Update: Bought a Sidewinder this weekend and it is wonderful! I find myself actually using thumb buttons for once. Also, the mouse is wide and comfortable. It’s nice to see that the container for the weights and alternative feet holds the cord really well. The cord holding feature was clearly not [...]
Update: I forgot to mention that I’m running XP, not Windows Vista. I installed Vista RC2 first, but found that all the motherboard software and speedfan didn’t work correctly (for tracking the cpu and motherboard temperatures). Also, my attempt at installing World of Warcraft on Vista RC2 failed. I realize that these [...]
I’ve been using the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse since I got my Dell many, many months ago. It’s fantastic. I especially like its usb receiver- it snaps right into the mouse so you only have to carry one thing.
Well, a couple months ago I bought an internal Bluetooth upgrade for my laptop and I’ve [...]
(as seen on Make) Jason shows us how to add a usb port to a mouse for plugging in thumb drives.
The GE Dual Scroll Mouse has a horizontal scroll wheel and a vertical one. Not as cool as the MightyMouse, but more ergo. Saw it on Jolene’s desk this morning.
Update: ExtremeTech reviewed it!
The Logitech G7:
- 2000 dpi laser engine
- Full-speed USB + 2.4 GHz cordless
- Two fast-swap ultra-light Li-ion packs
- Battery-level indicator
- Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) gaming feet
- In-game sensitivity switching
- NO EMBEDDED TRACKBALL
- No release date, yet
Compaq makes a mouse with a trackball embedded in it. (as seen in an anonymous comment on the engadget Mighty Mouse story)
Mighty Mouse review roundup (thanks engadget)
Also, a Mighty Mouse review at ars
(thanks Roger) and one at GearLive (thanks technorati).
I’m still enjoying mine after a fair amount of use today. I had a little trouble with the shape - it feels less ergonomic than my usual work mouse(Microsoft Blue Optical). The ball is [...]
For the record, USB Monitor from HHD Software is incredible. It learned a lot about Mighty Mouse right from the start. The following observations come from moving and clicking while USB Monitor spewed 6 byte USB messages at me.
Byte 1: Shell down 01
Byte 2: Mouse Horizontal Movement
High numbers for left(FF-F2 FF for slow [...]
I bought one today. On my XP machine, with no extra configuration, I can use the ball as a vertical mousewheel, left, right and middle buttons.
I cannot use the horizontal mousewheel action of the ball or the squeeze buttons on Windows XP.
Is anyone working on a Windows XP driver? The ball is a [...]
I picked up the Logitech MX510 Mouse that stiill has been talking about. I’ll start using it tonight.