Thursday, January 13, 2005

During the christmas holidays and the last week I have bought myself some gadgets.
First of all I have bought the Microsoft Optical Desktop With Fingerprint Reader.

This package contains a Microsoft wireless mouse and the keyboard with fingerprint reader.  The fingerprint reader exists in 3 different versions :
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Separate reader

It's a nice gagdet.  When having several users, you can't use the automatic login of windows.  With this reader, you don't have to remember your password.  OK this statement isn't correctly.  You always have to remember your passwords.    It works very well for the windows login, websites and programs.  You have to register at least 2 fingers.  And here's is the negative point.  You can use all the registered fingers.  So when you have added access to somewhere with your first finger, you can alos login with the second registered finger.  It's a shame that there's no SDK offered for this reader. 

Futher, I don't use the mous eincluded in the package.  Because I have the Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer.

The color I have is Black Leather.

And for my last gadget, I have bought a keyboard for my iPAQ.  It's a Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard.

It's a compact and very light keyboard.  Only 2 AAA batteries are needed. AND the weight is 160 grams!!  This keyboard can also used on mobile phone, smartphone and laptops.  Be aware for your mobile phones it's the Symbian OS that is required.