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Not sure about the screen rotation part of the software since I do not need to use it. I really hope this review helps those who are looking for a wireless keyboard at a very good price with fair to excellent quality. I inserted the battery and held down both shift keys while I moved the keyboard around slowly so a signal could be picked up. I had a Palm Tungsten E2 for nearly 3 years but it stopped working for some odd reason. The setup is very simple and quick. The stand may seem a bit flimsy or weak but I really like it and like anything delicate just handle it with care.
:-) Overall, this product has pretty much reached my expectations. I had purchased the Targus universal wireless keyboard to use with my Palm PDA. It worked superbly. One the signal was picked up (a pink arrow showed up on the lower right had side of my PDA) I started typing up my paper. However, the Targus universal wireless keyboard did not work very well the HP IPAQ 4150 PDA. I became an HP IPAQ 4150 PDA owner about two weeks ago.
So, I purchased the Belkin Universal Wireless keyboard. I actually like the feel of the keyboard as well.
I have a Pharos Traveler 535e with a side IR port, so I have to turn my unit sideways & adjust the orientation to landscape to work. I had a Targus before, which was comfortable and commodious, but the Belkin is a little small for my taste.
That never really was a problem for me, though. Also, I liked that when I attached my Targus to my old iPAQ 3765, it worked automatically.
I find it funny that both keyboards fold up to a very similar size, given the space the Targus offers. The plus on the Belkin, I think, is that it takes a battery, whereas the Targus works off the pda battery.
The install went well, but it took me a little while to get my pda to work with the keyboard. The major issue I'm having is that I don't have petite hands.
The Belkin has to be turned on and off through the pda, which is a little more time consuming if you have an idea to get down right away.
It worked easily with little setup. This item was exactly what I needed for my PDA. The price was great for this item.
Then after sitting on the phone with me step by step, they conceded it wasn't my fault and told me the board was defective. Tech support first blamed me, saying I didn't install the driver right. After installing this software 10 times and pulling every trick I can find, I'm giving up. Software installed fine, but the keyboard never worked properly. Half the keys on the first one wouldn't work. I exchanged it and that one would't work at all.
Belkin have really shot themselves in the foot over all this.Although the PPC stand is very flimsy (the Stowaway one looks much better, and apparently has a better arrangement for beaming) the Belkin has the great advantage of a proper row of number keys at the top. (I downloaded the Windows CE 2005 driver). Leaving aside the compatibility list and driver problems, I can't understand what all the whingeing is about. Belkin's website documentation is wildly out of date and muddled so it was difficult to know if this keyboard would work with an Axim X51V PPC with ActiveSync 4.2 and WM5.0. But, after a lot of effort, I found it did. It's a neat little keyboard, and all in all I am very satisfied.
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