USB Wireless Keypad is perfect for number-crunching on-the-go
By Laura June 
posted December 30th 2008 2:58PM
posted December 30th 2008 2:58PM
Brando's new USB Wireless Keypad is probably just what you're looking for, if you're looking for a wireless keypad, of course. It's got the standard keypad keys, 13 hotkeys, and a totally sweet built-in trackball. It's no Optimus Aux, or anything, but we imagine this pad will be best put to use whilst counting huge piles of coins (or any hard currency) in a public library or adding up intense columns of figures on the subway. 3,700 coppers and it's yours.
If this were bluetooth I'd probably get one, but I have no desire for another annoying dongle.
Heh, was gonna say the same thing.
Perfect would be BT or a micro dongle.
+1 for BT
dongle dont matter much on a desktop but on a notebook it does not look pretty.
Actually, it does when you have a dongle for your mouse, one for your keyboard and a whole bunch of USB sticks...
Plus, this thing is really ugly... :-)
You usually don't need a standalone numpad for a desktop.
Kinda ugly and yet, another usb dongle...?
Absolutely right about bluetooth but I'd think twice before being seen with this thing...
Shit, did you actually think that was funny?
Did you think that was actually first?
can run crysis blend iphone ffffffffffffffffffff
is fffffffffffff the sound of it being blended?
why are both the mouse buttons on the top right click?
Uhm,
where would you have put them ?
Considering the use of this thing, this is probably the best position for them...
has a track ball, maybe you hold it like a game controller to use it.
nathan i think you misunderstood me, i meant why does it appear both buttons perform a right click action. its the same icon, just spun round
I guess Martin means, why are both the mouse click buttons, both right mouse buttons, i.e. where's the left mouse button?
I suppose if Prime is right, then the LMB could be on the button, otherwise a slap on the wrists for Brando.
...I kinda want this though.... Dunno why... Secondary mous + media buttons are good, i suppose.
Dammit! Gotta type faster next time!
Martin,
I definitely did... my bad.
I would hope that Brando made a mistake in the representation of the mouse clicks because the way it's shown now, it does NOT makes sense as they indicate the same action, only the image is flipped.
And I still believe this thing is utterly ugly... :-)
This is a great looking device for controlling playback on Pro Audio Applications such as Cubase and Sonar.
i was thinking along the same lines, also for fine tuning pans and effect levels in Reason plus the major DAWs
3,700 coppers! I'd need some sort of wireless keypad to count that high. Oh! I can buy one here for only 3,700 coppers, but wait, I'd need some sort of...
As a daily excel user, thats awsome. Not a big fan of the dongle but having dedicated key pad for my laptop is great, never having to take my hand away from it to navigate, even better.
tool
I don't know about you guys but as long this thing can shut up my wife than it's a good purchase.
uh, ok.
" It's got the standard keypad keys"
I'd hardly call that standard, it's got flipping space, backspace and '000' keys and not in any normal layout either
This is exactly wrong. I want a *small* device, just the number keys. And make it bluetooth, most any laptop has it built it, why not use it?
I would buy a small bluetooth num-pad tomorrow if it was offered, but the closest I can find costs over $50 and still has a built in calculator display which adds bulk.
Why?
This is unnecessary for desktop users, since they have a full keyboard already, and doesn't really make sense for travelers with their laptops, since it's something extra for them to carry (I like to travel light). So, as far as I can tell, the target market for this is people who use a laptop at home, as a desktop replacement, and don't feel like plugging in a real keyboard to their laptop.
On the other hand, I like the media buttons and the overall design of the thing. It's just not for me. Maybe if you travel and do a lot of number crunching, then the extra hassle of carrying this with you would be worth it, since laptop keyboards suck for entering numbers.
Martin, I came to post about their mouse button icon screw up, but you saw it first. The two icons should be vertical, by the way, since horizontally they can obviously be confusing. Heck, they even confused the designers!
Ya know, As an accountant, I like it because it limits the number of wires I have running from my USB ports.
Sooner or later Brando is going to release one of those kooky weird peripherals that will be a tailor-made perfect fit for me. Until that day comes however, we get stuff like wireless numeric keypads...
I saw this, and the first thing I thought was "MIDI CONTROLLER!"
not new....
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.19018
Just a tip for anyone considering purchasing this, the little trackball that Brando uses on their products is awful. I bought a Brando mini wireless keyboard that was featured here about month ago and it has the same exact trackball as the one pictured above.
This needs 2 things:
1) Bluetooth
2) Style to match apple wireless keyboard
No, but I can run Crysis and GTA4 at the same time while I blend my iPhone together with your face, and I will also be first..
"Brando's new USB Wireless Keypad is probably just what you're looking for,"
and Brando's advertising budget is probably what you just got paid from.
Where are the hexadecimal keypads?
What's the price? In plain English this time, please.
Why don´t they add the small LCD display and it could be cool calculator you can take it with you to the meeting for example?!
So there´s some room for developing...
I can't believe this made it on to engadget, it's just a plain boring wireless numpad with a built in mouse and it looks pretty crappy at best, they'll probably put out a revision with a built in clock radio next!
This isn't amazing by any means, but for me I think it will be very useful if it will control my audio playback. Being able to lay in bed across the room from my computer, and skip songs, play, stop, turn up volume, etc... would be very convenient. Definitely not a necessity, but a convenience for me in a small manner. My desktop has 8 USB ports, so I'm not hurting on those, but I do agree, bluetooth would be a nice addition to it for more portable usage as well.
what I don't understand about this numberpad is why there is a dedicated button for three zeros.....what happened to the usual 1 zero button and then a 2 zero button?