MSI intros wireless HTPC keyboard combo with accelerometer-driven mouse

User Comments: 7

1. February 23, 2010 9:25 PM
   

   Tekkaraiden said:

   Expensive and awkward to control, that's brilliant.

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2. February 23, 2010 10:23 PM
   Guest said:

   It's not awkward to use in the least - have you even used it?!

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3. February 24, 2010 12:00 AM
   

   tengeta said:

   Might finally get that damn keyboard off my coffee table. I just wish the Xbox 360 controllers chat pad would do it, Microsoft would sell tons off that alone.

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4. February 24, 2010 6:54 AM
   

   Tekkaraiden said:

   You mean to tell me that moving the mouse cursor with an over-sized wii remote isn't awkward?

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5. February 24, 2010 4:11 PM
   Guest said:

   It's the size of an iPhone. If moving that small around is awkward, then the longer Wii remote must be down right excruciating.

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6. February 24, 2010 4:49 PM
   

   Tekkaraiden said:

   Try moving a mouse cursor accurately with just the accelerometer in a wii remote. You'll find that up, down, left and right work very well. You'll also find that going a direction other than just up, down, left and right is quite difficult to do accurately. It's pretty much like trying to go diagonal on a etch a sketch, you can do it but it's awkward.

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7. February 24, 2010 5:30 PM
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   Matthew, TechSpot Staff, said:

   It's the size of an iPhone. If moving that small around is awkward, then the longer Wii remote must be down right excruciating.

   I haven't held the device in-hand, but based on your comments, I assume you have? The linked source says the MSI Air is 14.2 x 8.8 x 3.3 inches -- much larger than the iPhone 3GS sitting on my desk (about 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches).

   I'm not calling you out, just trying to confirm the Air's dimensions. Based on this picture, it certainly seems larger than an iPhone. Frankly, I don't see how all of the keys and two AA batteries would even fit on an iPhone-sized device.

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