Review on Experience Ultimate Convenience With The Rii Mini Bluetooth Keyboard: Backlit, Portable, And Compatible With Many Devices by Carlos Krueger

This little keyboard is amazing, but the directions that came with it left something to be desired. Based on some other customers (pictures/reviews) I wasn't sure if I were going to receive a unit with a removable battery and/or a BT dongle; it turns out mine had a BT dongle included and an integrated battery. I use this with my Android Smart TV box and haven't noticed any connectivity issues from about 15 feet away (it is very responsive). Maybe this is because the BT built into my TV box is better than the dongle that was included with the remote, which might be where some users are having problems. For the sake of improving functionality and reducing frustration, it might be worth spending $8-10 on a new dongle before sending this unit back and/or encountering the same issue with another device. I haven't looked at the specs of the included dongle, but that may be the culprit.Findings (most mentioned by others already):-It is lighter and smaller than I expected, but doesn't feel cheap. I was worried I would either be carrying a small brick around the living room or a squeaky/flexible piece of junk.-The backlight is nice, but the Power/On light is too bright when watching in a dark room (I find myself constantly flipping over the remote as soon as I am done with it).-Good button size. I have rather flat thumb tips and as such am a terrible typist on my smart phone, but this is perfect.Since this is my first mini keyboard and smart TV setup, I had no idea what to expect, so my problems may not be issues for other people, but I thought I'd share my lessons learned.Tips:Fn+F5: Turns the screen off, but doesn't power down the TV box (still need to keep the stock remote around for that).Esc: Same as Back button on stock remote (took me a while to realize this).Touchpad Scrolling: Works like a smart phone/tablet (drag up to scroll down), not mouse wheel or laptop scroll bar (I'm still used to the old scroll bars on laptop touchpads).OK Button: Works like a left mouse click, which can be frustrating. If you have your mouse over a selectable item, but navigate somewhere else using the D-pad, you will click on whatever your mouse pointer is still hovering over. Using Fn+F8 (disable touchpad) does not prevent this, it just stops the mouse from moving (continues to select whatever you left it hovering over). To get around this problem, you must move your mouse to a benign place before using the D-pad to navigate and select different items. Sometimes it can be annoying because a benign place on one screen will be selectable on the next. Users might just consider never using the D-pad unless just scrolling through the menus.