The Targus device comes in 2 main parts the 2.4ghz RF receiver which looks just like a USB dongle plugs into your laptop or PC (the one driving the presentation) and the main controller unit which measures 120 x 50 x 35mm sits neatly in your palm up to 15 meters away.

Using RF the Targus system allows you to drive a presentation from the other end of a room without issue, ideal for those who have ugly laptops or when the mouse lead won't quite reach to where you want to sit. But this is more than just a basic remote presenter, oh yes your inner Geek will be having kittens when you see that the presenter is actually a fully featured track ball with dedicated buttons which can be set to open applications such as windows media player or internet explorer at the correct moment.

Of course no geek presentation would be complete without a laser pointer and the Targus does not disappoint here either with a very bright laser spot even from the edge of the RF range (15 meters). To be fair it takes quite a bit of getting used to and in the time we had to play with it we found the operation of the trackball to be a tad fiddly, but we're sure with practice we'd be one handed presenters within days.

It can operate in one of 3 modes, presentation (obvious really), Music where it can drive Windows media and then mouse where it acts as a trackball extension.

The presenter comes with a lanyard so you can anchor it to your hand in case you drop it while getting over excited presenting some essential financial information or hurriedly trying g to shutdown an inappropriate website that popped up mid PowerPoint! The presenter is powered by 2 triple A batteries and seems to last for ages if you spare the laser pointer, we loved the quick start application buttons and the whole black and silver style of the unit.

Can we justify £35 for the Targus Wireless Multimedia Presenter, hell yes, never has presenting dull end of month figures been so fun and it's much less public than wearing a "Geek inside" T Shirt.

Published - 23/08/2005

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