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Comments on: Retailer touts sweat-swatting mouse

Already here in the UK 

Posted Monday 26th November 2007 10:35 GMT

OK, it's no tht e same mouse but you can get a mouse with built in fans from firebox http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=806&showAllImages=0

How out of date? 

Posted Monday 26th November 2007 11:00 GMT

Dead Vulture

Been around for ages.

http://www.extensiontech.net/reviews/km/logisys/xenixmouse/

Review from 2004 - thats ages!

Cornering abilities... 

Posted Monday 26th November 2007 13:13 GMT

Just think how this thing will corner at speed! The downforce it creates must be tremendous..

Almost right 

Posted Monday 26th November 2007 14:19 GMT

Coat

I have to say that the gist of the story is right, if not a little bit late, it was quiet interesting the thought of a mouse that has a fan in to cool your hands, right up to the point when I looked down and saw that I already had one. I have to say that for office work they are fantastic, for games not so much. Ah well I guess I will have to keep reading to find my next new gadget

Got this one over 1 yr ago 

Posted Monday 26th November 2007 14:30 GMT

My girlfriend -yes, some of your readers have them- got me this mouse over a year ago.

I don't actually use the fan very often but the mouse is deceptively ergonomic and precise. It quickly became my main mouse, which it still is. Higly recommended!

I like sweaty palms... 

Posted Monday 26th November 2007 16:42 GMT

Coat

nuff said

Ducted fan 

Posted Monday 26th November 2007 17:59 GMT

Is there a switch to reverse the fan? I don't have sweaty palms, but I like the idea of a hover-mouse.

Doesn't work with Vista? 

Posted Tuesday 27th November 2007 11:15 GMT

Much as I hate the Hollywood-paranoia-encumbered bloatware, I have to leap to its defence on this one. I presume the only reason why you say it's not compatible with Vista is because it's an old product which doesn't say Vista on the box because Vista wasn't around at the time. A mouse is a mouse is a mouse - they all work with all OSs, within reason.

Generic Title 

Posted Tuesday 27th November 2007 12:31 GMT

Jobs Halo

Perhaps this archive digging was prompted by El Reg's new iFan icon?

I like the Hover mouse idea, but perhaps the original idea was a hoover mouse to suck up all those crumbs that get stuck in the ball.. (I know its optical but they get under the teflon pads too!! and when this mouse was invented those many years ago balls were still common)

Shame on el reg for being so out of date/touch on this one, I look forward to the next article on mice with frikken lazer beams.

hmmm 

Posted Wednesday 28th November 2007 11:07 GMT

Paris Hilton

it really sucks, and blows