Our charity puts on talks in the local village halls through the winter, and also Saturday workshops in the spring. My wife did a photographic virtual tour of our valley for our charity one evening, and the digital projector started to play up, unless she stood almost in front of it, masking some of the screen, then it wouldn’t show the next slide. Besides upsetting her, the audience were disappointed as well.
After months or searching and working with a specialist provider, we realised that what we needed was not available, either a radio controlled or a blue tooth controlled projector, no body makes one. So, back to the drawing board, and after much head scratching, we thought, how about if we controlled the laptop program instead.
Back on the net to Amazon, and looking at what was available, decided to try this one. It arrived, well packaged, and with clear instructions for it’s use. So I connected the chip to our PC, loaded the display program, stood in the doorway and pressed the buttons. The slides changed forwards and backwards with no visible delay, and the pointer reached over thirty feet to the landing wall.
So, the day came and we were ready to try it out in the church hall, only to find, we had been moved into the main church as the hall wasn’t big enough to hold all those that came. So, in a cavernous church, the opposite side of the Nave to the speakers, sat my laptop facing them so they could see what was shown on the screen to their right.
4 speakers with many slides in each presentation, from over fifty feet away, using the pointer (which did reach the top of the church walls ! ), this wonderful little solution worked just as we hoped, and the speakers all commented on how well it worked and how easy to use.
If, like us, you need a way to control a slide show on a laptop or similar, can plug the gadget in a USB port, then this is the best thing since sliced bread.
It does exactly what it says on the tin, stored the gadget inside the cover for safety when not in use, and doesn’t break the bank. As a charity, we strongly recommend this as an alternative to much more expensive solutions.
| Brand | Targus |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 2.79 x 24.64 x 16.51 cm; 60 Grams |
| Batteries | 1 AAA batteries required. |
| Item model number | 4334368 |
| Manufacturer | Targus |
| Colour | Black/Grey |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Wireless Type | 802.11a |
| Voltage | 1.5 Volts |
| Wattage | 3600 watts |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7/2000/XP/Vista^Mac OS X 10.2 + |
| Battery description | AAA |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 1.48 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 5 Grams |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 1 |
| Item Weight | 60 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
