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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: itlnstln on Wed, 20 May 2009, 10:11:49

Title: Feeling Blue
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 20 May 2009, 10:11:49

MS just announced 2 more of their "Blue Track" mice as well as a pretty mediocre-looking keyboard. Check it: http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2009/05/microsoft-adds-two-mice-and-a-keyboard-to-bluetrack-arsenal.ars

Title: Feeling Blue
Post by: huha on Wed, 20 May 2009, 15:24:02

I'd love to buy a bluetrack mouse, but I absolutely can't understand why they don't offer a bluetooth variant FFS.
Tiny USB receivers are the doom of civilization. They're both crappy and impractical. Their range is abysmal, so when using a desktop, reception is quite bad and you'll have to use a USB extension to properly position the receiver. When using a laptop (most of them happen to have integrated bluetooth anyway, so WHY NOT JUST USE IT?), which are plagued with a slight deficiency of USB ports, not only does it take away a USB port, but also do these receivers tend to get lost pretty quickly.
So basically, there's two sensible options: Bluetooth for mobile/high-end devices and a dedicated receiver with cable for desktop devices.

-huha