Xebec Tech HTPC Mini Bluetooth Keyboard Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging and Bundle3. Design and Ergonomics4. Performance and Conclusion5. View All Pages

The keyboard is small, however Xebec have fitted many extra buttons on top of the standard QWERTY keyboard, including various media control buttons. According to the specifications there are 73 keys with 11 hot keys (including  4 internet hotkeys and 7 multi-media keys) although we didn't count them all! There is also the track pad at the top of the device, which is a smaller than the version you find on your laptop.

The keyboard is thin at the front, although it gets thicker towards the back – meaning it sits up slightly on the desk. Much like on laptop keyboards extra functions for each key can be accessed by pressing a Fn key.

For instance the standard number keys actually have 3 distinct functions (e.g. ‘1' / ‘ !' / ‘Open music library' being all accessible from the 1 key) .

From the back we can see there is a small switch to turn the device on or off, although it will go to sleep automatically after 2 hours.

The back has been designed using a rubbery surface which allows for easy grip. We can also see the battery compartment at the top, as well as the pairing button in the middle. There are two other buttons on the back labelled L and R and these are your standard mouse buttons and are placed similarly to trigger buttons on games console controllers.

The battery compartment takes 2 AAA batteries, no rechargeable batteries are supplied unfortunately.

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