New hardware MEGATON: Logitech's Wii keyboard

by JC Fletcher { Oct 11th 2007 at 6:47PM }

Yesterday, after the update enabling USB keyboards in the web browser was released, Logitech mentioned that they'd be releasing a special Wii keyboard. We immediately got the crazy idea of a keyboard with a Wii pointer built in, so you can point and click by waving the keyboard around. It was a weirdly practical, and fun, idea.

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.

Tags: keyboard, logitech, usb

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Blanko4 @ Oct 11th 2007 8:13PM

I first read that as New hardware MEGATRON.

drywall @ Oct 11th 2007 10:03PM

How about a keyboard that just plugsd into my wiimote like the classic controller...

Drew @ Oct 11th 2007 10:31PM

Is there a USB -wireless- keyboard that works?

I think most have seperate drivers to load... any that are built in?

mark richardson @ Oct 12th 2007 4:10AM

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!

Jayenkai @ Oct 12th 2007 10:00AM

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..

..

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.

Drew @ Oct 12th 2007 1:10PM

Awesome! Thanks for the info!

lordmetroid @ Oct 12th 2007 3:57PM

I got a keyboard from Japan from logitech and as far as I can see their logo still says Logitech

Jesse Stipek @ Oct 12th 2007 4:53PM

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!

Elson @ Oct 13th 2007 10:59PM

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

Ewok in Tokyo @ Oct 17th 2007 5:38PM

"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