When you spend hours in front of your computer, a comfortable mouse and keyboard should be right on top of your checklist and that’s exactly the crowd that Logitech is targeting with their Cordless Desktop Wave Pro.



The keyboard/mouse combo comes nicely packaged with a 2.4GHz USB receiver and a drivers CD for XP/Vista. The included keyboard is the second generation of the Desktop Wave Pro while the included mouse is the rechargeable MX1100.



Both of them use AA sized batteries and while the MX1100 comes with a rechargeable one that gets its juice from a standard USB connector, the Wave operates on two standard AA batteries and supposedly provides a battery life of upto  three years- something we couldn’t test for obvious reasons.  An On/Off switch is present on both the Keyboard and the Mouse that can be used if you don’t plan un using either of them for a long time to elongate battery life


What is unique to the Wave is the shape of each key. Instead of the traditional almost flat keys found in many keyboards (including the Apple keyboard I’m currently using), the keys are slightly U shaped so your finger feels a bit more rested on each key.


Add to that the leather-feel cushioned palm rest and you definitely have a very comfortable base to rest your palms on. I also like the fact that the keyboard has two levels of tilt using the feet on the back side. All of these put together will allow you to get that optimal position for working.



Besides the standard Windows keys, the Wave features multimedia buttons such as play/pause, skipping and volume buttons on the top. A Windows Media player as well as a Media Center button is also present for launching the MCE application.



Personally, I think that the Wave is too big for an MCE keyboard and something like the DiNuvo is more suited for such a purpose. The left side of the keyboard has additional buttons for switching windows and zooming while the right side provides quick access to power and calculator.



While I don’t doubt Logitech and I’m sure that they’ve spent plenty of money into R&D for this, I did not feel the Wave any more comfortable to type on than my Apple Keyboard during my one week of usage. That’s not to say that the keyboard was uncomfortable- far from it, but there was nothing that made me go wow.

One criticism I do have is that I found the keyboard to be a bit too noisy for my liking- especially tapping the space bar. Lets just say that it would be hard for me to fall asleep if someone was typing on this keyboard in the same room.