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Wireless Mouse with no Batteries

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nothing-better-to-post-thanksgiving dept.

GI Joe writes "Hardcoreware.net have posted a review of a mouse with no batteries; it receives its charge through induction from the USB powered mousepad. Of course this means you must use the mouse on this mousepad, taking away some of the big advantages of a wireless mouse. However, they said that the mouse is otherwise very accurate, and has no lag at all since it uses RFID."

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  1. There goes that... by powerlinekid · · Score: 5, Funny

    See if the company was smart they'd leave "RFID" out of the documentation because all the tin foil hat nuts are going to freak about their mouse tracking brain patterns or something.

    Although now that I think about, I would like a mouse that tracked my brain patters. Free up an extra hand and such.

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    1. Re:There goes that... by noidentity · · Score: 5, Funny

      See if the company was smart they'd leave "RFID" out of the documentation because all the tin foil hat nuts are going to freak about their mouse tracking brain patterns or something.

      Holy shit! With this they can probably track every move you make at 600 dpi or more! When will they stop???

  2. Seen this before... by kahei · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...from Wacom! Who, incidentally, are the best hardware company ever.

    http://www.wacom.com for your batteryless pointing device needs.

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  3. Can you say RSI? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm going back to a wired mouse because they're lighter. No need to further punish my wrists with the weight of a dynamo and the friction of one or more geared balls.

  4. Re:why the hell? by sixy · · Score: 5, Funny
    Why in the hell would anyone want a wireless mouse but a wired mousepad? And I dont really like the idea that I cant use it on a metal desk. I'll stick to my wired ball-less 3 button mouse, thanks.
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  5. Technocluelessness by Clueless+Moron · · Score: 5, Funny
    I usually avoid wireless mice like the plague (even the vaunted MX900 and MX1000) due to mouse lag attributed to the use of RF communication.

    Right; this mouse uses Subspace Communication (tm Star Trek). Not this old-fashioned RF stuff.

    Whatever the BF does, it has essentially eliminated wireless mouse lag (I am guessing it has to do with the use of RFID

    Ah. "RFID". Cue the "Princess Bride" I-do-not-think-that-word-means-what-you-think-it means quotes.

    and the fact that the receiver is never further than a few inches from the mouse).

    Let's see, RF at 3E8 m/s will cover one inch in about... 85 picoseconds. Yes, I'm sure RF propagation has always been the cause of your lag. Definitely when your mouse is on the moon and the computer is on earth.

    Oh wait, I forgot. This device doesn't use RF. It uses... RFID.

    I give up.