diff --git a/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/controller/HidController.java b/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/controller/HidController.java
index c753d18..36912fb 100644
--- a/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/controller/HidController.java
+++ b/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/controller/HidController.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public class HidController extends Controller {
             }
         }
 
-        return "USB HID on " + getIdentifier();
+        String name = getHidDevice().getProductString();
+        return ((name != null) ? name : "USB HID") + " on " + getIdentifier();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/HidDevice.java b/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/HidDevice.java
index a267694..2e33db2 100644
--- a/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/HidDevice.java
+++ b/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/HidDevice.java
@@ -76,4 +76,11 @@ public interface HidDevice {
      * @return path
      */
     String getPath();
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the HID device
+     * 
+     * @return product string (name)
+     */
+    String getProductString();
 }
diff --git a/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/hid4java/Hid4JavaHidDevice.java b/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/hid4java/Hid4JavaHidDevice.java
index 4ccb8d4..362b3da 100644
--- a/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/hid4java/Hid4JavaHidDevice.java
+++ b/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/hid4java/Hid4JavaHidDevice.java
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ class Hid4JavaHidDevice implements HidDevice {
         return myDevice.getPath();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getProductString() {
+        return myDevice.getProduct();
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "Hid4JavaHidDevice [vid= " + getVendorId() + ", pid= " + getProductId() + ", usage= " + String.format("%04X:%04X", getUsagePage(), getUsageID()) + ", data=" + Arrays.toString(data) + "]";
diff --git a/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/purejavahid/PureJavaHidDevice.java b/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/purejavahid/PureJavaHidDevice.java
index 5750489..fe3435a 100644
--- a/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/purejavahid/PureJavaHidDevice.java
+++ b/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/purejavahid/PureJavaHidDevice.java
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ class PureJavaHidDevice implements HidDevice, InputReportListener {
         return myDeviceInfo.getPath();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getProductString() {
+        return myDeviceInfo.getProductString();
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "PureJavaHidDevice [vid= " + String.format("%04X", getVendorId()) + ", pid= " + String.format("%04X", getProductId()) + ", path= " + getPath().trim()