https://the-gadgeteer.com Gadget news and reviews since 1997! Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:38:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://the-gadgeteer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-cropped-wp-icon-gadgeteer-logo-32x32.jpg https://the-gadgeteer.com 32 32 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/11/02/seenda-bluetooth-keyboard-and-mouse-set-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/11/02/seenda-bluetooth-keyboard-and-mouse-set-review/#respond Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:00:21 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=487208 REVIEW – I recently reviewed the ACEMAGIC Matrix Mini M1, and using a compact keyboard would be a great match. The Seenda COE401 offers USB and Bluetooth for up to 3 Windows, macOS, iOS, or Android devices at the press of a button. I have one to review; read on to see what I think! […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/11/02/seenda-bluetooth-keyboard-and-mouse-set-review/feed/ 0 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/08/23/seenda-folding-bluetooth-keyboard-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/08/23/seenda-folding-bluetooth-keyboard-review/#respond Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:30:52 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=479533 REVIEW – I have a bunch of different tablets. I have an iPad, various Android tablets, and a Microsoft Surface. I got a hard cover for the iPad that has a built-in Bluetooth keyboard (with a touchpad), so it’s nice being able to type on a physical keyboard. And after I recently got my Pixel 9 […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/08/23/seenda-folding-bluetooth-keyboard-review/feed/ 0 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/06/20/seenda-battery-powered-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/06/20/seenda-battery-powered-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-review/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:00:38 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=472825 REVIEW – For the past six or eight years, I have had a keyboard for my Mac that I loved. It was just the alphanumeric keys, with an inverted “T” arrangement for the arrow keys, and, most importantly, I could switch between my Mac, my iPad, and my iPad mini or my phone in a […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/06/20/seenda-battery-powered-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-review/feed/ 0 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/06/10/winmaxle-b1-mini-keyboard-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/06/10/winmaxle-b1-mini-keyboard-review/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:29:24 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=473149 REVIEW – When it comes to typing on my iPhone or Android phone, I use one finger with the onscreen swipe keyboard because I find it uncomfortable to hold my phone between two hands and use both thumbs to type. Earlier this year, I reviewed the Clicks Keyboard, which was just as awkward to use […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/06/10/winmaxle-b1-mini-keyboard-review/feed/ 0 Bluetooth keyboard - The Gadgeteer nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/04/08/protoarc-xk01-folding-keyboard-review-an-edc-keyboard-that-does-origami/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/04/08/protoarc-xk01-folding-keyboard-review-an-edc-keyboard-that-does-origami/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:23:48 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=465007 REVIEW – Using multiple devices was once an odd thing to see. No more. Between laptops, smartphones, and smart watches, we all are carrying around one or more (sometimes many more!) devices that are more powerful computationally than what Alan Shepherd entered space with in Freedom 7. And the more we want to do with […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/04/08/protoarc-xk01-folding-keyboard-review-an-edc-keyboard-that-does-origami/feed/ 2 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/09/14/mokibo-fusion-keyboard-review-a-mobile-keyboard-with-an-integrated-touchpad/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/09/14/mokibo-fusion-keyboard-review-a-mobile-keyboard-with-an-integrated-touchpad/#comments Sat, 14 Sep 2024 18:00:43 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=445982 REVIEW – Have you ever wanted an ultra-portable keyboard that gives your smartphone laptop-like superpowers? That’s what the Mokibo Fusion keyboard claims to do for iPhones, Android phones, iPads, DEX, and Windows. Let’s take it for a spin! What is it? The Mokibo Fusion is a thin Bluetooth keyboard with an attached cover that folds […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/09/14/mokibo-fusion-keyboard-review-a-mobile-keyboard-with-an-integrated-touchpad/feed/ 1 Bluetooth keyboard - The Gadgeteer nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/01/14/protoarc-ek01-plus-ergonomic-split-keyboard-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/01/14/protoarc-ek01-plus-ergonomic-split-keyboard-review/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:53:15 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=418750 REVIEW – I am well into the process of upgrading my home office/studio to better handle my Podcast recordings, my photography and videography post-production and my time spent writing reviews. I have been searching for a keyboard that just feels right for me. I know that I would prefer an ergonomic keyboard, and I want […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/01/14/protoarc-ek01-plus-ergonomic-split-keyboard-review/feed/ 0 ProtoArc(R) EK01 Plus Ergonomic Split Keyboard nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/12/04/czur-touchboard-pro-keyboard-with-trackpad-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/12/04/czur-touchboard-pro-keyboard-with-trackpad-review/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:50:24 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=412051 REVIEW – The curse of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is that it takes two devices to work in. You need to have a keyboard for input, and a pointing device for moving the insertion point around and selecting/dragging graphical elements about. Originally, that was a keyboard and mouse. The laptop brought it down to […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/12/04/czur-touchboard-pro-keyboard-with-trackpad-review/feed/ 3 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/11/18/logitech-pebble-2-combo-review-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-for-up-to-three-devices/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/11/18/logitech-pebble-2-combo-review-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-for-up-to-three-devices/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:00:34 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=411919 REVIEW – Most knowledge workers today use a graphical user interface on their computing devices. Sure, we may spend time in a *nix terminal or text editor or even a coding Integrated Development Environment (IDE), but all of those are contained in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that’s navigated through a mouse/trackpad/pen/touch interface. When switching […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/11/18/logitech-pebble-2-combo-review-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-for-up-to-three-devices/feed/ 5 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/06/12/protoarc-xkm01-tri-fold-bluetooth-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/06/12/protoarc-xkm01-tri-fold-bluetooth-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-review/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:02:07 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=393260 REVIEW – As a techie junkie, I always have a complete computer system in my EDC backpack. If you have been following this adventure, you know that my laptop developed a problem, and rather than purchase a new one, I decided to use a mini PCX, a 10″monitor, a foldable keyboard, and a mouse as […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/06/12/protoarc-xkm01-tri-fold-bluetooth-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-review/feed/ 1 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/04/29/cherry-kw-9200-mini-wireless-keyboard-review-three-different-ways-to-connect/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/04/29/cherry-kw-9200-mini-wireless-keyboard-review-three-different-ways-to-connect/#respond Sat, 29 Apr 2023 14:00:36 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=388232 REVIEW – Keyboards are becoming an increasingly personal choice.  Apple almost lost a generation of laptops because of keyboards that customers hated!  When thinking about keyboards, there are two big factors that influence choice.  First, is the keyboard feel.  How does it type?  How does it sound?  The second is connection.  There are three main […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/04/29/cherry-kw-9200-mini-wireless-keyboard-review-three-different-ways-to-connect/feed/ 0 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/04/21/jlab-epic-mouse-and-jlab-go-keyboard-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/04/21/jlab-epic-mouse-and-jlab-go-keyboard-review/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:12:34 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=385171 REVIEW – Here at The Gadgeteer, we’ve reviewed several products from JLab, all of which were audio gadgets like earbuds and headphones.  But JLab also produces a range of keyboard and mouse products.  Here we review the JLab Epic Mouse and JLab GO Keyboard.  Do they live up to the quality and affordability of the […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/04/21/jlab-epic-mouse-and-jlab-go-keyboard-review/feed/ 2 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/12/04/protoarc-ekm01-wireless-ergonomic-slit-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/12/04/protoarc-ekm01-wireless-ergonomic-slit-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-review/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:53:31 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=373718 REVIEW – Products designed around ergonomics tend to carry an ‘ergonomic tax’ which make them more expensive than their traditional counterparts.  Finding a quality ergonomic product in the goldilocks zone of value can be tricky with so many options vying for our attention.  The ProtoArc EKM01 is a mouse and keyboard bundle that is at […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/12/04/protoarc-ekm01-wireless-ergonomic-slit-keyboard-and-mouse-combo-review/feed/ 4 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/07/20/this-is-the-retro-mechanical-bluetooth-keyboard-that-tom-hanks-might-use/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/07/20/this-is-the-retro-mechanical-bluetooth-keyboard-that-tom-hanks-might-use/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:00:11 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=361549 NEWS – If you’re a fan of Tom Hanks like I am, then you might know that the popular actor collects and even uses old-school typewriters. Typewriters are the kind of keyboards minus batteries, that use real paper, and do not have Bluetooth connectivity to other devices. If you also like retro-looking devices that have […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/07/20/this-is-the-retro-mechanical-bluetooth-keyboard-that-tom-hanks-might-use/feed/ 2 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/07/01/the-rymek-typewriter-style-mechanical-wired-and-wireless-keyboard-has-old-school-style/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/07/01/the-rymek-typewriter-style-mechanical-wired-and-wireless-keyboard-has-old-school-style/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:14 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=359496 NEWS – I really like the look of the old 1920s and 30s style typewriters. So, when I saw the RYMEK Typewriter Style Mechanical Wired and Wireless Keyboard, I was attracted to it. It looks old school but also sleek and modern. It is a Bluetooth and USB wired mechanical keyboard and you can switch […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/07/01/the-rymek-typewriter-style-mechanical-wired-and-wireless-keyboard-has-old-school-style/feed/ 0 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/04/05/logitech-mx-keys-mini-keyboard-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/04/05/logitech-mx-keys-mini-keyboard-review/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:29:33 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=351233 REVIEW – Unless you’re a tablet purist and only use an onscreen keyboard for all of your text input, a physical keyboard will be one of your most-used computer/laptop peripherals when you want to get real work done. Logitech’s line of MX keyboards and mice have long been my favorites and today I’m excited to […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/04/05/logitech-mx-keys-mini-keyboard-review/feed/ 13 Bluetooth keyboard - The Gadgeteer nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2021/07/07/azio-izo-collection-wireless-keyboard-numberpad-and-mouse-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2021/07/07/azio-izo-collection-wireless-keyboard-numberpad-and-mouse-review/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:00:20 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=328481 CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – The financial barrier of entry into the world of mechanical keyboards can be high, but it doesn’t have to be that way. AZIO’s IZO Collection — consisting of a wireless keyboard and number pad and wireless mouse — is affordable, feature-rich and stylish. What is it? The AZIO IZO is a collection […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2021/07/07/azio-izo-collection-wireless-keyboard-numberpad-and-mouse-review/feed/ 5 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2021/02/25/epomaker-akko-3068-silent-bluetooth-5-0-mechanical-keyboard-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2021/02/25/epomaker-akko-3068-silent-bluetooth-5-0-mechanical-keyboard-review/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:00:34 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=316940 REVIEW – The Epomaker AKKO 3068 Silent Bluetooth 5.0 keyboard is a fusion of the wireless Bluetooth combined with a nostalgic design.  On paper, this ticks all the boxes for what I want in a mechanical keyboard these days – design (highly subjective to your tastes though, if you love RGB gaming flashiness you’ll want […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2021/02/25/epomaker-akko-3068-silent-bluetooth-5-0-mechanical-keyboard-review/feed/ 2 Bluetooth keyboard - The Gadgeteer nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2021/02/20/cherry-dw-9000-slim-keyboard-and-mouse-set-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2021/02/20/cherry-dw-9000-slim-keyboard-and-mouse-set-review/#respond Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:15:23 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=313788 REVIEW – Working remotely has required many people to duplicate office computer layouts at their home.  The mouse and keyboard are important parts of any setup. The Cherry DW 9000 slim is a wireless mouse and keyboard combo set with some great features. I have one to review. Read on to see what I think! […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2021/02/20/cherry-dw-9000-slim-keyboard-and-mouse-set-review/feed/ 0 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2020/10/22/iclever-ultra-slim-full-size-rechargeable-wireless-keyboard-review/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2020/10/22/iclever-ultra-slim-full-size-rechargeable-wireless-keyboard-review/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:30:31 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=308235 REVIEW – I am a teleworker.  On my desk I have two computers, a 16-inch MacBookPro that is my work computer and a Mac mini that is my personal computer.  To save on space, I want these computers to share a single monitor, keyboard, and mouse; I just need some way for the peripherals to […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2020/10/22/iclever-ultra-slim-full-size-rechargeable-wireless-keyboard-review/feed/ 6