Gyroscopic Wireless Mouse

An anonymous reader writes "This is a must for any game player. Gyration has introduced a working wireless gyroscopic mouse. The $119.95 price tag is a little steep but it works with Linux and it doubles for an optical mouse if placed on the desktop. There is an article about it at Linux Journal." We mentioned an earlier version a year or two ago.

Comments

Lag time?

[wedding]

I thought one of the main complaints of hardcore gamers was the millisecond lag in wireless would get them killed.
Did I miss something that changes all this? Every rig from Alien, etc all use wired mice.

Re:FOR GAMING?

[DigitaLunatiC]

Not if you could actually hold the thing like a gun. If you were to jump around a corner in CS and actually point and aim like a real gun, that would be pretty helpful.

Re:FOR GAMING?

[nacturation]

Unless you attached it to your head and used mouse-look in a first-person shooter.

Does this mean you already have the monitor strapped to your head?

He's not kidding =)

[Andorion]

You don't realize how much the edges of your palm resting on the desktop help you move your mouse where you want to move it - a little downward pressure and your hand stops immediately, a little anchored rotation and you can navigate pixel by pixel. The muscle memory is in many joints in your hand, wrist, and arm.

Holding the mouse in the air eliminates the benefits of resting your hand on the table.

~Berj

Re:He's not kidding =)

[wankledot]

Which is nearly impossible. Supporting your entire arm in the air with just your fingertips on the mouse is not realistic, and nearly impossible for any extended period of time. It's perfectly acceptable to rest part of your arm/wrist/hand on the desk, the angle at which it rests, and making sure you are not bending your wrist excessively from side to side is more important.