Wacom Press buttons Remote Control - Black/Grey, K100826

This very useful and versatile computing tool is a great candidate for my personal top five professional gadgets of the century so far. There are non-professional solutions that offer similar or even more extensive features (such as a gaming keyboard or a 'hacked' Playstation motion controller), but nothing matches the EKR for its sleek looks and its portable ergonomic design and functionality. All of the other solutions are larger and clumsier to use. The build is one of the features I most enjoy. Its very solid shell feels like a metal alloy and my fingers enjoy leap-frogging through the buttons which have just the right amount of travel and click action considering they hardly seem to move. It feels surprisingly tough and hefty for just a small 'clicker', so it feels like the professional companion it's meant to be to the Wacom products. The markings and general ergonomic design make it easy to use. The built-in sleep timer is a great feature especially since the sliding switch turns it back on immediately and within one or two seconds it is back in sync with the receiver. Add to that the fact the battery lasts ages and you soon realise you won't have to worry about powering it.Don't be fooled by the EKRs specialised and elite origins. Here, promiscuity is a virtue! Though it was originally designed to be used specifically with the Cintiq 27HD from what I've seen and understand the EKR can be used with a slew of devices. I use mine with my Intuos pro tablets and on its own with almost all the software on my PC. (TIP: This is what Wacom should include with the special edition Intuos to make it really special! What a sexy team!) I've seen it used with tablet-PCs that don't use a Wacom digitizer. Basically, it has its own drivers and wireless receiver so it can stand alone as a universal software controller. I would think even gamers would get a big kick out of it. It's easily programmed, allowing you to quickly adapt it to whatever software you're using. Then you're away! Flying through tasks that used to take a lot longer. Use it wisely and you may never have to touch your keyboard! It makes a great remote for presentations and audio/visual playback!

Great item, makes using the keyboard a thing of the past vastly speeding up my workflow.

Having more buttons to assign keyboard shortcuts massively speeds up my workflow. Battery life is amazing. There is a lag when using the zoom wheel, which is bizarre given thee is no lag when using the same wheel on the intuos tablet.It would also be great if you could change the auto power off to never, at least when it is wired, as I sometimes have to switch it back on if I have not used it for (5 mins I think but not sure) - it just adds extra time to switch it back on, but overall this is well worth the money and has already paid for itself in time saved.

The Wacom Press Buttons Remote Control is just what I needed for my 13 HD CINTIQ much easier and take up less space than using a keyboard.excellent product.

Expensive but certainly improves productivity so good value

Very impressed with a functionality better than expected - apparently!

Just about worthy of 3 stars, but I can't forgive the auto-off timer. It's frankly ridiculous, you can't disable it. My rechargeable mouse and keyboard last weeks between charges without switching themselves off so why can't this? Quality is exceptional though, just a bizarre design deficiency spoils the user experience completely.

Bad build quality, dongle broke after 1 week with little use