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Gyroscopic Wireless Mouse

Posted by michael on from the charge-me-up dept.

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.

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  1. Lag time? by wedding · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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.

  2. Re:FOR GAMING? by nacturation · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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?

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  3. He's not kidding =) by Andorion · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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