At first glance, there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between the DiNovo desktop and other wireless keyboard and mouse suites, with the exception of its retro-future styling and its detached number pad. In fact, ergonomics majors might balk at the laptop-type keys and lack of wrist rest. If all you're looking for is a wireless keyboard and a rechargeable wireless mouse, you could find a better deal elsewhere.

But as a Bluetooth hub for Windows PCs, it's a jump forward. For starters, that standalone number pad doubles as a remote control. Following the "media center" trend, Logitech designed a full-screen, large-text media player. Because Bluetooth has a range up to 30 feet, you can load up songs, videos or pictures at a distance. If you settle out of monitor range, you can read what's playing on the number pad's little screen. The program is smooth — I especially enjoyed the slideshow function, which is noticeably faster than the standard Windows XP one — but it's clearly intended for remote control: there's no "minimize" button.

The included Mobile Phone Suite software turns the Bluetooth hub into a switchboard for your phone. Your Bluetooth phone, that is. GSM carriers AT&T Wireless, Cingular and T-Mobile all offer them, but there's no telling when the other carriers will get with the program. I used the popular Sony Ericsson T616 camera phone, and I was amazed. The Phone Suite flashes incoming calls up on the screen, receives incoming short messages and lets you reply to them via PC. If you have a microphone hooked up to your PC, you can even answer incoming calls hands-free. The software also allows you to drag and drop files: I was able to create a nice wallpaper image in Photoshop and drag it over to the phone in minutes. Finally, a company has shown it can handle the 'Tooth.