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The Rii I4 Dual Mode Wireless Multimedia Keyboard combines Bluetooth 4.0 and 2.4G connectivity in a compact design, featuring a rechargeable battery, integrated touchpad, and compatibility with various devices, making it the perfect tool for tech-savvy professionals.
Brand | Rii |
Product Dimensions | 15.49 x 8.89 x 1.65 cm; 170 g |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
Item model number | Rii i4 |
Manufacturer | Rii |
Colour | Black |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Operating System | Linux, Raspberry Pi OS, Mac OS, Windows 2000, Android |
Are Batteries Included | Yes |
Lithium Battery Energy Content | 300 Milliamp Hours (mAh) |
Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
Lithium Battery Weight | 3 g |
Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 1 |
Item Weight | 170 g |
Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
N**G
Responsive controls and comfortable to hold
I have been using the device for a good few months now and so, I can say that it really suits the needs that I purchased it for. The majority use of this device is to allow navigation and typing on a computer that I have connected to the living room TV to negate the need for a full sized keyboard/trackpad whilst sat on the couch. The device is connected to the computer via the wifi dongle and the response time is absolutely fine for navigating Windows 11. I also have set up the Bluetooth connection to navigate MacOS on an iMac with no noticeable lag to make navigation awkward on either Operating System.The switching between the two connectivity methods is simple on the device itself and changes virtually instantaneously. The backlighting on the keyboard is very helpful when ambient lighting is low. However, the device sleep timing is quite short and requires a key depression to re-wake the device. This is not a major issue but sometimes annoying if the trackpad is your major use, as trackpad movement doesn't appear to wake it up but only a physical key press. The battery life is reasonable but a feature that would've been handy would be a battery low indicator (however, when the battery is almost drained, the connectivity light does begin to blink off with every key pressed).Key presses themselves are pretty solid and leave no doubt that the key has been pressed, which may be handy to those that look at the device as opposed to the screen when typing who then look up to see that half the inputted key presses didn't register.The device is nice and light but well manufactured. The size is more than adequate for all the functions that the device has and nothing seems too tight to cause mis-clicking of the wrong button. The scroll wheel works well, the trackpad is responsive and the multi-touch functions seem to work as designed.The only thing I would have wished for, that is missing, is to have a shift key on the right-hand side of the keyboard. As, being a left hander, having to use the shift key from the left is an un-natural motion for me as when using a full sized keyboard, I would use my left-hand's little pinky to press that key leaving the rest of my fingers free to type any key on the left-hand side of the keyboard.Overall though, I am more than happy with this device since purchase and it does get used on an almost daily basis. So, for the price, I think it is a great piece of kit with its dual frequency capability and back lighting, it is a step above similar looking device of a similar shape (one of which I had purchased previously that was single frequency, no backlight nor scroll wheel).
M**R
Feels well built works well with LG TV and Android phone
It feels ,surprisingly well mae with reassuring clicks when pressing keys. Instructions are minimal but enough to get started. The dongle in the battery case at the back plugs into USB port on tv so I can use smart tv browser, enter passwords etc. It can navigate Netflix etc but haven't figure which woul be Back button, but better off using TV remote control anyway. I don't think dongle is USB. It has built-in bluetooth and connected to my Androi phone first time. Keyboard is small so I two-finger type. CTRL and bottom right lights up keyboard well. Also got a hany scroll bottom. Touch pa mimics left an right buttons; It also has two buttons at top for left an right mouse which you can accidentally touch.I can cast my phone onto tv and wanted to use keypad to control that and use photo and video editing apps. However. experience shows apps are designed for touch interface on phone and whilst I can use the the keyboard's touchpad (which works fine) it is better to use the phone and switch attention to TV when I want to. However, if I was typing a document and casting that to screen keyboard would be OK.
J**W
Very good but isn’t Bluetooth compatible with PS5.
I bought this device mainly for text input on PlayStation 5 and while it does work using the 2.4G wireless dongle it is not compatible via Bluetooth.The touchpad, media keys and scroll wheel are not functional on PS5 either but the direction keys, OK button and all of the text keys work perfectly.So that’s the bad news, ready for the good news?When paired with a compatible device this is a seriously good mini keyboard. The touchpad is accurate and responsive, the scroll wheel is very useful and the text input is spot on (no duplicate letters or latency issues so far).The backlight has one colour (white) and two brightness settings (on and off) which may turn off the “RGB everything!” crowd but it does the job.The auto sleep function is great for conserving the battery, you get 9 hours with the backlight always on but auto sleep helps extend that.The battery is a removable 700mAh 3.7V 2.59Wh Li-ion. Which is great because you can buy a spare if needed but more importantly you can replace it if it fails in the future.Overall, apart from the Bluetooth compatibility issues with PS5, this is a great mini keyboard for the price (I paid £16.59) and while it has fewer features than some similarly priced options it has them beat on the “keep it simple, stupid” front.
A**E
Great but could be improved
Sensitivity of the touch pad could be better as it's not super accurate like a modern phone touch screen or laptop touch pad, and I'd like a mouse button under the touch pad so I can use one handed. Some of the keys are in different places to what I'm familiar with, like the apostrophe symbol. Apart from all that, it's a great device that turns my TV into a media PC when paired with my laptop. It goes to sleep after a few minutes, but that's probably a good thing to save battery life. You can easily switch it off and on to wake it up. The red scroll wheel is really useful and works well. Volume control is also useful. The shoulder buttons act as left and right mouse buttons. The d-pad is like the arrow keys on a keyboard. I haven't tried Bluetooth, I just used the USB dongle and it worked straight away on a Linux computer with no need to download any drivers.
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