Logitech MX Air

Regarding the "centering" of the mouse; the natural preconception people have is that when you use a desktop mouse, you point the mouse at the cursor. In fact, we don't actually do that. The cursor moves… relative to the mouse movement, no matter where your mouse is pointing. On a desktop, when your mouse gets too close to the edge of the mouse pad, you have to "freeze" the cursor by picking it up and "centering" the mouse on the mouse pad. There are other things we do subconsciously with a desktop mouse, like using the side of the screen to "center" the mouse. It is true that the orientation of a desktop mouse will not change when not in use, so the cursor doesn't move . The orientation of the Air mouse can change considerably when left sitting on the couch etc. But you can easily use the side of the screen or the "freeze" button in much the same way as we do with a desktop mouse to "center" it. To me, this became natural in about an hour.

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BOTTOM LINE: Anyone who can adapt to new technology quickly and has a need for cursor control away from a desk will love this mouse. LENGTH OF USE: About 2 months. TECH LEVEL: Professional programmer and… designer, consultant, trainer I always investigate my purchases extensively and I was a bit concerned about the re-centering problems after reading some negative reviews. A couple reviews hinted that the problem was a misunderstanding on the part of other reviewers, so I decided to give this mouse a shot. I'm glad I did! This mouse works flawlessly. While the movement is very smooth, it will likely take a bit of practice before you develop the muscle control to make the fine movements required to click what you want every time. It took me a couple of days. The re-centering problem other users have reported is entirely a result of their misunderstanding. The device is not supposed to be tethered to the direction of the screen, in fact, that's the greatest thing about this mouse. I can point the mouse at the floor, to the side, or behind me and it works just as well. As with a normal mouse, when the cursor is dragged off the screen, the cursor stays at the edge no matter how far the mouse actually tells it to go. This means that reorienting the mouse is instantaneous. Just as fast and easy as doing so with a regular mouse. I even tried gaming with the air mouse and, while I didn't have the coordination to do well on a first person shooter, with time, I might prefer this method of control even for gaming. Right now I use the air mouse for media control and presentations. My presentations include videos, websites, PowerPoints, and other applications like mind mapping software. This mouse performs flawlessly as a presentation remote that gives you the freedom to actually use a mouse anywhere in the room whenever needed. I've used this mouse to teach Photoshop classes on the screen while working with students in the back. Freezing the mouse is easy - just press the back button for a couple of seconds and the cursor freezes. The other controls allow you to step back and forth through slides, play and pause media, and change the volume, even while the cursor is frozen. BOTTOM LINE: Anyone who can adapt to new technology quickly and has a need for cursor control away from a desk will love this mouse.

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Very cool mouse. It does take some getting use to but after you learn the curve on it than this is the mouse for you. It is very sleek and responsive on the desk top or in the air. Most of the controls are… like a touch sensitive control and thats a good thing. I would highly recommend this mouse to anyone who has a craving for new and proven technology.Logitech MX Air Rechargeable Cordless Air Mouse

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Finally a decent solution. We've got a tiny Fit-PC in the bedroom that drives a tv. What to use while in bed to pick movies and such? A regular mouse means you have to use a flat surface or smooth out… the covers. The air mouse lets me loll back in the bed and control things with the least amount of effort. it's a HID device, so it worked fine on my ubuntu install. With ubuntu the volume button and whatnot were recognized fine, but with xubuntu only the mouse functions worked. plus it looks great on the side table: shiny, slightly alien, and elegant.

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