Bluetooth Keyboard

Bluetooth wireless keyboards were first introduced by Microsoft in 2002. Since then, there have been major developments and improvements in wireless keyboards and wireless keyboard and mouse combinations. Wireless keyboards today are offered not only by Microsoft, but also, Apple, Freedom, Dell, Logitech, Stowaway and many other companies.

A Bluetooth keyboard and mouse combination will allow you to work at your computer without worrying about getting tangled up in wires, and the freedom to be able to work at distances of up to 30 feet, which is five times further than most wireless products.

Microsoft First Connect offers a keyboard with 2.4 GHz Bluetooth technology. This wireless keyboard, the Optical Desktop Elite, is easy to use right out of the box, and there is no complicated setup.

Bluetooth Keyboard The Apple wireless keyboard is a sleek and compact design, with an anodized aluminum frame. Using Bluetooth technology this Apple keyboard will make a secure and reliable connection with your Mac without a cable connection.

Another type of Bluetooth wireless keyboard are the foldable types, which range in size from a full size keyboard to a mini keyboard. Freedom Universal Keyboard is a full size folding keyboard that is dual standard.

This keyboard gives the user the option of both the SPP and HID profiles, which offers the widest compatibility of most of the more well-known devices including BlackBerry, Dell, Asus, HP, I-mate, Sonny Ericsson. HTC, Nokia, Palm and also branded products from Sprint, Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, Telus, Hutchinson 3, Telephonica, Orange and others.

The Bluetooth Brando Mini Folding Keyboard is an example of the wireless mini keyboards, weighing in at a mere three ounces. When this keyboard is folded, it is a tiny 3.7 inches by 2.75 inches by 0 .5. The Brando Mini is an excellent wireless keyboard for your BlackBerry, Palm OS, Smartphone, Mobile Pocket PC or S60.

The Think Outside Stowaway wireless Bluetooth keyboards, by Dell, are popular with PDA users. When opened this wireless keyboard is almost full notebook sized. Because of its unique design, this folding wireless keyboard can easily fit into a purse or pocket. The Stowaway also comes with a lap lock, which enables the keyboard to be used on a person’s lap, which is perfect for use in tight spaces such as at an airport.

The Bluetooth laser virtual keyboard seems to be a step into the future in the world of technology Using this technology, a virtual keyboard is projected through a laser device onto any flat surface, and the keystrokes are accompanied by key clicking sounds that are simulated.

This virtual keyboard has 63 keys with a full sized Qwerty layout, and is capable of producing typing speeds similar to that of the standard keyboard. The little laser device that projects the keyboard image is only 3 ½ inches high and the keyboard measures 295 x 95 mm.

This Bluetooth virtual keyboard works by producing a red diode laser light when the keyboard is projected onto a nonreflective flat surface.

There are many different types of Bluetooth wireless keyboards available to fit the specific needs of the user.