Usage and Testing

 

The first thing you need to do is charge it and that’s done with the included USB cable. It takes about two hours to charge the battery and you should get about 30 hours of usage from it.

The next thing to do is figure out which device or devices you’re going to use it with and start the pairing process. Pairing involves turning it on and then holding the pairing button in for three second to enter pairing mode. I have to say the pairing button is very small and recessed to far to really use your finger so I ended up using a small screwdriver or sometimes a pen tip, whatever I had handy that would fit. To pair you just turn Bluetooth on on your device and then enter the number on the keyboard that your device will display, hit enter, and that’s it, all done, pairing complete. The keyboard will automatically pair with the last device it was paired to so you don’t have to go through the process every time you want to use it.

For testing I grabbed my HTC One phone and two tablets to see how it worked.

The first one I tried was the HTC One, and it paired and was recognized just fine.

The next device I tried was my Acer Iconia 500 Android tablet and here again, it paired and worked just fine.

Lastly I tried my Idolian Mini Studio 8” Android tablet and here again it paired and worked perfectly.

Out of curiosity I also tried it with my PlayStation 3 and I’m happy to say it worked just fine.  It had no problem pairing at all, so there’s another use for the Neptor Bluetooth keyboard for sure!

 

So the Neptor keyboard pairs with everything I tried easily and with no hassles. Well there was a small hassle, the pairing button is rather hard to get at as I mentioned.

Like any keyboard you’ll need time and patience to get accustomed to using it. The hardest part about using this keyboard I think is the space in the middle where the keyboard folds in half, I found that space just messes with my typing rhythm for some reason. So for me using it was rather hard really.

Using the keyboard on a desk or other hard surface is fine but trying to use it on your lap can be problematic as it folds in the middle and tends to fold if not supported in the middle. The only thing I could say is that Eagle Tech could have included some sort of folding support bar possibly that goes across the gap and locks the keyboard open.

The keys are springy, they’re kind of tight really requiring a bit of force to push them completely down. Once you use it a few times though you’ll get a feel for it and how it works.