Wireless

A true wireless keyboard, small in size and your only loss is the numeric keypad, it also has the possibility of being a mouse substitute as it has a rollball and mouse keys, ideal for use with a media centre type PC.

While wireless offers several networking advantages, problems can occur. This next piece of kit offers to help.

With the home rapidly having more and more PC's then having wireless connectivity makes sense if only to avoid the hazards of trailing wires that are lethal to all ages.

Wanadoo my ISP introduced this service about a year ago, I have recently managed to try it.

Although notebooks come with a built-in touchpad, many users (myself included) prefer a traditional mouse.

It may not squeak or eat cheese but your computer mouse can be indispensable. So choose carefully.

This Bluetooth keyboard and mouse set is stylish and offers that bit more for those who want the best on their desks.

I have seen such devices advertised but never tried one. Often people that have were not that pleased with the results

Today’s technology devices often need to be stylish as well as functional. The Oregon Scientific wireless speaker solution is a prime example.

Getting Bluetooth to work has not always been as easy as it should be. However help is available with a new device from Belkin.

With more and more users taking advantage of Broadband, wireless and networking, NETGEAR’s® Wireless ADSL Modem Router could come into its own.

Setting up a speaker system usually involves a plethora of wires. Saitek Audio believes a wireless approach is better.

This ‘11B’ product is possibly the solution for anyone trying to let more than one PC access the Internet simultaneously.

Setting up a home wireless network is becoming increasingly popular. NETGEAR offers its RangeMax brand for consideration.

A simple tool to do a simple job, it is small enough to fit on a keyring and yet it will not only do the job it is designed for but another and just for good measure it even acts as a torch.

“And you shall have music throughout the home.” That could well be the clarion call from the three-year old company Sonos.

Not only is Noxon a palindrome but also a device that you may wish to add to your wireless network.

Headsets normally have one main problem you are linked to the computer or phone by them and therefore you are somewhat stuck. There are solutions, here are just two.

This is the first – that I know of anyway – truly portable DAB radio. Small in size runs on 3xAA batteries and also comes with mains adapter.

The world of broadcasting is embracing digital technology. DAB radio is a prime example of this make-over.

Not that long ago a DAB radio was a luxury, and probably also on a PCI card. Pure Digital are probably the biggest name in DAB today and they have a range that includes the Elan.

Having recently looked at two cordless rodents here are two further offerings, the first for the notebook user, nice and small. The second for those with style, yes it’s a designer mouse this one even has a cord.

Not all mice are created equally otherwise we would be deprived of the luxury of choice.

Here I am looking at not one but two mice from Microsoft. Neither of which have any lead to confine their movements. One is Wireless and the other is Bluetooth.

This is certainly something for that special person in your life. It is a watch but that is rather like saying one of Turners masterpieces is a painting. A watch tells the time, so does this, however there is more ....

Walk away from your PC and it automatically becomes locked, nothing on the screen and no access, return and you are exactly where you were and no passwords to enter.

A graphics tablet used to be expensive and really only the domain of a graphics professional. Wacom have released some smaller and lower specified units, this is the smallest and cheapest yet.

Now much as I love my PDA it does have its irritating moments - like loosing that little pen and having to use the end of a Biro. So imagine my pleasure at being introduced to the new world of the digital pen!

A keyboard and mouse are both vital pieces of kit for any computer user. So why not have them both wireless? However I found that their installation is not all a barrel of laughs.

If you a frustrated PC artist then the Wacom Graphire3 Studio may well be what you are looking for and at a price that will not break the bank.