USBGeek.com Wireless Handheld Keyboard & Touchpad Released [Handheld USBGeek Keyboard-Trackpad for PCs, Looks Smartphone-like]

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Do you enjoy surfing the computer without leaning forward to use the keyboard and mouse? Is your computer connected to a TV set and you have difficulties controlling it from the sofa? If you have these problems, the latest offering from USBGeek may be for you, as it’s not a circa 2000 Palm Smartphone, but in fact, it’s a rather handy small keyboard and trackpad in the palm of your hand.

The USBGeek.com Wireless Handheld Keyboard and Touchpad will run you $62, and features a 48-key QWERTY keyboard, along with a trackpad, similar to what you’d find on a notebook computer. Plug in the USB wireless receiver into your computer, and you’ve got a 30 feet of wireless freedom. The built-in rechargeable battery is juiced up by a USB recharging unit, and the thing even has a back light for working in low/no light situations.

One of the obvious applications is surfing from your sofa, possibly to a Media Center PC or laptop. A lack of Mac support limits the usage to the Windows side, although I wouldn’t be surprised if a hacked driver showed up soon for Mac support. Don’t let the ugly design fool you, this is one useful gadget. We covered a better looking Japanese device back in July, but this thing is smaller, cheaper and available everywhere.