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Bluetooth Mouse?

octoberdeath said:
why are a lot of the wireless mice i have seen have to have a usb adapter to work? i thought wireless was suppose to be wire free and help free up ports for other stuff?!
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They will take up a port if they are wireless using their own standard, but the Bluetooth ones will only take up a USB port if you don't have Bluetooth already internal to your machine.

Some people buy wireless mice just so they have more freedom, not necessarily for freeing up ports. If your sole reason for buying wireless is to free up ports, then go Bluetooth; but make sure you have Bluetooth built-in to your machine, or you will still need to buy a Bluetooth USB dongle. :)
 
BT600 arrived...

I forgot to let you all know, my BT600 mouse arrived a few days ago.

It does exactly what it says on the tin, so that's a good start. I was a little disappointed at the design, since on their website it looks smooth and white which blends quite nicely with the Apple style. However for some reason they have imprinted some design on the top which I personally think detracts from the look. The button to switch it on has been quite literally 'plonked' on the top instead of hiding it nicely underneath, which I think is a little bit of a shame too.

Having said all that, the mouse itself is a nice shape in the hand, and the buttons have a definite feel to them, if a little on the 'squidgy' responsiveness side. Setting up was a doddle (as Bluetooth should be); I did a search for Bluetooth mouse devices while the mouse was on - the mouse wheel glowed blue (nice touch). When they were paired, the light went out and hey presto, I had two mice on the go.

I was worried that the reponsiveness of this mouse was going to be normal wireless mice that I have used before (some seem to have a poor frame rate on screen), but not so with this one.

I do find that the mouse is a lot faster than my current one. This shouldn't be a problem for most people who, using this as their only mouse, can just turn down the speed in the Control Panel. However, since I bought it as a second mouse for my MacBook (hopefully arriving next week), I'm not sure if it will mean I have to keep going into the Control Panel to change the speed when I am using it on the go with the trackpad compared to on the desktop with the mouse. So if anyone has any ideas or work-arounds for that I'd be very interested!

I'm not sure if that is down to the good/bad resolution of the mouse (it's about 800dpi as far as I know), or some other thing I can change the setting of?

Anyway hope this was of interest to some of you!

:-Joe :)
 
jowie said:
I forgot to let you all know, my BT600 mouse arrived a few days ago.
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Would you mind posting a couple of pics of the top of the mouse so we can see the design and the placement of the on/off switch?
 
tempques said:
Would you mind posting a couple of pics of the top of the mouse so we can see the design and the placement of the on/off switch?
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sure no problem, will have to wait until I get home from work tho:)
 
Willis said:
On Mice, well, what Apple needs is a Bluetooth Mighty Mouse. Although some have said it may not happen as it adds weight to the mouse and 'hard' to use.
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Since mice of the past and of various brands have been "massive", I for one would think adding some mass in the form of a rechargeable battery would be a good use of mass and resources.

The recent iPod dongle for Nike with integrated non-replaceable battery is a great example. After ~10,000 charges, throw it away and get a new one.

Rocketman
 
ooops

jowie said:
sure no problem, will have to wait until I get home from work tho:)
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ooops I forgot to reply to this didn't I, go too wound up in using the new machine ;)

Haven't taken a picture of the mouse on its own, but here's a pic with it in:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jowie/154114713/

It's very comfortable to use, and extremely straightforward to set up. The design isn't brilliant but it's not bad. :)

Highly recommended (until it goes wrong of course ;))
 
jowie said:
Sorry if this sounds snobbish but I find that a little antiquated though, don't you? Most portable technology these days is rechargeable...
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The idea is that my mouse is never tethered to a cord. It is always free on my desktop, ready to use. Rechargeable AA batteries are a fine solution. Why would I want to have to plug my mouse into something?
 
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