First, this keyboard should offer better control of Wii navigation other than just entering text. You will find that you will need to still switch back and forth between the keyboard and the wireless remote frequently. This can be especially annoying when browsing the on the Internet Channel. It has the plus/minus buttons built in and an OK button that will close a text-entering screen. It also has two buttons that let you move backward or forward through web pages when using the Internet Channel, but otherwise, you will still need to extensively use the Wii remote. There still should be shortcut buttons for search, favorites, reload, and web address entry; the Wii remote has shortcuts on its remote for these. It should also have the infrared sensors so that it can be utilized without the Wii remote. I would have paid extra for that.
Second, there is a pseudo-number pad built into this keyboard, along with four other pseudo-keys: PGUP, PGDN, HOME, and END. The number pad and these four other functions can be accessed by holding down the FN key on the keyboard. The problem is that the FN key that needs to be held is right next to the other four keys with the aforementioned labels on the right side of the keyboard. Let me be more detailed. One could possible hold the FN button with his fore finger and with the same hand be able to also push the HOME key with his fore finger, push the PGUP or PGDN buttons with his middle finger, or push the END button with his ring finger. (I still have yet to find uses for these buttons as they don't do anything on the text-entering screens or through navigation on the web pages.) It still would have been better had the FN button been on the left side of the keyboard so that it can be held with a left-hand finger while pushing the other buttons on the right side.
What really makes the placement of the FN button terrible is the number pad. The number pad is on the middle-right half of the keyboard, placed on keys which make it clear that it is to be accessed with a right hand, similar to what you may find on some laptop keyboards. However, the placement of the FN button makes it near impossible to use the number pad. The FN button is down and to the right of these keys. It is not possible to hold this FN button down with your right hand while using the keypad with your right hand nor can you hold it down with your left hand as your right hand is in the way! The only way it can be used is to hold down the button with one finger on your right hand and the use one finger on your left hand to type the numbers. I can type faster using the number keys on top of the regular keyboard, which makes this number pad mute. This is so dissatisfying and it would have been a great feature to use when I have to enter my sixteen digit credit card number every time I purchase more Wii points. In this case, in is not just recommended that the FN key be on the other side of the keyboard; it is essential! My ten-year-old daughter could have made a better design.
For the positive side of this keyboard, I do like that it is white to match the decor of the Wii, and I like its compact size.
If you compose many messages, this keyboard may be a suitable investment. However, I usually find myself using the on-screen keyboard with the Wii remote when I have to type a few words or a sentence. I only reach for my keyboard when I have more than a sentence to type.Buy Wii Logitech Cordless Keyboard!
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