Wireless Keyboard Randomly looses connection

Since the last MACOSX update (10.5.4) my aluminium wireless keyboard looses connection randomly (every 3 to 5 minutes). Batteries are charged. Has somebody made same experiences? I never had this before.
Thanks
Bernd

I've intermittently experienced this issue as well, in the past, where the the keyboard would keep disconnecting and reconnecting with the computer. Sometimes when it would disconnect, the wireless mouse would start blinking out as well -- i.e., the onscreen cursor/pointer tracking would become choppy and slow, and I would have to turn the mouse off and then back on to restore normal functionality. Ad infinitum ad nauseam.
If memory serves, someone observed elsewhere in this forum that the issue is not, in fact, a malfunction with Bluetooth, but rather overzealous power management algorithms in the keyboard itself (i.e., "It's not a bug, it's a feature!") -- something to do with how the hardware determines the current level of battery charge (as depicted in System Preferences --> Keyboard & Mouse --> Bluetooth).
Now, this may not work for you, and I'm not entirely sure why it worked for me, but around the time I was experiencing this behavior, I had regular alkaline batteries in my keyboard but nickel-metal hydride (i.e., rechargeable) batteries in my mouse. Once I swapped out the (otherwise perfectly good) regular batteries in the keyboard for the same brand of rechargeable batteries as in my mouse, the connection issues ceased immediately and -- knock on wood -- they have not recurred.
So while I'm not a hundred percent sure my exact solution will work for everyone, I suspect fiddling around with your battery configuration might be a step in the right direction, troubleshooting-wise.

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Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          iMac
Model Identifier:          iMac12,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:          2.7 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          16 GB
Boot ROM Version:          IM121.0047.B1F
SMC Version (system):          1.72f2
Apple Bluetooth Software Version:          4.2.0f6 12982
Hardware Settings:
Address:          7C-C3-A1-58-F0-90
Manufacturer:          Broadcom
Name:          Mike’s iMac
Chipset:          2046
Firmware Version:          v207 c509
Bluetooth Power:          On
Discoverable:          On
Connectable:          Yes
Auto Seek Keyboard:          On
Auto Seek Pointing:          Off
Remote wake:          On
Vendor ID:          0x05AC
Product ID:          0x8215
HCI Version:          0x4
HCI Revision:          0x1FD
LMP Version:          0x4
LMP Subversion:          0x21CF
Device Type (Major):          Computer
Device Type (Complete):          Mac Desktop
Composite Class Of Device:          0x380104
Device Class (Major):          0x01
Device Class (Minor):          0x01
Service Class:          0x1C0
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Address:          28-CF-E9-6D-3E-E2
Major Type:          Keyboard
Minor Type:          Peripheral
Services:          Apple Wireless Keyboard
Paired:          Yes
Configured:          Yes
Connected:          Yes
Manufacturer:          Apple (0x3, 0x31C)
Battery Level:          100%
Firmware Version:          0x0050
Vendor ID:          0x05AC
Product ID:          0x0256
Class of Device:          0x05 0x10 0x2540
AFH:          On
AFH Map:          FFDFFFFF1F00000
RSSI:          -49
Role:          Master
Host Connectable:          Yes
EDR Supported:          No
eSCO Supported:          No
SSP Supported:          No
Services:
Bluetooth File Transfer:
Folder other devices can browse:          ~/Public
When receiving items:          Prompt for each file
State:          Enabled
Bluetooth File Exchange:
Folder for accepted items:          ~/Downloads
When other items are accepted:          Ask
When receiving items:          Prompt for each file
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Bluetooth Internet Sharing:
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Incoming Serial Ports:
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Requires Authentication:          No
Outgoing Serial Ports:
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