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CES 2008

Ultimate Pocket Mouse includes laser pointer

Posted in CES 2008, Mouse by Nino Marchetti on January 8th, 2008

IceRage Ultimate Pocket Mouse“Part manufacturer, part design house” IceRage is showing off in a remote corner of CES some new fashion computer mice which do a lot of different functions. The most geared up of these is the new Ultimate Pocket Mouse, priced at around $110.

The Ultimate Pocket Mouse is described by IceRage as “a desktop and hand mouse, laser pointer, and media controller, with a built-in cursor control and alpha numeric key pad for imbedding letters and numbers on the fly.” The mouse uses something called magneto-optical for tracking and is also Bluetooth enabled for wireless usage.

LED mouse pad performs a light show

Posted in LED, Mouse by Conner Flynn on December 26th, 2007

xRaider gaming mouse pad

If you are looking for a way to jazz up your desktop, or if you’re like me and love anything with futuristic glowing lights, these LED mouse pads from Flexiglow will bring a bright colorful illumination to your life. The xRaider gaming mouse pad plugs into your USB port and it isn’t shy about showing off. Comes in red, green and blue to suit your current mood.

Each pad has an etched plastic border which produces a bright glow along the edge around the pad. You can adjust the intensity of the light via a dimmer switch on the USB cable and make it just right for your environment. You can find them at Amazon, from about $19 to $26, depending on the seller. I might be picking one up myself.

The ergonomic vertical mouse

Posted in Ergonomic, Mouse by Chetz on December 13th, 2007

Vertical MouseThe makers of the Safe Type Ergonomic Keyboard are rolling out what they call a Vertical Mouse designed to relieve some of the strain you place on your hand, arm and neck muscles while scrolling and clicking. It may look like a joystick but the Vertical Mouse lets you do the same things that you can do using a traditional mouse. The scroll wheel is positioned at the top of the unit allowing your thumb to do your web browsing needs. Nestled on the side grip are the right and left buttons. Unfortunately for all you lefties out there and customers of Ned Flanders’ Leftorium it only comes in a right-hand model.

With a one-year warranty and compatibility with all USB computers (including Mac but sorry, no Windows 95 or NT support), the SafeType Mouse goes for $74.

Space Navigator is a mouse like no other

Posted in Mouse by Conner Flynn on December 10th, 2007

Space Navigator

This might very well be the future of the computer mouse. The Space Navigator will let you pan, zoom, rotate and do all kinds of stuff that you can’t do with your typical mouse. The idea is that through pressure sensing technology, it will allow the controller cap to become a virtual extension of the user.

You can push, pull, twist or tilt the cap to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate 3D imagery. When you increase pressure it will go fast and when pressure is decreased you can make fine intricate adjustments. This is particularly good for architects and artists. It’s only $59 for educational use, but if you want to spend $99, it comes comes with an unlimited use license for commercial purposes, as well as full phone, email and online support.

USB OptiWind mouse cools your hands

Posted in Mouse by Conner Flynn on November 23rd, 2007

USB OptiWind mouse

Whether you are a sweaty handed gamer or maybe just nervous surfing the web for some reason that only you understand, the USB OptiWind Mouse will dry your hand. You can use it with the fan on or off thanks to a handy built in button. I’m sure you could even hold it up to your face on a really hot day, but I doubt it would help very much.

We’ve seen some odd mouses, but this one makes me wonder what’s next. Deodorant maybe? Even if your hands are dry and secure, this mouse just looks neat and has a nice ergonomic design with blue lights. It features an optical sensor of 800dpi and is compatible with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP .

Skype Travel Mouse: speak and surf

Posted in Mobile Phones, Mouse, Skype by Conner Flynn on November 21st, 2007

speak and surf

If you are looking to cut down on laptop accessories while away from your home or the office, the Skype mouse will help you reduce their numbers, just a bit. It’s an 800dpi optical mouse, with two buttons and a scroll wheel. Of course it also has some cool Skype features.

The 128×64 pixel LCD display on top can display caller ID and other important info. The mouse slides open to a standard numeric keypad, allowing you to answer a call or dial a number and you don’t have to use the computer that it’s connected to. You can also use the hands free speakerphone option. Basically it allows you to be on the computer and talk at the same time.

USB optical liquid aquarium mouse

Posted in Mouse, USB by Conner Flynn on November 8th, 2007

USB optical liquid aquarium mouse

I’m not sure what the fascination with putting fish(fake or real) into strange devices lately is all about, but combining fish with gadgetry is getting a little out of hand. The other day I told you about the Fish In Space aquarium. Now I bring you the aquarium mouse, complete with fake fish.

Apparently, you can order a mouse aquarium with fish OR one with a little rubber ducky. I suppose if you really love fish and have a fish themed life, like sea-life wallpaper and a cabinet full of fish figurines, you might want to point and click with a liquid mouse.

Stealth aircraft mouse with LED lights

Posted in Mouse by Conner Flynn on November 5th, 2007

Stealth aircraft mouse with LED lightsBogie spotted at 6 O’Clock. Target locked. You aren’t likely to see another mouse this cool. It’s modeled to look like some sort of Stealth Fighter and it even sports colored LED lights. It only has an 800dpi optical sensor, but it makes up for that in style. I question the comfort factor, but it’s a nice piece of eye candy regardless. It comes in a white version as well, but black makes it look all stealthy.

So put some aviation action on your desktop. Make plane noises as you surf. Be the Top Gun of your computer. No info seems to be available regarding price, but if I were you I would make like Area 51 and hide one away for Christmas. If anyone asks, deny everything!

Casio USB label mouse prints

Posted in Casio, Mouse, Printers by Conner Flynn on November 2nd, 2007

Casio USB label mouse.In a way, the Casio USB label mouse from Brando looks like an updated fortune cookie. It’s a pretty innovative doubling up of 2 products. Just print labels directly from your mouse.

This is probably for those people that need to label everything with their name on it. There is a drawback however. The thermal roll paper isn’t cheap. It retails for $14 for a pack of 3. Ouch! The mouse itself costs $29. But you really can’t put a price on cool. It might save your desktop from Post-It overload.

Deluo MouseGPS lures you into GPS mouse trap

Posted in GPS, Mouse by Nino Marchetti on October 30th, 2007

Deluo MouseGPSPeanut butter and jelly. Black and white. GPS and mouse. That’s right - someone has gone ahead and paired GPS technology with a computer rodent. Hold onto your wallets and read about the questionable new gadget known as the Deluo MouseGPS, priced at around $100.

The Deluo MouseGPS, which we first covered earlier this month, is quite simply a USB mouse with a retractable USB cord and optical scrolling. The quirky part becomes apparent when you flip the switch and it becomes a GPS receiver which “tracks 16 parallel satellite channels for ease of use in even densely urban or rural areas.” It pairs with Microsoft software such as Streets & Trips to help you navigate around town.

Wow-Pen Traveler is unique in form and function

Posted in Ergonomic, Mouse by Reuben Drake on October 19th, 2007

Wow Pen Traveler is a more ergonomic mouse with laser pointer, Bluetooth and memoryWOW TECH has a newer version of their ergonomically designed Wow-Pen mouse coming to the U.S. later this month called the Wow-Pen Traveler. The Traveler, like the “eco”, has a unique design that lets you hold it more comfortably like a pen to put less strain on your wrist and arm according the company. But this mouse also packs a few more nice features into is odd-looking design.

Saitek Photo Mouse lets you stuff picture in it

Posted in Mouse, Saitek by Nino Marchetti on October 15th, 2007

Saitek Photo Mouse lets you keep a printed picture in it and lights it upNow here is a garden variety desktop mouse with a little bit of personal flair which might make a good gift for grandma. The Saitek Photo Mouse is priced at around $20.

The Saitek Photo Mouse is a standard three-button computer mouse with scroll wheel and optical sensor. What makes this mouse interesting is that it “can be customized by printing a favorite photograph and positioning it under the mouse’s transparent cover.” One cuts a photo printed from the computer to the size of the included template and secures it inside the mouse by closing the cover.

Deluo MouseGPS doubles as mouse, GPS receiver

Posted in Deluo, GPS, Mouse, USB by Reuben Drake on October 7th, 2007

Deluo MouseGPS combines a laptop USB mouse and GPS receiver into one deviceDeluo, the same company that recently brought us the Bluetooth GPS for smartphones, also has available the Deluo GPSMouse. As the name implies the GPSMouse combines a GPS receiver and a travel mouse into one product.

This 2 in1 gadget first works as a normal, USB-powered optical travel mouse with a lightweight design for taking with you on the go. It even has a retractable USB cord built-in to help keep it compact. In addition, through a flick of a switch on the bottom it instantly transforms into a GPS receiver connected to your computer through the same USB cable and offering positional assistance without having to have a separate device. The MouseGPS can also optionally come packaged with Microsoft Streets & Trips giving you both pointer and street navigation in one device. What we’d really love to see is the next version of this MouseGPS to be wireless Bluetooth as well.

Sanwa NT-MA2 2-in-1 mouse keypad

Posted in Accessories, Mouse, Peripherals by Matt on October 2nd, 2007

Sanwa NT-MA2 numpad mouseA mouse and numpad combo seems like a great idea for accounting work but from looking at the Sanwa NT-MA2 one question comes to mind: How careful would the user have to be to use the device as a mouse without hitting the keys? If you look at the mouse there is a “num” button and I’m making a leap here, but if that button doesn’t lock the pad from accidental triggering of the keys then this device gets an “F”.

So far I’ve not been able to confirm that there is a lock but I have to assume the designers would think to include one, so if they did this could be a very handy 2-in-1 device for people who deal with numbers a lot.The mouse is a simple style USB mouse with just the two buttons and scroll wheel. The 53mm x 108mm x 33mm mouse comes in silver or black and is priced at 40 Eur.

New Gyration mouse offers desktop free control

Posted in Gyration, Mouse by Nino Marchetti on September 27th, 2007

Gyration M2000 Travel Air-MouseGyration is hoping to impress you with new motion-sensing technology built into a mouse. The Gyration M2000 Travel Air-Mouse is priced at around $70 and should be available early next year.

The Gyration M2000 Travel Air-Mouse makes use of what’s called UltraSense motion-sensing technology to allows users to use the mouse in-air to perform actions one typically might do on a desktop. The mouse reportedly works within 100 feet of its host computer, has an ergonomic design and lets one “initiate any command with a flick of the wrist.”





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