 Targus Laser Presentation Remote |
| Review Date: March 3, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Mark, Boston, MA |
| I work in a large university and often teach in a large classroom with 150+ students. I like to walk around as I speak to engage the students, and I'm often 50+ feet away from my netbook. This remote works very well with a quick response time. The small size is easy to hold and it fits into my netbook case. The receiver stores inside the battery compartment and is very small, extending about an inch from the USB port. It also has a lighted dial which is useful in a dark room, though I haven't had a need for it, but it does look nice. I would highly recommend this unit. |
Recommended
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| Review Date: November 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: W. Shew, |
| What more could you ask for in a laser presentation remote? It has great style, ease of operation, and I love how the usb piece stores in with the batteries so it doesn't get lost! |
Now works great on Mac OS X
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| Review Date: March 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: chardad318, San Francisco, CA |
There is much to really like about the presenter. The distance from which it works, feels good in hand, extra battery holder...but one major negative is on a mac I can't start a ppt. show using the start show button. The button will end the show but not start it. So if you do a practice run through your slides and get to the end of the show, you need to walk back to the computer to start the show. No big deal if computer is close by but a hassle if it is on the other side of the auditorium. I have tried it on OS X 10.6 and an old powerbook running 10.4. Same result. The button works fine on windows PCs. Other than this it works great. If anyone knows a fix to this problem...please post a comment.
****Update**** User error on my part.
If you open the back cover just above the battery there is a little sliding switch. It is very small so can be overlooked.
It let's you choose from 3 options:
1) PC
2) Mac KN - this is Keynote
3) Mac PPT
once I switched it to mac, it works flawlessly. I updated my review to 5. |
Remote control for a projector
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| Review Date: June 21, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Stuart Schneider, Teaneck, NJ USA |
| I was skeptical about this remote control. Would it work on my Mac Powerbook? It has a small switch inside that you set for Keynote (Mac) or Powerpoint (Mac & PC). It also has a tiny USB receiver that plugs into the computer to "connect" the two. When I plugged it in, my Powerbook said that it does not recognize the keyboard. After diddling with it for a while, I learned to start the Keynote program, hit Play, and then plug it in. It then works flawlessly. The built-in laser pointer is not very bright, so it is not very useful, less so than my other laser pointers. I really wanted a remote that let me move around and control the progression of "slides", so it works well for its intended purpose. Turning it on is a bit erratic. You push a button to turn it on and hold the button down to turn it off. Sometimes it does not turn on with a single push and I find that I must hold it down to get it to turn on. So far, this is a minor issue. |
Very functional
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| Review Date: August 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: N. Nagase, USA |
| This is not the top of the line item, but it has all the functionality I needed. It saved my class teaching when I needed it. My teaching materials were all on PowerPoint slides. The slide mode and the slide advance/reverse mode are two of the functions I used the most. Also, inside the gadget there is a place for the USB transmitter/receiver storage when not using it. This is one of the reasons I decided on purchasing this. It came very handy for me. It uses 1 AAA battery but you can carry the 2nd AAA battery inside the gadget. i.e., there is a slot for the spare. It is also a nice feature when you have several days of long presentations. I never ran out of battery power for several days of 3 hour classes, but you never know when you need the spare. |
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