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.
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.