Bluetooth keyboards with trackpads?

Hello all, I'm typing this message on a wireless keyboard that has an
integrated trackpad, and it's almost ideal for use in the lounge,
however every single wireless keyboard I've ever tried stops
functioning when there's data being transferred across my wireless
network. So I started looking for a bluetooth keyboard with an
integrated trackpad. It seems such a thing doesn't exist!

For some odd reason, all the bluetooth keyboards I've ever found
either are for PDA/smartphones (fair enough) or are large keyboards
that come with mice. I'd have thought the major market for wireless
keyboards would be for lounge lizards like me, using them on their
laps, so why there are quite so many big keyboards with mice I'm not
sure.

So has anyone seen a keyboard with no numeric keypad (but the
remaining keys are full-sized), an integrated trackpad or IBM-style
nipple thingummy, that works via bluetooth? And those of you who have
tried bluetooth, what's the range like and does it work OK with linux?
In theory bluetooth can work up to 100 feet (or is it metres) with the
right class, but I have the horrible feeling keyboards would probably
have a very short range.

Cheers all!

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