Genius Traveler 915BT Laser: the presenter's mouse

On the heels of IOGEAR's own presentation mouse comes the Traveler 915BT Laser, which is quite a few rungs above being a one trick pony. Genius' latest is a Bluetooth mouse that boasts a 1,600dpi sensor, built-in laser pointer and the ability to shuffle forward and back through your PowerPoint slides. There's also a battery indicator light along with an on / off switch to conserve energy, and the "4D" scroll wheel enables easy access to pages that extend left and right, too. Unfortunately, there are no details regarding a price or release date, but word on the street has it landing for around $50.

[Via PCLaunches]

[Rik @ Oct 16th 2007 3:51AM]

Ooh, $50... good that MS is getting some competition because I paid a lot for my Wireless notebook presenter mouse (which btw has excellent battery life, two months or so)

[suv4x4 @ Oct 16th 2007 5:35AM]

This is taking a clue from the similar Microsort Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000.

Except, well, I had few Genius mice in the past, and the buttons and optical tracking is crap. Maybe it's better in this higher end product, but I wouldn't risk it.

Microsoft and Logitech are consistently excellent even in their most low-end models.

[Boris @ Oct 22nd 2007 6:39PM]

The on/off switch is not to conserve energy, it's to prevent it from turning on in your luggage while you're traveling.