Fanatec Head$h0t gaming mouse reviewed

With case modding so prevalent these days that gamers are often judged by the the number of LEDs they manage to cram into their rigs as opposed to the actual performance of their machines, pairing a tricked out system with accessories that lack equally gaudy illumination (like a Razer, Logitech, or -- shudder -- Fatal!ty mouse) simply won't cut it. Well a company called Fanatec is fully aware that blinding light shows are now as much a part of fragging as gimmicky keyboards and chainsaw-shaped controllers, which is why it's poised to release the $100, fully-customizable Heäd$sh0t gaming mouse. (We apologize for the lack of an umlaut in the headline; it's due to our quirky blogging platform and has nothing to do with our feelings about umlaut-heavy languages.) At first glance the Heäd$sh0t might seem a little intimidating: instead of plugging it directly into your PC, you have to swing the tangle-minimizing USB cord over a glowing arch and attach it to the back of the included mousepad / USB hub (which, according to Fanatec, has been specially designed to to interact as smoothly as possible with the mouse's glide pads). Other special features include adjustable width (though no adjustable weighting -- c'mon, guys), a huge "wing" on the right side meant to keep your fingers from dragging, and a software suite that lets you record macros, tweak the million on-board lights, and even turn the bulky rodent into a fairly-functional joystick. During their test drive, the team at Trusted Reviews found the device to work quite well -- mostly due to its 2,000dpi laser sensor -- although they thought that the top-mounted buttons were somewhat difficult to access, and joystick mode can't be used to manipulate the Z-axis. Oh, and they weren't really fond of all the lights -- go figure.

[BatteryAcid @ Oct 5th 2006 4:50PM]

Why not wire less? For a hundred dallers. Nice dpi though.
PS: I tthink their may be a kink in your comment system. My coment wont post post.

[TS @ Oct 5th 2006 5:04PM]

"Why not wire less?"

Because even the very best wireless is utter trash for serious gaming. When it comes guys(and girls?) that could game for a living, they would never consider a wireless mouse. Any lag is too much lag.

[lUp @ Oct 6th 2006 1:24PM]

ever gamed with a logitech g7?

no difference with or without cable, except the missing cable. :)

[myscrnnm @ Oct 5th 2006 7:50PM]

lol, looks weird. Sounds like a cool concept though.

[Nick @ Oct 5th 2006 9:13PM]

I used to work at a lan Center and all of the serious FPS players had huge mousepads, so they could turn the sensitivity pretty low. That mose takes up lie 1/5th of the bad, seems to small for hardcore gamers.

[Eh @ Oct 8th 2006 4:31PM]

If youve ever used a new RF logitech wireless mouse then youd know that there is no lag at all. The new (well, its actually rather old) RF tech that Logitech uses transfers data at the same speed as a wired mouse. Not having a wire to get in the way and affect your aiming seems like quite a benifet to gamers. People who say the wireless mice arent as responsive as the wired mice simply dont know what they are talking about, wired mice dont use magic, they transfer data at the same speed as wireless mice.

[BRENTG @ May 23rd 2007 12:12PM]

i agree any lag is too much lag