Comments on: Bluetake BT510 Bluetooth Mouse Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/05/26/bluetake_bt510_bluetooth_mouse_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:10:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/05/26/bluetake_bt510_bluetooth_mouse_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21463 Julie Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:09:20 +0000 #comment-21463 Thanks for the research! I'll go update the review with this information :) Thanks for the research! I’ll go update the review with this information :)

]]> By: Herve.fagard@ign.fr http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/05/26/bluetake_bt510_bluetooth_mouse_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21462 Herve.fagard@ign.fr Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:03:49 +0000 #comment-21462 After reading your review I agreed that it is a pity the enclosed USB power cable doesn't allow recharging rechargeable batteries. So I wrote to Radtech suggesting that they allow this in a future version. They replied: "Actually, this functionality is already there Herve. If you install NiMH cells into the 510, the USB power cable will trickle-charge the cells. We chose to not advertise this fact in the event people would attempt to charge non-rechargeable batteries, which may heat up and swell." I checked in the product instructions available <a href="http://www.radtech.us/Products/Instrux/BT510OSX.pdf">here</a> and yes it is documented. This is great news because as far as I know, this feature makes the BT510 the first BT mouse that can be recharged without using a bulky adaptor, right from the computer itself. Julie: May I suggest this be corrected in the review, as it makes a great difference in the product features list? blasjw: can you try this if you have rechargeable batteries at hand and let us know? Herve After reading your review I agreed that it is a pity the enclosed USB power cable doesn’t allow recharging rechargeable batteries.
So I wrote to Radtech suggesting that they allow this in a future version.
They replied:
“Actually, this functionality is already there Herve. If you install NiMH cells into the 510, the USB power cable will trickle-charge the cells.
We chose to not advertise this fact in the event people would attempt to charge non-rechargeable batteries, which may heat up and swell.”
I checked in the product instructions available here and yes it is documented.
This is great news because as far as I know, this feature makes the BT510 the first BT mouse that can be recharged without using a bulky adaptor, right from the computer itself.
Julie: May I suggest this be corrected in the review, as it makes a great difference in the product features list?
blasjw: can you try this if you have rechargeable batteries at hand and let us know?

Herve

]]> By: gart3 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/05/26/bluetake_bt510_bluetooth_mouse_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21461 gart3 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:57:10 +0000 #comment-21461 I'm using this with my linux lappie, works brilliantly! No erratic movement like another bt mouse I had. Easy to set up too, I just followed <a href="http://www.arpx.net/article.php/bluetooth_mouse_linux">these</a> instructions. I’m using this with my linux lappie, works brilliantly! No erratic movement like another bt mouse I had. Easy to set up too, I just followed these instructions.

]]> By: blasjw http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/05/26/bluetake_bt510_bluetooth_mouse_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21460 blasjw Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:28:59 +0000 #comment-21460 This is the dopest f****** mouse I've ever had and, I've had a lot. I've been searching for a decent Bluetooth mouse for years and, I've finally found it. I had the Kensington pocketmouse bluetooth, Epox bluetooth mouse, IOGEAR Wireless Bluetooth Mini Mouse, Kensington PilotMouse Bluetooth, Logitech MX900 Bluetooth Optical Mouse, and even the Bluetake BT500. I sold every one because they sucked so bad. I suppose it was due to interference since Bluetooth 1.1 can't handle that well that caused the mice to be so erractic. Not to mention not very responsive. But, I just got a new Acer F4000 notebook wich has bluetooth 1.2 built-in. And, they include a Bluetooth mouse wich I found worked much better than the ones I had before. I found out it was actually made by HP. But, the problem with it is that it's huge. Not very practical for a laptop mouse. And, it didn't slide very smoothly on anything but the very slickest mouse pad. Enter the Bluetake BT510. None of the pictures I've seen even begin to do it justice. Especially the ones on Bluetake's site. They make it look like the mouse is *flat* black. Not so. It's a very glossy black and, it looks beautiful. Also, you can't really see the shape of the mouse in the pictures. In person, the shape is downright awesome. Besides the aesthetics, this mouse is perfect. It has an on/off switch which is a nice feature that a lot of wireless mice don't have especially the older ones. It's nice and compact which is good for travelling with your notebook. But, unlike some other mice like the IOGear bluetooth, it's not too small. It feels great in your hand. Very comfortable. Even the scroll wheel feels just right unlike many other mice. Also, unlike the giant HP mouse that came with my notebook, it's very slick on the bottom. It slides smooth on any surface. Last but not least, it's one of the very few Bluetooth mice that I've been able to find that support Bluetooth 1.2. The only other one I found was the Targus one which I've ordered but haven't received yet. It looks ugly as sin in the pictures though. However, I ordered the Toshiba OEM one which looks a little better since it's in Black and silver. Anyway, with the Bluetooth 1.2, the BT510 works perfectly. No delays or erratic behavior. Oh, and one more thing, it has a switch left/right buttons feature which for me being left hand is a godsend. It's much better to be able to change it hardware wise than using the mouse control panel. The reason is that the control panel peferences generally affect all mice. This is an annoyance when you use multiple mice especially one on the left and one on the right which I do often. So, if you change the buttons on one mouse in the control panel, it screws up the other mouse that's on the other side. Don't listen to what this other guy said about Linux. The hp mouse that came with my notebook was automatically recognized and configures by SuSE 9.3. It just worked. I expect there will be no difference with this mouse. I realize it's not always that easy to set up a bluetooth mouse in Linux. But, my example shows that it can be. Buy this mouse, you won't regret it!!! Of course, the one other advantage is that, if you have built-in bluetooth you don't need a dongle to use it. This is a huge advantage over RF mice. PS - This mouse matches my black Acer F4000 notebook perfectly. This is the dopest f****** mouse I’ve ever had and, I’ve had a lot. I’ve been searching for a decent Bluetooth mouse for years and, I’ve finally found it. I had the Kensington pocketmouse bluetooth, Epox bluetooth mouse, IOGEAR Wireless Bluetooth Mini Mouse, Kensington PilotMouse Bluetooth, Logitech MX900 Bluetooth Optical Mouse, and even the Bluetake BT500. I sold every one because they sucked so bad. I suppose it was due to interference since Bluetooth 1.1 can’t handle that well that caused the mice to be so erractic. Not to mention not very responsive. But, I just got a new Acer F4000 notebook wich has bluetooth 1.2 built-in. And, they include a Bluetooth mouse wich I found worked much better than the ones I had before. I found out it was actually made by HP. But, the problem with it is that it’s huge. Not very practical for a laptop mouse. And, it didn’t slide very smoothly on anything but the very slickest mouse pad. Enter the Bluetake BT510. None of the pictures I’ve seen even begin to do it justice. Especially the ones on Bluetake’s site. They make it look like the mouse is *flat* black. Not so. It’s a very glossy black and, it looks beautiful. Also, you can’t really see the shape of the mouse in the pictures. In person, the shape is downright awesome. Besides the aesthetics, this mouse is perfect. It has an on/off switch which is a nice feature that a lot of wireless mice don’t have especially the older ones. It’s nice and compact which is good for travelling with your notebook. But, unlike some other mice like the IOGear bluetooth, it’s not too small. It feels great in your hand. Very comfortable. Even the scroll wheel feels just right unlike many other mice. Also, unlike the giant HP mouse that came with my notebook, it’s very slick on the bottom. It slides smooth on any surface. Last but not least, it’s one of the very few Bluetooth mice that I’ve been able to find that support Bluetooth 1.2. The only other one I found was the Targus one which I’ve ordered but haven’t received yet. It looks ugly as sin in the pictures though. However, I ordered the Toshiba OEM one which looks a little better since it’s in Black and silver. Anyway, with the Bluetooth 1.2, the BT510 works perfectly. No delays or erratic behavior. Oh, and one more thing, it has a switch left/right buttons feature which for me being left hand is a godsend. It’s much better to be able to change it hardware wise than using the mouse control panel. The reason is that the control panel peferences generally affect all mice. This is an annoyance when you use multiple mice especially one on the left and one on the right which I do often. So, if you change the buttons on one mouse in the control panel, it screws up the other mouse that’s on the other side. Don’t listen to what this other guy said about Linux. The hp mouse that came with my notebook was automatically recognized and configures by SuSE 9.3. It just worked. I expect there will be no difference with this mouse. I realize it’s not always that easy to set up a bluetooth mouse in Linux. But, my example shows that it can be. Buy this mouse, you won’t regret it!!! Of course, the one other advantage is that, if you have built-in bluetooth you don’t need a dongle to use it. This is a huge advantage over RF mice. PS – This mouse matches my black Acer F4000 notebook perfectly.

]]> By: walcam http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/05/26/bluetake_bt510_bluetooth_mouse_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21459 walcam Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:51:17 +0000 #comment-21459 I bought the BT510 mouse and I intend to use it on my new MAC G4 PowerBook (using OS X ver 10.4.1) However when I use the mouse I cannot put the computer to sleep neither MANUALLY nor with the set time schedule. I tried many things (including disabling the "allow bluetooth devices to wake up this computer" option in the Preferences section. I also noticed that even though the bluetooth detects the BT510 (and I can use the mouse) however under "Devices" in Bluetooth System Preferences the following is displayed: Device Name: BT510 Device Address: 00-c0-df-6c-58-93 Device Type: Peripheral Device Services: BLUETAKE Bluetooth Mouse Paired: No Configured: Yes Favorite: No Connected: Yes It seems that there is no pairing success. I tried contacting "Bluetake" in Hong Kong (I am living in Hong Kong) but seems they never care replying! I suspect a software/hardware non compatibilty somehow. Any other such reports? Thank you I bought the BT510 mouse and I intend to use it on my new MAC G4 PowerBook (using OS X ver 10.4.1) However when I use the mouse I cannot put the computer to sleep neither MANUALLY nor with the set time schedule. I tried many things (including disabling the “allow bluetooth devices to wake up this computer” option in the Preferences section.

I also noticed that even though the bluetooth detects the BT510 (and I can use the mouse) however under “Devices” in Bluetooth System Preferences the following is displayed:

Device Name: BT510

Device Address: 00-c0-df-6c-58-93
Device Type: Peripheral
Device Services: BLUETAKE Bluetooth Mouse

Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Favorite: No
Connected: Yes

It seems that there is no pairing success.

I tried contacting “Bluetake” in Hong Kong (I am living in Hong Kong) but seems they never care replying!

I suspect a software/hardware non compatibilty somehow. Any other such reports?

Thank you

]]> By: palmsup http://the-gadgeteer.com/2005/05/26/bluetake_bt510_bluetooth_mouse_review/comment-page-1/#comment-21458 palmsup Fri, 27 May 2005 18:41:18 +0000 #comment-21458 One other con I would add, although it falls in under the "Can't use as a USB mouse". It doesn't support UNIX/Linux. Most of the USB cordless mice work without special drivers as a standard/default USB mouse. I've plugged my Cordless Logitech into systems using: MacOS, WinXP, Solaris and SUSE linux. But still, it's an interesting alternative, if you are USB-port limited. One other con I would add, although it falls in under the “Can’t use as a USB mouse”.
It doesn’t support UNIX/Linux. Most of the USB cordless mice work without special
drivers as a standard/default USB mouse. I’ve plugged my Cordless Logitech into
systems using: MacOS, WinXP, Solaris and SUSE linux. But still, it’s an interesting
alternative, if you are USB-port limited.

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