Wireless Media Keyboard?

I'm thinking about setting up my broken laptop as a internet device
for my living room... so we can watch TV and whatnot internet anime.

Thing is that I'm going to need a wireless keyboard with about a
30-40 ft. range. Hopefully something not on the 2.4 Ghz spectrum.
Plus it needs a pointing device of some kind.

Any one got an idea? I saw a keyboard for the PS3 that would be nice
but evidently it doesn't support Windows.

Not sure if I should come up with some kind of linux / media center
or just throw a stripped version of windows on there... or what.

All I really need is firefox, media player classic, and their plugins.

A broken laptop...so basicly building something like a VCR but for computer/internet content.

Well, I don't think you can find anything not using 2.4GHz, becuase of standard and licenses.
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However, if you look for special items, and if anyone has it it's the israelis.
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Well basically I want an internet kiosk.

It needs to just view whatever streaming media I'm looking at, and maybe
download a torrent, but that last one is debatable because I don't like
torrents.

I've got a neat little distro called SLAX running off a boot cd with a dozen
some odd programs running... including the latest firefox... but I can't seem
to get it to connect FF to the net. I think the wireless is working, since it says
it's connected and shows up... but nothing is loading.

I've got 0 Linux experience, but honestly this isn't bad for a GUI. Sort of like
Windows Lite. Which is what I want... if I can get external monitor support, and the internet to work... I may have it.

USB keyboard support seems to be instant on, so I'd think a wireless one would be ok.

I see.

Your problem is definitly a configuration & recognition one which also can be caused by the driver/ID key.

Linux isn't difficult, it's more for the freaks, though. I haven't used UNIX/Linux for some time and am too rusty and not up to date to help out well. Try to use the internet/connection tools. They always have neat test commands/error search options.