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Tuesday October 30, 2007 | Why Use A Wireless Mouse? | Computers |
I found this in my "save for later" folder: It's the solar powered mouse.
Is there a big market for this? Do a lot of people need a wireless mouse - outside? It's not like you can just use it all day and then leave it outside - at night - to recharge. You would actually need to use this outside to get any benefit. Also, wouldn't your hand cover the solar panel? Maybe this is just for people with desks by windows that face the equator.
But this leads to a bigger question:
Why use wireless mice at all?
I've seen plenty of people sit at their laptop, plug in a wireless mouse dongle into the USB port, and the use their wireless mouse all of three inches away from it. To me this just seems like extra trouble for no gain. You need to keep the mouse recharged (solar or not) and now you have two things to lose instead of just one.
I travel with a simple mouse with a retractable cord. It's small, works, and doesn't need batteries of any kind. Mine also has cool LEDs to make it flash colors. I got mine on sale for $5, but even at the full retail price of $25 it's still cheaper than any wireless mouse out there.
Yes, I can see a need for a wireless device if you give presentations and like to be away from the laptop. I'm not talking to you. But I'm pretty sure you're not giving your presentations outside in the sun.
Tags: mice mouse solar wireless
October 30, 2007 12:12 PM PDT Permalink | Comments [5] |
Comments:
Oh...you're back. Hello.
Posted by You Blog on October 30, 2007 at 12:20 PM PDT #
i've got a bluetoof mouse, so no dongle to lose. and I'm on the same pair of AAs for the past year. but ya, its a PITA to haul unless you're spending some serious time on the laptop.
Hey! What's wrong with wanting to be more green? Except that once you get completely frustrated with a solar powered, wireless mouse, it ends up in a landfill?
I love my cordless mouse. I hate the way that the cord on regular mice snags, especially when the computer is some distance away from the screen. I also like to mouse left-handed (it's an ergonomic thing). However I do agree that cordless mice and laptops don't make a huge amount of sense.
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