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Cordless presentation mouse



On 04/02/2009 12:44 AM, Tom Metro wrote:
> Jerry Feldman wrote:
>> Tom Metro wrote:
>>> Jerry Feldman wrote:
>>>> A while back I lost my mini mouse that I kept with my laptop, but=20
>>>> I'm thinking of getting a presentation mouse.
>>>
>>> So what features makes a mouse qualify as a presentation mouse?=20
>>> Wireless with extra buttons?
>>
>> It's not so much the wireless feature, it is really that the buttons, =

>> wheel, and roller be able to work in one hand while making a=20
>> presentation away from a podium.
>
> Do you really need the ability to do arbitrary X-Y movement from the=20
> presentation device?
>
> I was under the impression from your wording that you wanted something =

> that could serve as a regular mouse, in addition to being a=20
> presentation tool. I thought there were such products on the market,=20
> but the examples you showed appear like dedicated presentation tools=20
> that would be a poor substitute for a mouse for regular computing.
>
I think that a regular mouse or trackball really would not work for=20
presentations. Possibly a trackball. In any case I'm not sure  what I'm=20
going to get yet. I might go to MicroCenter this weekend.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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