Kensington Fly? Series: ANY GOOD?

shawnpatrickjoyce

I'm sitting here, typing in the dark, and I realize that the brightness of the screen of my TiBook blinds me from seeing the keys on the keyboard. Naturally, I remember talk of the <a href="http://www.kensington.com/html/1421.html"; target="_blank">FlyLights</a> from Kensington, and I am wondering what everyone thinks of them. They all look pretty cool. There are platinum silver and black ones to match my TiBook and <a href="http://www.jblcreature.com/"; target="_blank">JBL Creatures</a>. There's one with a red LED and even one with a fan! So what does everyone think?





(I think I will turn on the light now )

shawnpatrickjoyce

It would probably be a cool but geeky addition any 'book lover's peripheral collection. I find that I'm spending time with my powerbook in all sorts of places.



Today I've been posting on AppleInsider from the living room couch.

Last night it would have been the family room couch.

Christmas Eve it was the kitchen dinner table.

Sometimes I'm in the library either at the desk or in on the comfy chair.

Usually I am in my bed.

Sometimes I'm in the computer room.

Hell, I've even spent a lot of time with it outside on the terrace, or in the middle of the back yard in the grass.



Who wouldn't need a red LED illuminating the keyboard, or a fan to keep me cool? But does it work well?



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tigerwoods99

That looks like a cool thing to get, and it's only 20 bucks. I'd say what the heck and get one if you want to. Now all you gotta do is trade yours for that GHz Superdrive model.

eman

I've got the FlyLight. I haven't used it in ages but when I used to use it it worked perfectly. Very useful and only $20 which makes it better.

shawnpatrickjoyce

Thanks Eman and TW. What kind of peripherals do you think will come out at MWSF?

shawnpatrickjoyce

I found<a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20021212/xmas_2002_2-06.html"; target="_blank"> this</a> interesting review of the FlyFan at Tom's Hardware Guide. Does it really spin that fast?

barto

[quote]Originally posted by ShawnPatrickJoyce:

<strong>I found<a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20021212/xmas_2002_2-06.html"; target="_blank"> this</a> interesting review of the FlyFan at Tom's Hardware Guide. Does it really spin that fast?</strong><hr></blockquote>



Hell Yeah. Very powerful. Got one for my Dad, and they were flying off the shelves at Christmas time.



Barto

shawnpatrickjoyce

Hmm. It sure looks interesting.

vandewaals

If it's so hot where you are that you need a USB fan...shouldn't you be somewhere else lest your computer overheats? I mean call me crazy...





I.M. VanDeWaals



P.S. I have the FlyLight and it's pretty cool. I just curl it up and stick it in my 'puter bag. The only complaint I might have is that the LED in it is very focused in a tight circle, so I have to kinda aim it from the side to light the whole keyboard. I'd like it better if the light was more diffuse and covered a wider area. But still a nifty toy .



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shawnpatrickjoyce

But what if you're in the middle of the ****ing desert? <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



I don't know. It just seems cool.

multimedia

I have the black FlyLight with the white light. Works great. Love it. Got it at CompUSA with a $10 instant off sale. So it was only $10. Perfect in a dark room. It's more of a spot light than a flood light. So you may have to adjust it from time to time to see all.

klinux

I have the flylight and swear by it. (Good to use in the bedroom so not to disturb my wife when she's sleeping and I am using the iBook.)