Wireless Mouse

Many people are gravitating to the living room to view Internet entertainment on their televisions. Hillcrest Labs created a device with these people in mind, the Loop pointer. The Loop pointer is a wireless in-air mouse that lets you control an on-screen cursor with hand motions. Different from any mouse you've seen before, it has a round, ergonomic shape featuring just four buttons and a scroll wheel. To use, simply hold the device in any position, and control online video sites, photo sites, music sites, and more on the computer or TV screen.

Because of the Loop's innovative design and technology, the device was just named an International CES Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree. Congrats, Hillcrest Labs!

The Loop pointer can be purchased at www.hillcrestlabs.com/loop or www.amazon.com for just $77 (regularly $99) as part of a current promotion.

Logitech just announced a new computer mouse that you can use almost anywhere – even glass surfaces! With Logitech Darkfield Laser Tracking, you can use your mouse on clear glass (that's at least 4 mm thick) and high-gloss surfaces. The new technology is available in the Logitech Performance Mouse MX, a full-size mouse, and the Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX for the notebook computer.

To track on glass, Logitech Darkfield uses dark field microscopy to detect microscopic particles and micro-scratches on these surfaces, rather than tracking the surface itself. The mouse's sensor sees the clean areas of glass as a dark background with bright dots (the dust). Then, the sensor interprets the movement of these dots to track exactly where you've moved the mouse. Pretty cool, huh?Read more

Logitech today announced their latest notebook mouse with Bluetooth technology, the Logitech Bluetooth Mouse M555b. The mouse features Bluetooth (obviously), Logitech's hyper-fast scroll wheel (or you can switch to click-to-click mode if you don't like to fly through web pages/documents), laser tracking and a low-battery indicator.

Features:

• Bluetooth wireless technology eliminates the need for a receiver, delivering a powerful cable-free connection
• Two scroll modes give you the option of hyper-fast scrolling for flying through long documents, or click-to-click scrolling for precision when navigating lists, slides, images, and menus
• Laser tracking delivers smooth, responsive, precise cursor control on surfaces that cause problems for standard optical mice, such as polished or wood-grain tables (Note: it does not work on glass and mirrors)
• Efficient power management includes a low-battery indicator to eliminate surprises, a smart sleep mode feature that turns the mouse off after a period of non-use and an on/off switch
• Programmable buttons: Easily access your favorite functions

Information that was given to me states it will be available later this month for $49.99. But Logitech's website has the price at $59.99.

Just in time for Father's Day, Hillcrest Labs has launched its Loop pointer for consumers. The Loop pointer is a unique Freespace mouse that lets users control an on-screen cursor with the flick of wrist. It is designed to be used by the growing number of consumers who connect their PC or Mac to a TV.

The Loop features a distinctive design, is round and ergonomic and includes four buttons and a scroll wheel. It's just like any other wireless mouse, but better.

Freespace Technology features:

• High Accuracy/Precision: highly precise pointer which allows users to point to individual pixels on a high-resolution screen.
• Orientation Compensation: regardless of the orientation of the device in space, it generates intuitive cursor motions on the screen.
• Adaptive Tremor Removal: can distinguish between intentional and unintentional movement, including natural hand tremors. The Loop pointer dynamically measures each individual user's specific tremor and unintentional movements and removes them.
• No Line-of-Site: uses RF (radio frequency) technology, so users do not need to point directly at the computer or TV screen. The Loop pointer is great for at-home use or in the office giving presentations.

Logitech announced today new, limited-edition notebook mice in a variety of patterns and colors. The V220 Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks features rubber grips, a ridged wheel for better scrolling, and has a battery life of up to 6 months (longer if you use the handy on/off switch). Its mini-receiver also snaps into the mouse when you're not using it.

The Logitech V220 Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks is available today for $29.99 and works with Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS X 10.2.8 or above.

Logitech also designed three exclusive patterns for Best Buy on the company's M305 Wireless Mouse. The M305 has Logitech's plug-and-forget nano-receiver, a receiver tiny enough that you can plug it in and leave it connected to your laptop. The M305 Wireless Mouse is available now for $39.99. Head on over to bestbuy.com and take a look!

Verbatim has announced a new Color Nano Wireless Mouse for notebook computers. Available for both Windows and Mac users, the Nano comes in red, green, purple, yellow, pink, blue and graphite colors.

The Color Nano Mouse has 2.4 GHz wireless performance, a rubber grip, and its roller button is programmable, so you can assign your favorite features to the roller. Also, the Nano receiver is small enough to leave connected to your laptop, so it is perfect for those on the go. Don't want to leave it connected? No problem…it even slides into its own storage area in the bottom of the mouse.Read more