Lately I've noticed a trend from laptop makers to include small remotes with their laptops, especially ones that are designed for multimedia, this is a great additional feature and something that should become a standard. My friend has a new laptop and it came standard with a tiny little remote that actually fits inside the newer smaller ExpresCard slot so it's really small.

I have an older laptop that uses the standard PCMCIA slots and of course it didn't come with a remote, sure I could buy a larger remote to carry along with it but that's a pain when you've got a product available like the one I have today for review. The product is called the USB Media Remote, the name is kind of misleading, but it does use your USB interface so it works that way. The USB Media Remote is tiny, feature packed including a built-in laser pointer and it fits right inside of a free PCMCIA slot for storage and easy portability. So if you're like me and the majority of laptop owners out there who didn't get a remote with their laptop but want one then I can easily recommend this product, so read on to check it out...

Outel USB Media Remote

Author: Kristofer Brozio

Sponsor: USBGeek

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

USB Media Remote from USBGeek

Relax and enjoy the rich multi-media functions of your notebook computer with this full featured media remote control. Play music, watch DVDs, or flip through photos on your laptop from up to 30 feet away.

Features: 

-Arrow, Enter, Back and Page keys to navigate Windows Media Center and give PowerPoint

 presentations.

-Volume Controls to crank the volume up and down in any Windows Program. E.g. PowerPoint,

 Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, Power DVD, Winamp...

-Media Controls to Play, Pause, Fast Forward and Rewind videos, DVD, live and recorded TV, even \

 music.

-Eliminate lost remotes by storing it inside your laptop (PCMCIA Slot), that way it is always available

 when you need it.

-The remote protrudes slightly from the slot, making it easy to pull out and use.

-Support user custom key setting

-Support Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME

-Powered by Lithium battery (CR2025)

-Frequency: 2.4GHz

-Range: Up to 30 feet

-Dimensions: 85.8 x 54.2 x 5.0mm

-Weight: 19g

Price: US$ 30.00