Bluetooth keyboard, mouse and trackpad not responding after 10.8.5 update

I updated to 10.8.5 on my iMac this morning. The update has killed my trackpad, mouse and (presumably) keyboard as well.
OS X will boot to the log on screen but the mouse pointer is stuck in the top left of the screen. Trying keyboard, mouse or trackpad obtains no results. Switching the bluetooth devices off and on, will obtain a connection lost and connected on the screen but still the pointer will not respond.
I have tried hard booting to computer twice now and it has not resolved this. As of right now I am totally unable to use my iMac due to the software update as I have no wired keyboards or mice.
Help!

Maybe they will work in the Safe Mode.Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application uninstaller. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.
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