They stole my idea.  But since I’m pretty pathetic with mechanics and electronics not to mention legal situations at least now I can buy one of these.  The ValueRays Warm Mouse III ($29.95) and its companions the Warm Mouse Pad, Warm Mouse Blanket and Warm Keyboard Pad can provide some well needed infrared heat now that winter is coming.  And I know no one believes me, but when it is cold outside your hands become colder at the keyboard.  The mouse hand especially begins to feel like a partially frozen fish flopping back and forth between the keyboard and mouse. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear

Tagged: Mouse

Warm (but not fuzzy) ValueRays Mouse Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 28, 2009 at 7:35 am.

Robin sent this to me this afternoon and I thought it was worthy enough to share with all of you. Do you suffer from cold hands? I sure do. Here’s a neat solution that can actually kill two birds with one stone. It’s the visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear, Laptop Gear, News, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Mouse, USB

Cure for frostbit fingers – ValueRays Warm Mouse originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 13, 2009 at 5:31 pm.

If you have an HTPC (Home Theater PC), it can be a pain to navigate your media from your couch. Sure, you can use a wireless keyboard, but they take up space and can just be awkward to use. The new GlideTV Navigator has been created to solve that problem. It’s a palm sized wireless remote that has a touch pad that can be used as a mouse and various backlit buttons to control various features. It works with popular media applications including Windows Media Center, Apple iTunes, Boxee, Apple Front Row, SageTV, Firefox, and any web browser. You can buy one for $149. More pix and a full press release after the jump. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, News, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: HTPC, Mouse, Wireless

A mouse for your couch – GlideTV Navigator originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 13, 2009 at 11:00 am.

With an enthusiastic nod to the original 80’s TV show and toys, Takara will soon release the Transformers Device Label line of functional tech gadgets that transform into heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons.   Fans will recognize … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Geek Toys

Tagged: Flash Drive, Mouse, USB

“Ravage, eject!” originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 9, 2009 at 3:54 pm.

The Arc Mouse is stylish, simple AND functional.  The Arc made my Microsoft is a laser mouse that carves out the mid-section to provide a sleek minimalist design.    It’s less substantial than a normal mouse and may not offer the ergonomics of other mice, but it fits the fingers well enough for regular use. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear, Laptop Gear, Travel Gear

Tagged: Mouse

Microsoft Arc Mouse Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 11, 2009 at 8:55 am.

Like a lot of us, I travel for work fairly often, lugging my rotator-cuff rending Lenovo T60p (with extended life battery) and its builders-grade power brick through airports and hotels.  Because of this, I am rather fanatical about accessories that can help me save time, weight and space, both on my daily grind commute and on more adventurous voyages.  But, you may ask, does the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 meet these goals?  Does the length of the product name correlate with the number of useful features?  Let’s find out. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Laptop Gear

Tagged: Bluetooth, Laptop, Microsoft, Mouse, notebook, USB

Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 5, 2009 at 6:12 pm.

The Targus for Mac wireless mouse is a slightly misnamed but interesting 2.4GHz 9 button “scroll wheel” mouse with one surprising trick – it uses a touch sensor instead of a wheel. It’s about the only neat trick this otherwise compatible USB/Wireless mouse has. Plug it into any fairly recent machine with a USB port, running just about any OS that understands what a USB mouse should do, and it’ll work. There are some other nice bits of engineering too. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear, Laptop Gear, Wireless

Tagged: Mouse, USB

Targus for Mac Wireless Mouse Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 1, 2009 at 5:47 pm.

I have a lot of computers. Part of the problem with having so many computers is having enough keyboards and mice for all of them – and having small keyboards is a plus when you have so many machines. When Julie sent me some information about G-Cube, I was pretty interested in their keyboards – they’re wireless, small, and super cute. I picked one in a very girly shade of pearlescent pink, complete with a matching mouse. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear

Tagged: Keyboard, Mouse, Wireless

G-Cube Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Set Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 26, 2009 at 9:23 am.

Like a lot of people, if I have room for it while working on my laptop, I’d rather use a mouse than the trackpad. Most mobile mice seem to be created approximately equal, but recently Microsoft introduced something new to the field with their BlueTrack technology which claims to work more smoothly on more surfaces than the typical red or infrared laser systems of other mice. Microsoft is using BlueTrack in various products, but it seems to be an especially appropriate fit for a mobile mouse such as the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000.

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Filed in categories: Laptop Gear

Tagged: Laptop, Microsoft, Mouse, Netbook, USB

Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 9, 2009 at 9:30 pm.

The Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 is a bundle of the Wireless Keyboard 3000 V2.0 and the Wireless Mouse 5000. MS3K jokes based on the cumbersome name aside, this is a very nice if somewhat large wireless keyboard and mouse that worked with everything I could find. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Travel Gear, Wireless

Tagged: Keyboard, Mouse

Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 17, 2009 at 7:49 am.

Microsoft continues their penetration into the PC Gaming hardware fray with their newest release, the Sidewinder X8 mouse. Wireless peripherals in PC gaming have long been a no-no, promising lag and instant death. Will this wireless mouse change that notion? … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear, Gaming Gear

Tagged: Gaming, Microsoft, Mouse

Microsoft Sidewinder X8 Wireless Gaming Mouse Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 22, 2009 at 9:55 am.

Microsoft was an early player in PC gaming, both in software and hardware, and lately they’re trying to reassert themselves in the genre by offering up some interesting gaming devices. Let’s see if Microsoft has the goods to keep up with the likes of Razer and Saitek these days.

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Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear, Gaming Gear

Tagged: Gaming, Mouse

Microsoft Sidewinder Gaming Mouse Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 3, 2009 at 7:14 am.

Here’s my quick look video review of the Dodge Charger Wireless Roadmice Mouse from Roadmice.

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Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear, Laptop Gear, Video Reviews

Tagged: Cordless, Mouse, Wireless

Roadmice Wireless Mouse Quick Look Video Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 31, 2008 at 7:15 pm.

All of the mice in Kensington’s
SlimBlade Collection have a sleek, slim design, a variety of functionality and are wireless. In this review
I will be looking at the SlimBlade Trackball
Bluetooth Mouse and Media
Mouse.

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Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear, Laptop Gear

Tagged: Cordless, Mouse, Wireless

Kensington SlimBlade Wireless Mice originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 15, 2008 at 9:30 pm.