Lenovo N5902 Enhanced Multimedia Remote with Backlit Keyboard (57Y6678)

Wow! I really didn't have any idea how truly handy this would be. I got it to use with my media PC in my den. It is actually smaller than it looks in the pictures. The bright trim is almost a bronzish chrome and it looks really nice on the table.Anyway, you can hold it in one hand and easily work the thumb mouse. It has a single click built into the thumb control too so you don't have to use two hands or pickup your thumb to press a click. The thumb mouse is optical so no track ball. I don't do well with track balls but this thing was immediately comfortable to use for me.As for the keys, they are raised in just the right manner to make selection easy, positive and sure. The keys do actually require a little pressing so you cut way down on key input errors. No, you are not going to be able to key this like your keyboard by 10 finger touch, it is way too small for that. What you can do though is easily double thumb it like a phone.This is not a keyboard for everyday use with your primary PC but it is excellent for media use where most of what you do is navigation with a little bit of typing. The back light is very handy too. I haven't tried out the full range on this yet but it is long. I am pretty sure it will reach most of my house and into the backyard.I was going to buy the less expensive version first then saw this one. From what I have read about the other one, this is well worth the slight difference in price. Also seems really well made!

I bought this remote to control my PC when I use it to watch videos, to control my smart tv (Sony R520A), and my NAS box. Basically, you need one today, as you have more and more computers around you performing various tasks and fewer and fewer "dumb" devices, since in most cases you are going to use one or more of the following:-type inside of the search box-type paths and / or commands-use mouse to navigate the GUI buttonsLenovo makes three models of this remote: The old, the new and the new with backlight. I am not going to discuss the new model without backlighting, because I do not see the point of doing so.The old and the new models have largely cosmetic differences and two main differences: the type of mouse control and the backlight. The old remote has the scroll-ball mouse, the type that you'd have on a blackberry, and the newer one has a mouse control that is just like a tiny touchpad, which can also be pressed to click.The problem of choosing the model comes from the fact that both implementations of the mouse are horribly bad on Lenovo remote.the type of a mouse present on this newer model is horribly inconvenient.-For the older model, as everyone mentions the problem is that the mouse ball is too loose in it's socket and therefore it moves every time there is a slightest movement of the remote itself, such as if you move on your couch, and as a result the mouse becomes active on the screen and the your video player switches to control skin. How would you like that happening every time your dog itches?-For the newer model, the touchpad is not sensitive to the movement of the remote itself at all, which is great, however, the mouse control is a pain to use. This is hard to explain, but everyone I know says that the ball mouse is far far more superior and precise than the touchpad. You can try the feeling if you cover your laptop touchpad with a piece of cardboard leaving only a small round hole in the middle, about 1/4 inch in diameter. Do this, and try to use the mouse. You will find that it is possible, but much much less precise!So, instead of simply fixing the ball mouse by making it a tiny bit stiffer, Lenovo decided to make another mistake by going with the touchpad sensor type of mouse control, which as it turns out has it's own problems.I was sure that I could open the older model and tighten the ball, however, I decided to buy the newer model because the older one lacks backlighting, and that is simply unforgivable in 2013.After using this newer model for a bit, I can tell you that the idea itself is great and the device is truly irreplaceable. Lenovo made it fairly tough, reasonably convenient to use and very good looking. There are few problems with it, which I am going to mention below, but I'd like to note that even with that said, this is still a very capable device.-If you are not 16 year old, and no longer have a laser cut vision, you will discover with great disappointment that just like many other devices these days, the manufacturer did not give a single thought to the ergonomics of the device. The size of the printed characters on the keys is about 1/9 of the total available key surface area, meaning that the character could easily be printed three times larger, but it wasn't. You will find yourself looking at a key, say 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch, but the character will be printed the size of a character in a small print disclosure text. And no, of course it is not even bold.-the backlight is designed to save your battery power, and not to be convenient, as if the batteries price was your main concern here. It times out in about a second, and light up again as soon as you press a key, but the point is that if you are trying to find a key in the dark, you will most likely not be able to find it that quick!-the remote has two "click" buttons, just like the laptop touchpads, one for the right-click and one for the left-click. Well, the designers positioned those right above the mouse sensor, thus the following will happen: If you need to scroll the screen, you will want to position the mouse on a scroll bar and then hold it there by holding the left-click button. At this point, you will find it very awkward, because the button you're holding is right above and very close to the mouse sensor, so your right thumb is trying to move almost underneath of your left one!. This is the worst possible location of the click buttons for a thumb operated keyboard.-finally, I haven't found yet a way to customize the keys for my particular TV. In my opinion, such a device as a mini remote keyboard must have this as a feature. There should be, say, a couple of customized layouts remembered, so that you could easily switch from one device to another.Failures. My remote came with a defect, - the number one key is not functioning. After testing all they keys, I have found that this is not a hardware problem, as the "1" key functions just fine in an upper register mode ("shift" pressed). Thus, I will be returning this remote for exchange. I expect this to be super smooth, as I am dealing with Amazon here and not with Lenovo.I would still love to have this remote, provided I can obtain one with all keys functioning.... keeping my fingers crossed.

I desperately searched hi & low across the internet for a good, reliable, wireless device that was on the smaller side, was back-lit, had a track-pad and offered the full functionality of a keyboard & mouse. I didn't want those cheap candy-bar shaped mini-keyboards from China either. They may work for some people and get the job done, eventually, but I was looking for a QUALITY unit that will last for a few years of constant use. The best item I found was the Logitech DiNovo Mini. But that thing is very old and being that technology moves fast, it was already way out-dated.After that I just about settled on Logitechs K400 mini keyboard w/track-pad, but it lacked back-lit keys. I soon came to the realization that I wasn't gonna find my ideal device and would have to settle on a unit with most, but not all, of the features I was looking for. It seems like, for whatever reasons, that companies aren't manufacturing these types of devices anymore. More and more people are using "home theater pc's (htpc)" but lack the necessary input device to use from the couch. The K400 is a 3/4's keyboard, meaning it's three quarters the size of a regular full sized keyboard, it has a built-in track pad with a reliable connection and was a QUALITY device, even though I wasn't feeling the size of it. Just as I was about to order the K400, I came across the Lenovo N5902 Multimedia keyboard. The best thing was that the Lenovo had all the features I was looking for!!!Now, a lot of people here complained about the range of the unit and others say it works better when the USB dongle is in the front ports of the PC to give a more unobstructed view. I don't have either of these issues, though it will miss a letter, here & there, while typing long paragraphs. But I don't think it's the Lenovo messing up, I think it was me not pushing the buttons hard enough. I was going by feeling the "click" of the button when I pressed it, but just because you feel a click doesn't mean you pushed hard enough for it to register the button press. Since I've consciously been pushing the buttons harder, I haven't had any issues.My recliner (where the device is used from) is about 6ft away from the laptop (where the USB dongle is located) and they're horizontal to each other with the computers USB ports facing the recliner. All I can say is that it works FLAWLESSLY 99% of the time! The N5902 is 100% a quality device. It has bright back-lit keys, is small but not too small, has a thumb-sized track pad and scroll functions, and has a very reliable connection. If you are used to texting on a cell phone, then you will feel right at home using the Lenovo. The keys are aptly sized and spaced when considering the size of the unit, which brings me to my next point. The pictures here on Amazon don't convey the size of the device. It is much smaller than I thought it would be and is easily used with one hand. The whole thing is smaller than the size of my hand and the track pad is about the size of the top of your pointer finger.The only thing I was a little leary about was when the unit arrived, it came in a plain box with no writing on it. It had a sticker that said the model number and the condition (new). It had a Lenovo sticker sealing it shut that had to be cut to open the box. I just found it very strange that it wasn't in a retail type of box. The packaging looked how items look when they're sent out from the manufacturer as refurbished, though it said "new" on the sticker. It also didn't have ANY paper work, like a quick start guide, warranty info or instructions. Just a heads up... the USB dongle comes in the battery compartment. Just take it out, pop it into your pc's port, turn the unit on and you're ready to go.Aside of the packaging, the Lenovo N5902 is the best item I found, after hours of searching and reading reviews, that met all my requirements and I recommend it whole heartedly.

Love this remote. The shape makes it easy to hold and it works with all of my electronic devices that have a USB port including my home built custom kodi boxes.The only improvement I would ask is for the keyboard lighting to activate when my thumb glides over the sensor used to move the mouse so that I don't have to push a key on the keyboard to activate the keyboard lighting. Also to have the keyboard lighting stay on for 2 or 3 times longer than it already does, so that would be about 5 to 10 seconds after the last key is pressed.

perfect transaction, as expected