Wireless keyboard

[nylonnet]

I'm not up with Bluetooth. Does anyone know what sort of mini-keyboard/dongle the T3 sells as an option, and what would suit as an alternative?

For example, is this the sort of thing? ...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mini-Wireles ... 04e&_uhb=1

Edit: the Beyonwiz shop's T3 ad (http://beyonwiz.com.au/shop/index.php?r ... duct_id=55) says the mini-keyboard is "wireless", but is that wifi (802.11) or Bluetooth?

Edit 2: Or doesn't it matter? Perhaps the T3 doesn't care if a wifi or Bluetooth dongle + remote keyboard is being used? (Or am I thinking too much like a Windows user?)

Edit after getting the T3 - I got a Rii mini X1 bluetooth keyboard/trackpad and it works nicely with the T3. No need for the $110 Beyonwiz offering!

Mark (the other Mark)

[nylonnet]

I've ordered a mini bluetooth keyboard/mousepad. If it doesn't work on the T3, I'll use it with my TV or server.
I'll keep you posted after my T3 arrives.

[Krusty]

I'm not up with Bluetooth. Does anyone know what sort of mini-keyboard/dongle the T3 sells as an option, and what would suit as an alternative?

Nylonnet,

I have one of these (from way back) & whilst I haven't ever used it I would think this is more like what you would need!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251308114928

You can also get this same unit in Bluetooth.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221003756348

The video is somewhat confusing though as whilst the it says Wi-Fi keyboard (meaning I assume 802.11) it fails to explain that you probably need to add a Wi-Fi USB device (or possibly a Bluetooth one)? Research tends to show that Bluetooth is the more problematic method. There again I could be wrong so others may be more across this?

[peteru]

I use a Logitech K400 with the T3 and it works, including the volume and mute keys.

[nylonnet]

I got a $20 Rii RT-MWK01 X1 (including the Bluetooth receiver dongle) and it works well with my TV (Viera plasma 50") and my laptop and my torrent server (which normally has no keyboard/mouse attached - I control it via VNC).

(Out of idle curiosity, I tried it on my S1. No luck, in case you were wondering.)

I was hoping to test the Rii on the T3 over the Easter break, but that looks unlikely at the moment (3:38pm on pre-Easter Thursday) unless a big truck arrives very soon.

I am curious what device Beyonwiz is selling for $110 for a dongle + keyboard. It had better be gold-plated with caviar keys for that sort of money.

EDIT after getting my T3: the Rii works nicely with the T3.

[HobbsAu]

Well I splashed out on the keyboard that Beyonwiz were selling - the Xtreamer Mini Keyboard 2. Problem is, the instructions are minimal and I don't have a clue how to get the keyboard to talk to the T3. Does anyone else have this keyboard and successfully got it running?

Does the T3 have a wireless receiver built in? If not, I may be missing a receiver, I suppose, but then if so, I may be short of a USB slot anyway.

[Gully]

Does the T3 have a wireless receiver built in? If not, I may be missing a receiver, I suppose, but then if so, I may be short of a USB slot anyway.

Please use search before posting. There are already posts about how the dongle is stored in the battery compartment.

[blip]

I think the posts about the hidden dongle were lost in the server crash.

[Gully]

I think the posts about the hidden dongle were lost in the server crash.

Apologies then to HobbsAu.

[netmask]

I have a keyboard/remote that came with my Samsung TV it is wireless. Can that be used with the T3? If so how does one setup a keyboard?

[peteru]

Plug in the USB receiver / cable. Done.

[tonymale]

I also purchased the Xtreamer Mini Keyboard2 from Beyonwiz, I found the dongle in the battery compartment, but after plugging the dongle into the USB slot in the T3 front panel I am at a loss to work out how to get it to communicate with the T3.

I tried it on my Computer, which runs Windows 7 and after it located and loaded the driver it works perfectly. Can anyone help me with the communication to the T3 please.