RiiK18 Plus Wireless 3-LED Color Backlit Multimedia Keyboard with Multi-Touch Big Size Trackpad,Rechargable Keyboard for Android TV Box,PC,Smart TV,Xbox,Raspberry Pi, HTPC IPTV,Windows, MacOS

Edit: I've had this thing for about a year and my opinions have not changed. It's a solid mini-keyboard and definitely worth the price, holding up well. Charge lasts 4-6 weeks before having to plug it in. Touchpad has sort of lost its texture from all the use, but still works well enough. Keys are small enough that they're difficult to type on, but finger peckers / typing novices will find it just fine. Charge indicator has never worked, nor has the low battery indicator. It has always just lit up the wireless LED when charger is plugged in. So the only warning it's going to need a charge is when it simply stops working. Not a deal breaker, but hope they fix that in future versions.ORIGINAL REVIEW:I've owned this keyboard for about 6 weeks now and it's an absolute gem for a home theater PC. It's proven durable so far, having four kids tends to put handheld devices through quite a torture test. The backlight LEDs are bright and having the three color options is awesome.I've used plenty of expensive brand name keyboards, and the touchpad on this is among the best. I don't like that there's not physical mouse buttons under the touchpad, but thankfully there is a physical left click button (on the left side of the keyboard) that saves the day. Perfectly usable is how I'd describe it.The keys are small and hard to type on, but nothing worse than what I've experienced on any other small form factor HTPC keyboard. They work just fine otherwise.I really love that the F1-F12 keys are the primary button, and you have to hold down the FN to access the secondary media functions. A lot of HTPC keyboards have this backward where you have to hold FN to use F1-F12 keys at the top, and media keys are the default-- I'm a PC user going back a couple decades, so not having native F1-F12 keys is almost impossible to get used to. This keyboard does it right in my opinion.I'm 6 weeks into it and I haven't had to charge it other than when I first got it. My kids and wife are the primary users and they know to switch the keyboard off (it has a power switch on top) when they're done with it. Switching the power on activates it immediately, I've never had to reconnect the transmitter or do any kind of re-pairing. If you leave it set for awhile with power on, the backlight turns off and seems to go to sleep on its own, but wakes right away with any keypress or mouse movement. It just works every time.The only flaw I've noticed is that when I plug it in to charge, the wireless LED turns on. I can see that there is a low battery indicator, and a battery charge indicator, but I haven't seen the charge LED light up, even with the charger connected. If you have the keyboard switched off or on and plug it into a charger, the wireless LED lights up. I've verified the keyboard is taking a charge by connecting a USB load meter to it in between the keyboard and charger. It draws about 300 milliamps anytime the charger is connected, which tells me it's charging just fine. That said, I've never depleted the battery, so I'm not really sure if the low battery indicator works. But the charging LED certainly doesn't, it turns the wireless LED on instead while charging. Why? I'll never know but since it seems to be charging fine, I won't complain. I'll know for sure when it finally runs dead whether the low battery indicator works, and will try to update this review.In conclusion this is an awesome keyboard and works perfectly for this application. My last keyboard was an expensive Logitech and the charger port broke off a few months in. This keyboard works better and using the touchpad is a much better experience. This has a USB tether for charging (that slips inside a plastic cover) which will likely last a long time if not abused. They also include a USB extension cable in the box so you don't have to put any strain on the short USB tether. The fact there's no charger port to break off is a good thing in my opinion. I really feel like buying a couple more of these just to store away in a closet because I'm sure it won't last forever and they will probably stop making these at some point-- this keyboard is that good that a spare or two would be nice to have and the price is right!

I use computers from media entertainment, purchasing, extreme programming, coding and engineering. It is near impossible to find a touchpad/keyboard combo that is dual mode, rechargeable, large enough to type quickly on and write with, and most importantly, with backlit keys. One cannot enter the bios of computers, laptops or embedded with Bluetooth, the drivers are not loaded, circuits enabled in any bios that I have found. One must have 2.4G or corded. Most of the 2.4G do not have backlit keys.The bad, I suspect the chipset and possibly circuit board are flimsy and flaky. I've only had it a week and this is keyboard #2. The first one got "stuck" in Bluetooth mode and I had to kill all of my Bluetooth circuits, whether paired or not, hit the "repair key combination", turn off, to get it out of Bluetooth mode and back to 2.4G. It did this multiple times so I ordered a replacement/return. So far, the replacement does not get stuck, working perfectly, backlighting working, keys responsive and I can switch between Bluetooth and dual no problem, even after pairing with multiple devices and leaving those Bluetooh circuits on. The Bluetooth circuitry does not the multi-connect function. I can only get one Bluetooth connection and one 2.4G connection to work. That's fine by me but the manual and ad seem to imply it could do two Bluetooth and one 2.4G and I don't think that is enabled on this unit. Also, the charging cable is truly odd, it's not a port but a USB cable but it tucks away, and holds a charge for a long period. If it starts to fail I'll update this review but clearly there is quality control issues with the circuitry in the unit. Backlit keys are a true wonder for writing code and typing in the dark.

I have a computer hooked to my TV/surround-sound/home-entertainment-center to use as a streaming platform. I have an old, not-smart TV that does not support apps, so the PC handles all that. Using a PC also has the advantage that I don't have a bunch of bundled apps I don't want (cluttering up my screen/menus), and I can get every stream-system I want, whether they are "partners" with the TV manufacturer or not. I actually have a smart DVD player, but it can only load new apps on it that are from "partners". Nuts to that.* I've used several different keyboards, mice, and keyboard/mice-or-touchpad combinations with it. I definitely like this one the best.* The touchpad is much better than a previous keyboard/touchpad combination and TOTALLY better than a keyboard that had a (tiny) trackball built into it. The only thing I slightly don't like with this new one is the need for two hands to hold the "drag button". I actually have an additional (cordless) mouse with a nice thumb-trackball, attached as well, so I can use either the touch-pad or mouse (windows supports multiple, simultaneous mice), and find each has its advantages.* I like the backlighting. Bright enough. Even enough (not all are). Two solid colors are enough for me. I don't like keyboard colors that change, pulse, swirl, etc., anyway.* I've only use the 2.4 dongle-connection, so can't evaluate the bluetooth. But I'm glad it's there should I ever want to connect to one of my mobile devices. This is part of why I picked this one to buy, in the first place -- to keep my options open.* Battery life seems fine. Recharging is as expected. The auto-sleep is good, although about half the time (when I think to do so) , I switch it off when I am done using it for the day. I don't know if there is any advantage to switching it off, over auto-sleep. I'm guessing switching off saves some battery -- there has to be some kind of active circuit that recognizes a key-press to "wake up"...* I've had this about 2 months, and no problems at all so far. Build quality looks to be good. Hope it lasts a very long time.>>> I like it.