Battery free optical wireless mouse - would you buy this mouse?

[PBure]

A4Tech BatteryFREE Wireless Optical Mouse - $39.99.

Looks kinda neat! But I dont know how I would feel about having to lug around that mousepad too just for it to work. They gotta come out with a mouse that doesnt need any batteries or receiver to work.



Product Info:

The A4Tech BatteryFREE Wireless Optical Mouse does not need the battery to keep powered on. It works with its partner - the Ingenious Mouse Pad. The Mouse Pad will transfer constant power to the mouse and whenever the mouse is placed on the mouse pad which is plugged to the computer via a USB connector. This is we so called: The Electromagnetic Induction Technology.

Features:

- BatteryLESS Design means NO batteries needed!!!
- Wireless Optical delivers high resolution with pinpoint accuracy
- Weightless Design mouse is as light as a feather with no batteries
- Frequency Adjustment automatically tune mouse ofr optmium frequency

http://www.a4tech.com/en/product2.as...D=92&MNO=NB-50

[mahjongmaniac]

uh... yeah.... so mind telling us WHERE u can get this??


EDIT: nm... i just clicked on the pic properties and found out it was from memoryexpress...



hm... haven't heard of such thing b4... pretty interesting (for me)

[PBure]

www.memoryexpress.com

You would get it? I have a laptop btw, so I dont know if i wanna lug around a mouse pad with a cord on it hmm.

[PBure]

[mahjongmaniac]

ok... at 1st, i was like "WTF is that thing??" and then i'm like "oh... its a glowing mouse in the dark..."

kinda neat...


... so "glow-in-the-dark" mousees are gettin more popular now? (i remember NCIX also selling a glow-in-the-dark mouse a few wks ago in their wkly sales event)

[PBure]

chrome on a mouse wow.

[felix]

I'm using a mouse made by that brand right now. Model SWOP-3. Very well built considering it was only $10 on sale. The wheel is as smooth and quiet as it gets (they advertise as such). But of course it's just a regular optical one, 800 dpi I think. Very comfortable to hold like original logitech mice. Only complaint is that the wheel shouldn't be so far back, because right now it's more suited for smaller hands, or should I say tiny hands as my palm rests too far back.

Edit: from the looks of it I don't think they fixed the wheel problem with this mouse either. So try before you buy!

[deep]

chrome on a mouse wow.

I see no chrome. Just plastic.

[Jon Lai]

interesting. but i guess it would stop working as soon as the mouse is lifted away from the given mousepad which gives it power... eh.

[Homer88]

charge on contact maybe?

[xb0xb0y]

here's a review, seems to do pretty good:

A4tech batteryfree mouse review

and they have about 6 different models listed on their website:

A4tech website

[willy]

I think it is a joke ..... A *cordless* mouse requires to work on a *corded* mouse pad ....

[Jordie]

I think it is a joke ..... A *cordless* mouse requires to work on a *corded* mouse pad ....

No joke.

The mouse is cordless so you don't have to fight with the cord when using the device.

The mouse is battery-free so it's lighter and you don't have the trouble of replacing/recharging batteries.

AWESOME idea.

[willy]

No joke.

The mouse is cordless so you don't have to fight with the cord when using the device.

The mouse is battery-free so it's lighter and you don't have the trouble of replacing/recharging batteries.

AWESOME idea.

I think they are just playing around with the terms "Cordless" & "Freedom" ...

1. I can use my 'true' cordless mouse anywhere on my desk (or even a several feet away from the receiver). The 'mouse pad' area is many many times larger than this special mouse pad. This mouse offers "Restricted Freedom" at best.

2. Weight ... I think that's preference. I personally prefer heav(ier) mice but that's just me.

3. When I don't use it, I hide my cordless kb and mouse to free up my desk space for other work. With this thing, you will need to hide the mouse pad as well.

4. I don't see any extra programmable buttons ...

5. My MS cordless desktop lasts ~ 6 months on alkaline. It's not that inconvinient.

[yuprules]

Ever consider is the the PAD that is detecting the motion and the mouse is just some "pointer". I bet you if you take the mouse off the pad, it stops working.

Like a Wacom tablet?