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diNovo Mini™
Connecting your PC to your TV? Put total control of your entertainment into the palm of your hand.
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(26 Reviews) 26
Rating Snapshot 26 reviews
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20 out of 26(77%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for diNovo Mini™
Review 1 for diNovo Mini™
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rapture8192
from Melbourne, VIC
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Excellent for Media use!
Date:15 April 2012
Hello, I'm one of Logitech Australia's product testers (LPT13056). I'm reviewing the diNovo Mini as part of this program.
When it first arrived, I noticed it was slightly larger then I first expected. I'm using it now to write this review, and I feel I am stretching my hands to reach the centre of the keyboard. This isn't a particularly bad thing - it makes the keys easy to press and they have excellent travel in my opinion.
SetPoint allowed me to set a separate profile up for it so I could have different sensitivities between it and my mouse. Be aware that this isn't a full keyboard though - I heavily miss my F keys. You can reprogram only three keys on this - music, internet, and power - which I actually find quite limiting for such a small keyboard. That whole row could be made programmable and common shortcuts (Alt+F4, Ctrl+W, Alt+Tab for instance) could be made into quick button presses rather than unobtainable (in Alt+F4's case).
The trackpad is missing a crucial feature that its big brother has. The full diNovo Edge keyboard has scroll ability on the touchpad and it made surfing webpages easy. On this, the scroll is absent (for unexplained reasons) and I really miss it. To navigate a webpage you need to flick the remote into media mode to access the arrows on the touchpad for scrolling, which removes the ability to move the cursor.
Though these are really only small annoyances - it's a board made for media use and very basic computing. Definitely not designed for typing documents, surfing the internet (even Facebook is a pain without scroll), or gaming. But for simple chat, media navigation, and watching movies, this remote exceeds the abilities of any other remote on the market (to an extent, I prefer this over Logitech's Harmony range - if only it had infrared).
I feel that if it had these last few additions - fully programmable top row keys (F1-12 by default, able to be changed to shortcuts or open programs or perform media tasks - a feature already on most Logitech keyboards), scroll touchpad (already on diNovo Edge), and possibly infrared (technology already developed by Logitech in the Harmony range) - could turn this from a good product, into an excellent one.
Overall, as an advanced remote with text input it excels; as a keyboard and mouse replacement it fails. Would recommend for carputing (what I will be using it for), media PC's, and for the PSN.
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Review 2 for diNovo Mini™
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TimmyT
from Narre Warren, ViIC
Expertise: Newbie
Great Little Unit
Date:14 July 2011
I brought one of these in Aug 2008. I was looking to see if a new one was out. The same model is available, I am a little disappointed about that. However, this remote has been great. We use it for our HTPC in our lounge room. The remote works well with Winamp from the back yard. It dosn't feel like a strong unit, but it is we have 3 children, 2-6-10, they all use the remote, and it has been dropped / thown / stepped on and all sorts way too many times and had liquids spills from time to time. The only three things I am not happy about is, 1. we have to remove the battery every 3-4 weeks to get the unit to reset to talk to the usb dongle, 2. there are not F1-F12 keys. 3. When the battery is say 50% empty the range is reduced from 7M to about 4M. I will be buying another one for my bedroom HTPC. I love this little unit and would recommend them.
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Review 3 for diNovo Mini™
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Richy
Awesome- except the price
Date:2 September 2010
Awesome product- Don't have cable or satellite- all Netflix and Win Media Center- This product is awesom- small enough not to be intrusive yet large enough to be functional as a full keyboard. I have had mine for 9 months. Battery lasts about 3 weeks till the next charge.
My kids can use it- a 4 year old, and my wife loves it. Range has never been a concern.
Driver used to stink when I first purchased it- but updated last month, and drivers are much better.
Price is very steep- I show this to faimly and they love the product but because of the price, they will not purchse it.
Overall- great.
My kids can use it- a 4 year old, and my wife loves it. Range has never been a concern.
Driver used to stink when I first purchased it- but updated last month, and drivers are much better.
Price is very steep- I show this to faimly and they love the product but because of the price, they will not purchse it.
Overall- great.
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Review 4 for diNovo Mini™
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4
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LondonDragon
from London
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Excelent little Keyboard
Date:18 May 2010
I have now been using this keyboard for almost two years, I use it on a daily basis to control the computer connected to the TV in the living room where I watch all my movies and TV series.
All I can say is that this is the best keyboard ever, fair enough the arrows keys can be a little flimsy sometimes but once you learn how to use them properly it just becomes second nature.
I still think this is a little over priced, I managed to get mine for £50 which was very good indeed. I would not use anything else. Also no one believes me when I say that this is my full mouse and keyboard to control the computer, they think its some sort of translator haha
Great product just needs to work on the arrow keys. If not for that I would have given it 5 stars. Recommended.
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Review 5 for diNovo Mini™
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Mikey
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Great Idea, Executed Horribly.
Date:16 May 2010
Great idea... but the finaly product is garbage. Worked OK for a month, now it has some MAJOR problems... it seems like it doesn't send the (ex. type, click etc) information via bluetooth til i move the mouse then it all happens at once.
the mouse portion was never any good, and when you switch it to media mode, the cursor buttons don't work well. it actually shows you in the manual how to press on them due to the design flaw.... HOW CHEEZY.
also, the software thought it was something else when i installed it.
all in all, awesome idea for a htpc... they just need to work on it.
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Review 6 for diNovo Mini™
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Kalavere
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Very, adequate.
Date:16 March 2010
Adequate is the word to describe this product, cheaply made, not very ergonomic and VERY overpriced.
They could have done better, I'd probably have been better off waiting for the Mini diNovo 2 or the like, when they have ironed out all of the issues plaguing it.
All I can say is I am glad I bought it second hand from eBay.
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Review 7 for diNovo Mini™
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Sky
Awesom keyboard!
Date:14 March 2010
I would def recommend this product. I haven't had any troubles with mine so far works great and excellent reception. Some one metioned it doesn't work with vista 64 but that is what i am running and it works just fine. To boot with vista you don't have to install the programs its a plug and play hardwear.
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Review 8 for diNovo Mini™
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Home User
Buy in Taiwan Airport
Date:17 February 2010
I bought this device in Taiwan Airport - duty free shop, less expensive compare buying in HK. Anyway a good device to control MM works with computer and my LCD TV
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Review 9 for diNovo Mini™
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Aunty Social
from Minneapolis, MN
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Crashes Constantly - Poorly constructed
Date:16 February 2010
Unit resets itself constantly, battery retaining clip flimsy and has broken. Function is good with DVD software but not durable enough to be used as a remote if you drop them as much as we do at our place. Unit has functioned in this manner since day one.
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Review 10 for diNovo Mini™
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Lady Montana
from Seattle, WA
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Setpoint Software Won't Work
Date:11 February 2010
This device looks great and was smaller than expected, but the setpoint software won't work on my Vista 64 Bit system. I've tried reinstalling and following all of the troubleshooting steps related to this issue, but the mouse and keyboard tabs won't appear after installing and uninstalling the software multiple times which makes this device useless. Was so excited when I got it, and can't beleive the lack of functioning software is forcing me to return it.
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Review 11 for diNovo Mini™
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Quality
4
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AnneM
from Long Island, NY
Expertise: Proficient User
Comprehensive Mini HTPC keyboard+Remote & Gorgeous
Date:11 February 2010
It's Plug-n-Play- no need for the drivers.
It is gorgeous, has tons of functionality for a little thing that fits in a remote caddy. Just flip a switch to toggle between remote and keyboard functions (which I do constantly when web browsing).
The pad is easy to use even in mouse mode (just set the mouse speed to fastest). The cover looks cool and keeps dust out of this little investment ;).
Someone wrote it doesn't scroll but it does on web browsers. Ensure the cursor is positioned on the page then toggle to remote mode and hold down any of the arrows on the pad to scroll web pages.
Agree it should have functions for F keys like pressing a combination of function+1 for F1.
I'd dump the WMP button to expand the keyboard and add a dedicated delete button so it isn't a function.
I wish the back button was split in two so could have a forward button too.
I'd like a DVD/BD player menu button (function ok) added to one of the media keys.
It would be perfect if it had learning capability on some keys so could re-purpose them. Would love to incorporate my receiver's volume into it as I don't control volume from the PC- who does on an HTPC? The price is high for this w/out at least some programming capability.
Agree the function text should not be blue because it can't be read in the dark. Perhaps yellow?
The cursor cannot be controlled if set the windows font larger than 150pts, and on an HTPC we like GIANT text. So I am squinting to read windows. (Vista and 7x64)
It loses connection to the receiver quite a bit, especially when the battery is low. Must pull out the battery and re-install it to re-connect.
My battery does not last a month- not even close. I use it heavily though, browsing the web, twitter etc.. I don't just pop movies in and put it down.
The recharger pin has a loose connection with the unit and easily falls out, so it's difficult to use it while recharging.
Would be great if there was a deluxe edition that included integration to an internal PC power switch to turn ON the PC from the couch (if possible).
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Review 12 for diNovo Mini™
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5
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Jlude
from Minneapolis , MN
Expertise: Tech Savvy
The "keybord" has evolved
Date:31 January 2010
Welcome to the 21st cemtury of home enterainment!!! I am glad that logitech has been able to develope a wireless pad that does everything with so much ease. it may take a little getting used to but now that i am i can acctually type faster with this handheld device than i can with a full keaybord. The hot keys that automaticly open up your media player and open internet exploerer snd put your computer to sleep are great options. the click pad or mouse pad like i call it is super eay to use and fun to play with. i can surf the web faster than i thought possible with this tool. I might not be the best speller in the world but i typed this entire review with the diNovo mini in half the time it would take me to type with a regular keybord!!!!!! Highly reccomended great product.
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Review 13 for diNovo Mini™
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5
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5
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Jesse
from Albany, GA
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Great Keyboard
Date:22 December 2009
I got the Mini originally to use with my PS3 and it works great. Eventually we got tierd of surfing through the PS3 and hooked a PC upto the TV because the PS3 was a bit awkward to use. We now use the Mini on the PC and haven't had any problems with it. F keys would be nice. Even if they were a key combination (Function+1 , Function +2 etc). The only other thing that I could see to improve it would be a charging dock. I have way too many transformers and it's always a fun game finding the right one. If it breaks I'll definately be buying another one.
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Review 14 for diNovo Mini™
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Sam From Aus
from Australia
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Love it
Date:20 December 2009
I loved this all in one remote. Works a treat in the lounge room with my HTPC, battery life is great, works from a great distance and easily able to search and mouse driven application. The cover feels a little flimsy but does not distract from the product. Looks great on coffee table. Highly recommend it. Sam.
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Review 15 for diNovo Mini™
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Quality
5
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5
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McDoh
from Washington, DC
Expertise: Tech Savvy
I love this thing
Date:24 November 2009
I've had this for a few years and I love it. I use this on an Ubuntu based HTPC in conjunction with my Harmony 880. It plugs right in with no configuration required. It would be cumbersome to use it as your primary remote as you need two hands to use it comfortably. I'm of two minds on the lid, I like that I can close it up and avoid random key presses but it can kind of get in the way when it's open. The battery life is fantastic, I barely ever have to recharge it, maybe once a month, but again, I don't use it as my primary remote. It would be nice to connect it as a bluetooth device without using the dongle it comes with but that's not a major gripe. Every once in a while it stops responding so I pull out the battery, push a few buttons to drain capacitors, plug the battery back in and it's good to go. The main feature I would like to see added is function key support (F1, F2, etc.) which would be especially handy in managing a Linux machine.
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Review 16 for diNovo Mini™
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zalbo
from Stockholm
Expertise: Proficient User
Working as intended
Date:16 October 2009
1. insert the usb plug
2. press connect on the plug and device
3. done
2. press connect on the plug and device
3. done
I didn´t even install any drivers and it works like a charm
i miss the f buttons but they are not neeed since i use it for couch surfing and movie watching on my lcd tv.
i miss the f buttons but they are not neeed since i use it for couch surfing and movie watching on my lcd tv.
for once the product actually corresponded with what i excpected it to be.
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Review 17 for diNovo Mini™
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TheOne
from Granite Bay, CA
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Great Product!
Date:24 August 2009
This keyboard + mouse is great, works from 30 feet flawlessly. I use it for AIM/Messaging and it is awesome. I love how I can easily switch from PS3 to PC mode without having to break it apart.
I do have to tell you tho, that it doesn't seem to have any F keys, but that's fine for most people, If needed, I just hook up another keyboard to the pc and solve that. It would be nice to have some F keys on there in the future, seems like I'm not the only one who wants it.
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Review 18 for diNovo Mini™
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disgruntled
from Illinois
Expertise: Proficient User
Trash
Date:5 August 2009
This worked for 48 hours and then the blue tooth receiver disappeared from devices. Ordered new receiver, same thing. Under no circumstances buy this.
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Review 19 for diNovo Mini™
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Stuart
NO F Keys!?!?
Date:21 June 2009
A major oversight is the lack of F keys. This makes it impossible to..say ... install windows (getting past the license agreement) getting into your bios... or just plain pressing an F key.
I can not believe there is not some sort of fix for this.
I can not believe there is not some sort of fix for this.
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Review 20 for diNovo Mini™
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Quality
5
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5
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duckdive
Using it right now, its sweet
Date:9 June 2009
If you have a laptop that you regularly hook up to a tv you will want this. I say laptop because of the portability the DiNovo Mini offers, a full-time pc hookup may work better with a full sized wireless keyboard. The mini is great for throwing in the bag when you go on a business trip or travel. The Mini is also great for group projects where multiple people need to see the screen and you don't want to block anyone's view. I'd say it is best for peck typing, mostly just thumbs while holding it or you can put down and peck with a few fingers for a bit faster input. The touch pad works great, it does take a bit of getting used to and I had to speed up the track speed. click and drag can be a problem given the small touch area but that has not been a big issue. Finally, battery life has been outstanding. truly over a month per charge.
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