Logitech diNovo Mini Review

Hi guys.

I'm reviewing the Logitech diNovo Mini today. The diNovoMini is a small wireless bluetooth keyboard and mouse combination perfect for HTPCs and the PS3. It acts just like a normal keyboard and mouse so it should be compatible with any device that supports a usb or bluetooth mouse and/or keyboard. A bluetooth usb dongle is provided.

First of all the diNovo Mini is SMALL. I'd say it's the size of an old pocketpc. It's smaller than my hand. The first thing I did is plug in the battery and the usb dongle. A few seconds later I was ready to go.

The mousepad on the top right acts as both the 4-way cursor of a keyboard and a touchpad mouse. The function is toggled by the switch next to it. The left mouse button is on the top left and is labeled OK. Pressing the pad results in a click too. In mousemode the leds are amber, in cursor mode they are green. It looks pretty cool.

The diNovo Mini turns on as soon as you open the lid, and goes in standby if you close it or if you wait for a few seconds.

There's a compartment for the USB dongle underneath the diNovo just so you won't loose it.

Typing can be done in two ways: keyboard style or with your thumbs. Keyboard style is kinda weird, and the keys aren't layed out exactly as a normal keyboard. I prefer using two thumbs. That's what it's made for. The keys are soft rubber-like.

There are a few media keys such as volume up/down/mute mediaplayer prev/next etc. A webbrowser button is also present which is a nice addition. On the left side there's a pageup/down button which makes reading a webpage easier.

I started up LA-MULANA, an MSX-like game to try and see how well the diNovo performs for gaming. This is where the diNovo falls short. It is not possible to press 2 cursor keys simultaneously. If you do so, for example you press left, and want to press up to jump, it will just keep on walking to the left.
This makes the diNovo unsuitable for action gaming. For strategy games it is perfect though.

The maximum range I measured was over 15 meters, I couldn't really get to the maximum. So that's perfect.

I have no pictures at this moment, but I'm sure you'll find those on google ;)