Comments on: Battle Test: Logitech diNovo Edge

By: Ahmet

Ahmet — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:43:35 +0000

This keyboard works out of the box with recent Linux kernels, except a few of the special keys.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:08:16 +0000

As long as you have USB keyboard support in your BOIS, it works within, not just in windows.

By: GerMAN

GerMAN — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:38:54 +0000

Yes I’m also wondering if it works in Ubuntu 7.10???

By: Hende

Hende — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:38:44 +0000

Any lucky to get the edge touchbad to work in Ubuntu (7.10) ?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:05:32 +0000

Yes, it comes with a wee bluetooth usb dondle for those who are toothless.

By: AP

AP — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:18:48 +0000

Sorry if this is a silly question – will this keyboard only work if you have a computer with bluetooth? Or does it come with a bluetooth transmitter that you can plug into your computer? Basically- will this keyboard work with a fairly old desktop?

By: JK

JK — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:46:27 +0000

I put it on my Debian and it worked instantly the first time. But now, the second time, no connection. I haven’t got a clue yet…
JK

By: Maxime

Maxime — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:21:40 +0000

One thing of importance to note is that *IT SEEMS* the Edge cannot work as a BlueTooth hub. It would mean, unlike the previous DiNovo, that one cannot use an other BlueTooth peripheral like a standard BlueTooth mouse for example connected to the keyboard. Possibly a Logitech BlueTooth mouse would work…
Can you confirm any of that ?

By: Glyph Lefkowitz

Glyph Lefkowitz — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:40:48 +0000

I’ll probably post a full review of my own once I have some time, but I figured I’d share the little tidbit I have for other Linux users hitting this page.

The keyboard works out of the box – and instantly – on linux (specifically, ubuntu dapper). No such luck with the trackpad, which is a shame. However, there is hope: the trackpad works without drivers in Windows, and although the “touchdisc” doesn’t seem to be recognized as a mouse (and it crashes the Synaptics driver in the few cursory investigations I’ve done so far), it IS recognized as a HID device and both /dev/ts0 and /dev/event4 emit data for me.

Despite not being able to use this feature in linux, I think I’m still pretty happy with the keyboard. It’s absolutely gorgeous and the range is completely ridiculous. It’s more like wifi than bluetooth.

I’ll post my own review once I’ve dug deeper.

By: ben

ben — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:11:11 +0000

does it work on macs? any problems with syncing and also customizing and using all of its functions?

By: Sartori

Sartori — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:33:29 +0000

So given that this is a bluetooth keyboard, am I correct in assuming that its useless outside of the OS? i.e. can I use it to bump into my BIOS, choose an option in the bootmenu etc???

By: Dismissedasdrone

Dismissedasdrone — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:00:06 +0000

Re: Ian

I use my 1st Gen DiNovo with my PocketPC. The media keys obviously don’t work, but for basic typing it works great.

By: Miriea

Miriea — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:31:46 +0000

Please update the review once the keyboard has been tested with Linux. This past year I purchased a luxury Logitech wireless keyboard with no Linux driver support and ran into a total dead-end. Solved (quickly) by purchasing an 8 euro corded keyboard. So Logitech was not a good choice.

By: Toralf Schnell

Toralf Schnell — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:28:02 +0000

Pretty nice keyboard. I was always looking for such a thing, but still a big price.
Can some tell Santa, please! :-)

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:48:02 +0000

I wonder if it can be used with a Pocket PC at all?
Does anybody know of any full sized bluetooth keyboards for WinMobile devices?
I have a foldaway one, but it is not very reliable

By: Frank Cefalu

Frank Cefalu — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:25:55 +0000

Very nice keyboard! I was always looking for a lapboard! 199 bucks is a big price tag though….. I guess time to hit BestBuy to test this bad boy out.

By: Melody Chalaban

Melody Chalaban — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:42:32 +0000

I was ogling this keyboard at the DigitalLife Show– it really is a beautiful keyboard and very comfortable to use, though very expensive.

By: Mike G

Mike G — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:15:22 +0000

I’m sure this is just the first of many “Lapboards”.