But as always, reality is less awesome than our controller fantasies. Logitech announced that their "new" USB keyboard will be ... the Classic Keyboard 200. (pictured above). They added a blurb to the Japanese product page that mentions that it's been tested with the Wii browser and found to work. Which means that you can get the new Wii peripheral right now, because it's just their basic USB keyboard. It only seems to be available in white in Japan, however. Importing might be worth it for you, because in addition to the color, the logo will say "Logicool" (Logitech's Japanese name) which we find hilarious.
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10-11-2007 @ 8:13PM
Blanko4 said...
I first read that as New hardware MEGATRON.
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10-11-2007 @ 10:03PM
drywall said...
How about a keyboard that just plugsd into my wiimote like the classic controller...
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10-11-2007 @ 10:31PM
Drew said...
Is there a USB -wireless- keyboard that works?
I think most have seperate drivers to load... any that are built in?
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10-12-2007 @ 4:10AM
mark richardson said...
see there has to be a hd coming i remember way back when nintendo said there was going to be no usb keyboard at all now there is one!
perhaps the same can be said of the hd soon!
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10-12-2007 @ 10:00AM
Jayenkai said...
Logitech do an S510 wireless keyboard, which apparently works a treat.
I'm using one to type this.. But I never tried it on the Wii..
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I should probably go do that.
*goes to try*
Yup, it DOES work a treat. (Although not through the CompetitionPro Recharger's USB Hub Extension thing, so that must just be a USB1 connector!)
Nice keyboard.. flat, like a laptop one.
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10-12-2007 @ 1:10PM
Drew said...
Awesome! Thanks for the info!
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10-12-2007 @ 3:57PM
lordmetroid said...
I got a keyboard from Japan from logitech and as far as I can see their logo still says Logitech
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10-12-2007 @ 4:53PM
Jesse Stipek said...
Haha! In the new anime, 5 Centimeters Per Second, the LogiCool mouse makes a showcase. I thought it was a joke at first, but now that I know it's real, I'm laughing. Haha!
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10-13-2007 @ 10:59PM
Elson said...
I also use a Logitech S510 with great results (good wireless range as well). For a list of some keyboard shortcuts, see http://www.elsonandlarissa.com.nyud.net/wiikeyboard
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10-17-2007 @ 5:38PM
Ewok in Tokyo said...
"Logitech" the name is already taken by another company in Japan so the foreign logitech had no choice but to use Logicool... I don't see the big deal...
(Not all Logitech products sold in Japan have "Logicool" printed on them - many are the same thing but only the packaging is different.
http://www.logicool.co.jp/index.cfm/home/&cl=jp,ja
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