An easy-to-use wheel helps to adjust the focus, while a five-way key pad helps to navigate the menu.

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The kit includes an Iris Hub, a motion sensor, a smart plug, a key pad, a range extender, a smart thermostat and two window, door and cabinet sensors.

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He totes a little yellow pad that carries key metrics he is watching.

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Since it sits in the 10-key's typical spot, the pad lends itself to comfortable gaming more so than what you'll find on most laptops.

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The entrance uses a number pad instead of a lock-and-key system.

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Its 10 configurable keys are still a joy to use as an application launcher, and being able to customize the display of each individual key is a geeky pleasure of the rarest kind -- but that consistency means the pad's shortcomings are the same, too.

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The D-Pad can be flipped to the opposite side of the controller using the small mode key so that lefties can join in the fun, too.

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