![]() Then, its backlit media function buttons for Play/Pause, Volume/Mute, Back and Select make it a neat remote device for across-the-room media management and mouse-capers-albeit an expensive one. But why would you want to use a mouse in the air? Because a flying mouse is a tool nonpareil for PowerPoint presentation mavens who like to strut and squawk. In-built algorithms negate involuntary hand-in the-air tremors beautifully. The MX is amazingly responsive and accurate on surfaces (including uneven ones) and in the air. Freespace motion sensing (a blend of micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) sensors, digital signal processing (DSP), and radio frequency (RF) wireless technology) manoeuvres it in the air-upto 30ft away. ![]() ![]() Laser technology guides it cordlessly on your desk. No, it’s not the first recruit in the airborne mouse division. Maybe ideal for compulsive computer users afflicted with the carpal tunnel syndrome as you can’t stay in paws mode with one for long durations. But yes, fortunately it is USB plug-and-play. Windows, Mac OS and Linux compatible, 400dpi resolution, two-button, sans scroll wheel. It rolls along on the old mechanical ball apparatus. You can pick between Mr Mario himself or one of the Mario Brothers associated Gold Stars. This CP-1 USB Spy Mouse listener points, clicks and scampers about like any one of its non-furry desktop cousins, but has the sonic ability to eavesdrop on conversations while connected to a PC by transmitting them via a receiver-marked “for your ears only"!įeel like going really retro? This one looks geeky and isn’t exactly ergonomic. For, lurking inside its otherwise propah, prissy, plasticky shell, is a condenser microphone capable of listening in on ambient conversations. This killer roller ball is licensed to rat on you. A creation of Art Lebedev’s design studio, it comes with a USB receiver, is available in black or white ‘dull plastic that feels like thick suede to touch’, and is comfortable sniffing around in both Mac OS and Windows environments. The uncomfortable vertical alignment of the left and right-click button clearly makes it a form-over-function desktop enhancement. This snazzy ‘mouse pointer in an operating system’ look-alike is, in fact, a cordless optical two-button mouse “work-alike". People with special needs can also consider the foot mouse and programmable pedals at:Īppearances can be deceptive, especially as far as the Mus2 goes. Apart from eliminating stress on the delicate hand-wrist area, it also reduces repetitive ‘keyboard-to-mouse travel time’ for the hands. The pedals are made from an injection moulded plastic shell and feature a 360-degree, pressure sensitive mechanism. This unique appliance is a foot-operated mouse-while one pedal controls cursor movement, the other is used for clicking. Its earphone lends you hands-free capabilities.įor those with acute carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), this one here can prove to be a very handy option. Yes, the 170g AP-100 phone mouse has married its point-and-click talents to telecommunications to double up as a regular telephone, replete with an embedded dialling pad. Wonder what he would say if he saw these quaint, quirky, multitasking tele-gadgets. Graham Bell’s first clunky telephonic ‘baby’ Bell was fashioned out of a funnel, a wooden stand, some copper wire, and a cup of acid. Controls can also be adjusted to accommodate users with a limited range of head movement. Smoothing controls dampen unwanted head movement. X-Y coordinate controls apart, a virtual onscreen keyboard and clicking techniques are also included, as is a feature to snap your cursor to clickable items to speed up navigation. Mount the device atop your monitor and watch it cue the mouse pointer with your head movements. No hands or feet involvement for cursive coordination here.
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