Comments on: Brando Bluetooth Smart Keyboard Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Antonio Oliva http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-112070 Antonio Oliva Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:19:21 +0000 #comment-112070 May I have a Brando smart keyboard driver for Ipad use? Thank you May I have a Brando smart keyboard driver for Ipad use?
Thank you

]]> By: Steve Brown http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-51945 Steve Brown Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:28:28 +0000 #comment-51945 I am looking for the came thing. Were you able to find the password/passkey? Thanks! I am looking for the came thing. Were you able to find the password/passkey?

Thanks!

]]> By: kevorkian http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-39005 kevorkian Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:48:20 +0000 #comment-39005 I forgotten the password to my Smart P/N Bluetooth Keyboard. is there any other possibility to start it I forgotten the password to my Smart P/N Bluetooth Keyboard.
is there any other possibility to start it

]]> By: jason http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-28787 jason Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:16:35 +0000 #comment-28787 hey does any one have the driver software for this keyboard i lost my cd and brando's website drivers do not work any more? hey does any one have the driver software for this keyboard i lost my cd and brando’s website drivers do not work any more?

]]> By: JoAnn http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20749 JoAnn Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:48:22 +0000 #comment-20749 Has anyone tried this keyboard with the Tapwave Zodiac? Has anyone tried this keyboard with the Tapwave Zodiac?

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20748 Julie Wed, 29 Dec 2004 18:06:05 +0000 #comment-20748 palmsolo: I didn't even realize that you could totally detatch the stand from the keyboard. Yes, I can see that this would make the stand pretty unstable. palmsolo:

I didn’t even realize that you could totally detatch the stand from the keyboard. Yes, I can see that this would make the stand pretty unstable.

]]> By: trophyofgrace http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20747 trophyofgrace Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:50:20 +0000 #comment-20747 Since this Keyboard is a re-brand of the Freedom Input Bluetooth Keyboard (which in turn is a re-brand of some tawanese company), you could probably get this keyboard cheaper than Brando is charging, but not by too much. Just thought I'd throw that in there. Julie: Thanks anyway. I'll probably just get an IR keyboard, as Bluetooth has really allueded (sp?) me. I've bought 2 dongles off of ebay that I could never get to work, so I think I will leave it alone until it matures a little more. Since this Keyboard is a re-brand of the Freedom Input Bluetooth Keyboard (which in turn is a re-brand of some tawanese company), you could probably get this keyboard cheaper than Brando is charging, but not by too much. Just thought I’d throw that in there.

Julie:

Thanks anyway. I’ll probably just get an IR keyboard, as Bluetooth has really allueded (sp?) me. I’ve bought 2 dongles off of ebay that I could never get to work, so I think I will leave it alone until it matures a little more.

]]> By: palmsolo http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20746 palmsolo Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:03:46 +0000 #comment-20746 Julie, maybe it had to do with how we used the stand. I tested it out with the stand detached from the keyboard with a Tungsten T3 and Dell Axim X50v. The hump on the left side (used as the lip to slide the stand out from the keyboard) made the devices sit crooked in the stand while in landscape mode. The devices also kept sliding forward at the bottom and sometimes right off the stand when trying to use it in landscape mode. I also did not like the small keys and key travel compared with the Think Outside model. Then again, for someone with smaller hands the Brando one may work better. That is why we have different options and choices. Thanks for the review and keep up the excellent work :D Julie, maybe it had to do with how we used the stand. I tested it out with the stand detached from the keyboard with a Tungsten T3 and Dell Axim X50v. The hump on the left side (used as the lip to slide the stand out from the keyboard) made the devices sit crooked in the stand while in landscape mode. The devices also kept sliding forward at the bottom and sometimes right off the stand when trying to use it in landscape mode.

I also did not like the small keys and key travel compared with the Think Outside model. Then again, for someone with smaller hands the Brando one may work better. That is why we have different options and choices.

Thanks for the review and keep up the excellent work :D

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20745 Julie Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:22:55 +0000 #comment-20745 Tyler: My T|T is packed away in a box somewhere (still remodeling my computer room). I only tested with the iPAQ. Tyler:

My T|T is packed away in a box somewhere (still remodeling my computer room). I only tested with the iPAQ.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20744 Julie Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:21:35 +0000 #comment-20744 Palmsolo: The only way the Brando keyboard feels flimsy to me is if you are trying to use it on your lap. It isn't as rigid as the Universal. Other than that, it seems pretty rugged. As for the stand, I'll agree that it isn't as good as the one on the Universal, but saying that it is atrocious is a bit harsh in my opinion. It worked great for my HX4700 in either orientation. I can see how it would not work well for a smart phone though. Palmsolo:

The only way the Brando keyboard feels flimsy to me is if you are trying to use it on your lap. It isn’t as rigid as the Universal. Other than that, it seems pretty rugged.

As for the stand, I’ll agree that it isn’t as good as the one on the Universal, but saying that it is atrocious is a bit harsh in my opinion. It worked great for my HX4700 in either orientation. I can see how it would not work well for a smart phone though.

]]> By: palmsolo http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20743 palmsolo Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:08:48 +0000 #comment-20743 Oh yes, there are also a TON of keyboard shortcuts you can perform with the Think Outside and you are VERY limited with this Brando/Proporta/JAVOedge model. If you read the manual on the CD for the Think Outside model you will be quite amazed how many things you can do with the keyboard, including accessing all the bottom toolbar menu items on a Windows Mobile device!!! This is the first time I have seen the ability to keep your stylus in its slot where it belongs when you are using an external keyboard. Oh yes, there are also a TON of keyboard shortcuts you can perform with the Think Outside and you are VERY limited with this Brando/Proporta/JAVOedge model. If you read the manual on the CD for the Think Outside model you will be quite amazed how many things you can do with the keyboard, including accessing all the bottom toolbar menu items on a Windows Mobile device!!! This is the first time I have seen the ability to keep your stylus in its slot where it belongs when you are using an external keyboard.

]]> By: palmsolo http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20742 palmsolo Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:05:25 +0000 #comment-20742 I wrote a short review of this in our Geek.com Holiday Buying Guide and the only real positive I had with it was the fact that it worked well with MS Smartphone and Palm Powered devices. I thought it felt cheaper than the Think Outside model and the flimsy stand was atrocious and did a very poor job at holding a PDA or Smartphone in place, especially when trying to use it in landscape mode. I can use the Think Outside model on any surface, including my lap and the stand is very solid and works well. I just hope they come out with Palm and Smartphone drivers soon. I wrote a short review of this in our Geek.com Holiday Buying Guide and the only real positive I had with it was the fact that it worked well with MS Smartphone and Palm Powered devices. I thought it felt cheaper than the Think Outside model and the flimsy stand was atrocious and did a very poor job at holding a PDA or Smartphone in place, especially when trying to use it in landscape mode. I can use the Think Outside model on any surface, including my lap and the stand is very solid and works well. I just hope they come out with Palm and Smartphone drivers soon.

]]> By: montfort http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20741 montfort Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:38:56 +0000 #comment-20741 One other pro should be the support for windows Smartphones. Thinkoutside still hasn't come up with driver support for these devices. While the infrared version of the Brando keyboard works quite nicely on my Orange E200 smartphone, I presume the bleutooth keyboard will work even better. I do agree the keys on the Brando keyboards are a bit small, but the extra row does make up for this. And as mentioned in my comment in the other review, I do think there is quite a substantial price difference too... One other pro should be the support for windows Smartphones. Thinkoutside still hasn’t come up with driver support for these devices.
While the infrared version of the Brando keyboard works quite nicely on my Orange E200 smartphone, I presume the bleutooth keyboard will work even better.
I do agree the keys on the Brando keyboards are a bit small, but the extra row does make up for this. And as mentioned in my comment in the other review, I do think there is quite a substantial price difference too…

]]> By: trophyofgrace http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/12/28/brando_bluetooth_smart_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20740 trophyofgrace Wed, 29 Dec 2004 03:57:18 +0000 #comment-20740 Did you try this device on your Tungsten T? Since I am now a T|T owner, I am interested in this keyboard... Did you try this device on your Tungsten T? Since I am now a T|T owner, I am interested in this keyboard…

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