Cordless presentation mouse

[John Abreau]

I noticed one on buy.com for $12.99, marked down from $99.

    http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10341604

It's nit clear from the description whether it provides X-Y cursor control,
but for $12, maybe that doesn't matter. The picture suggests to me
that it might provide X-Y control.



On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM, Tom Metro <tmetro-blu-5a1Jt6qxUNc at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Jerry Feldman wrote:
>> Tom Metro wrote:
>>> I was under the impression from your wording that you wanted something
>>> that could serve as a regular mouse, in addition to being a
>>> presentation tool. I thought there were such products on the market
>>
>> I think that a regular mouse or trackball really would not work for
>> presentations. Possibly a trackball.
>
> Agreed, if you really need X-Y cursor control during the presentation.
> (But it's a pretty rare presentation that does.)
>
> Here's an example of what I had pictured - a combo traditional mouse and
> presentation tool:
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3536986
>
> I'm sure there are others like this. Though from a quick skim of the
> specs it doesn't look like you get X-Y cursor control in presentation
> mode. Just some extra buttons and a laser pointer.
>
> Here's a variation that uses a thumb operated trackball:
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3327394
>
> and claims it can substitute for a mouse for normal use, but unless
> you're used to mousing with a track ball, that'll feel awkward.
>
>  -Tom
>
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