[Ti] Apple wireless keyboard

[Greg Markle]

I understand where you're coming from on this (they can have my wireless mouse when they pry it from cold, dead fingers) but I suspect you're going to need to upgrade to a separate wireless mouse.  The culprit as far as power requirements are concerned in this case is the USB hardware itself.  My wireless scroll mouse only uses a single AA battery but driving a USB mouse would require powering the mouse electronics, USB hardware and generating enough current to overcome the resistance and loss in the connections and wiring involved...it may not seem like a lot but when you're dealing with battery life issues everything is an impediment!

I'm surprised that this wasn't presented as a wireless combo with a mouse and keyboard...it strikes me as a bit counter-intuitive (an very non-Apple) to think that users would want a wireless keyboard but stick with a wired mouse.

Gregory Markle, Color Technician
Kleerdex Company - http://www.kydex.com/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carter Crain [mailto:fcc at ndlpt.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:59 PM
> To: PowerBook G4 Titanium List
> Subject: Re: [Ti] Apple wireless keyboard
> 
> 
> Yes I would. I have gotten used to a two button scroll wheel 
> mouse and want
> to be able to take it with me and use it from a distance.
> 
> On 9/16/03 11:10 AM, "Mike Stanley" <macguy at guarded-inn.com> wrote:
> 
> > Seriously doubt it and the pages/specs don't indicate it.
> > 
> > Think about it - you have 4 AA batteries powering the 
> keyboard and its
> > wireless transmitter.  Would you really want to use that 
> little bit of
> > power to run a mouse as well?
> > 
> > On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 12:06 PM, Carter Crain wrote:
> > 
> >> Any idea if you can use a usb mouse with the new wireless keyboard