Kensington 33374 Wireless Presenter with Laser Pointer
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Customer Review: nice with keynote
Summary: 4 Stars
I have not had this very long, but wanted to tell Macintosh Keynote users that it works fine with Keynote and will even start Quicktime movies that are embedded in Keynote--but it won't do that for PowerPoint. If you have a movie that starts on a click in PowerPoint, then this presenter just skips to the next slide rather than starting the movie. My old Belkin wireless presenter did the same thing with PowerPt. Also, when plugging the receiver into the USB port on either of my Mac laptops (a Powerbook G4 and a MacBook Pro), the presenter tries to find an external keyboard even though one is not connected. If you just close that window, the wireless presenter works fine.
Added note, 1/2011: After a time the window where it looked for the external keyboard quit appearing. Perhaps some update of software fixed it? Anyway, it is no longer occurs.
Customer Review: Laser button acts like F5 key
Summary: 3 Stars
We ordered several of these remotes to use at work in our conference rooms, and overall, they work great. Very easy to install, no drivers needed, the buttons are responsive and easy to press. It's a slick remote and looks professional.
I gave this a 3 because of one irritation, which is that pressing the laser button while in a program other than PowerPoint produces the same effect as pressing the F5 button on the keyboard. In IE, the screen refreshes; in our accounting program, the help box pops up. I know it's advertised as a presentation slide remote, but it's nice to be able to use the laser with other types of programs that are part of the presentation. Instead, it has been rather disruptive and distracting during meetings. It irritated one of our directors so much, we must order replacements of different mfg for them all.
Customer Review: A Very Well designed Unit
Summary: 4 Stars
The Kensington pointer is half the price of competing units but better designed and functions better than others. The case is sturdy, has a no-slip outer coating, has a comfortable feel in the hand, and even includes a trench that serves as a holder for the receiver when not in use. Placing the receiver in this trench automatically disconnects the laser so that batteries do not have to be removed to prevent the laser turning on when the unit is packed for a trip or placed in one's pocket. And the advance and go-back buttons function all of the time, not just most of the time! The only thing holding this from being a 5 star item is the weak laser pointer. I would be happy to pay an extra $20-$30 dollars to have this same pointer with a bright green laser. Nevertheless, a very well designed, functional unit.Customer Review: Couldn't Be Better!
Summary: 5 Stars
I do a lot of training at work and was tired of the remote clicker provided by our IT department. It was tempermental and would not go backwards. This little gem is a dream! Not only does it go backwards and forwards, but it has a laser pointer as well. You don't have to point the clicker directly at the laptop to advance slides; it appears to work from anywhere in the room.
I have used it in rooms as large as 600 square feet, and been able to work the slide show from all over. It has also worked well for me when the PC was in an enclosed cabinet - did not interfere with the signal. It feels good in your hand, too! Battery life seems good; I just changed the batteries after two months of almost continuous use. An excellent purchase I wish I had made sooner!
Customer Review: Works as advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
The Kensington wireless remote with laser pointer works exactly as advertised. Put the USB receiver into a PC's USB port, give it a few seconds to be recognized (we tested this with Windows XP SP2), fire up a PowerPoint presentation (we use PowerPoint 2003), and the buttons move the presentation forward, backward, or hide it. We had no problem using it from the back of our lunchroom, about 50' to the laptop.
Caveat: putting the receiver back in the main unit turns it off, which is good, unless someone wants to use just the laser pointer. The receiver is very small and could get lost easily (even if someone puts it in a pocket, it would be easy to forget). If you pop out the receiver slightly but leave it in the unit, the laser is on but the receiver won't get lost.