They are exactly the same as standard USB receivers, only smaller and more convenient.
Still, there are different types of nano wireless receivers.
Information in this article applies broadly to a range of products.
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ensure a wireless receiver is compatible with the devices you want to connect before making a purchase.
Devices linked together over Bluetooth form a piconet, so such receivers are sometimes called USB pico receivers.
Nano receivers and Bluetooth devices are sometimes calledUSB dongles.
Receivers that communicate with wireless networks are calledWi-Fi adapters.
They protruded out of the side of a laptop’sUSB port, posing an inconvenience.
They are often so small that they are almost unnoticeable.
Some wireless mice and keyboards come with placeholders for the nano receiver.
