pause, stop, fast forward and rewind.
Because Bluetooth technology provides long-range wireless control
from up to 30 feet from the PC, people can type IM messages, enter URLs and
search-text queries, as well as navigate Windows Media
Center from across the
room. The design of the keyboard is very elegant, with a sleek silver-and-black
profile.
Also, when in touch-pad mode, the ClickPad is backlighted in
orange and the function is switched to media-remote mode, the ClickPad's directional
buttons are backlighted in green. The keyboard keys, however, are always
backlighted in orange.
Logitech’s gadget is powered by rechargeable Li-ion
batteries, which will last up to one mont
between the charges. The new PC-to-TV remote can be yours, starting next month,
for only $150.