Logitech's MX Revolution goes Bluetooth at the FCC

If you've been holding off on Logitech's budget-busting MX Revolution in hopes of a Bluetooth version, your time may well be at hand. The FCC just gave the stamp of approval (way to keep down those "spurious signals," Logitech) to a certain M-RCL124 model of Bluetooth mouse that appears to be an exact replica of the MX Revolution in shape and buttonry. Obviously we've got nothing as far as price or release date, but we're hoping for "soon" and "less than our next paycheck."

[BigBloke @ Jan 31st 2008 10:02AM]

Another bloody right handed mouse!!

[mike @ Jan 31st 2008 11:12AM]

Well, there is a lot more right handed people in the world.

[Chebwa @ Jan 31st 2008 11:13AM]

It has been years and years and years now of mouse product lines. Honestly, how much more can they do with right handed traditional mice? It's just starting to seem redundant now.

I would like to see some of the new lines extend to left handers, and then let's shake it up a little Logitech. There must be other ways. Innovation is completely lost on this area of input. Things wind up being gimmicky and annoying rather than revolutionary.

[tom @ Jan 31st 2008 11:14AM]

I feel for you, the world appears to be made for right-hand.

I thought about opening a store selling left handed tools called "leftorium" =P

[Bobs @ Jan 31st 2008 12:40PM]

I dont see what the problem is, Im left handed, and when i write with my other hand, it looks like seal puke, yet, using the mouse with the left hand always results in disaster. You can adjust, you just have to try.

[Ireland @ Jan 31st 2008 3:07PM]

Why.. don't you have a right hand? :D

[RyanTV @ Jan 31st 2008 1:08PM]

both my wife and i are left handed and both of us use a mouse right handed. It's just the way the world is setup. ADAPT!

[j0nkatz @ Jan 31st 2008 10:10AM]

This is nice but I'll be waiting on the VX version.

[alpha @ Jan 31st 2008 10:16AM]

Same here. It makes more sense to get bluetooth for the smaller/portable mice.

[Ellianth @ Jan 31st 2008 11:14AM]

I'll also be waiting for the VX. Its about time they made a good bluetooth mouse.

[CB17 @ Jan 31st 2008 4:06PM]

As an owner of the MX Revolution for my desktop I 4th, 5th AND 6th the notion for a bluetooth VX version for my Mac...

[CB17 @ Jan 31st 2008 4:06PM]

Mac laptop that is...

[Wonderkid @ Jan 31st 2008 10:17AM]

VX version please! I have the VX with the external dongle, which is why I refuse to buy a MacBook Air, as my Vodafone mobile connect USB dongle would go in it's only free USB port. Logitech, are you listening? A Bluetooth VX for us all please. Thanks! (VX is a great mouse BTW.)

[alpha @ Jan 31st 2008 10:35AM]

Since most likely your USB modem won't fit MBA's usb port anyway, you'd better lug a usb hub with the world *thinnest* laptop. Whew, problem solved. Lol.

[Fernando @ Jan 31st 2008 10:22AM]

Dammit I just bought the RF version of this! I was on the market for a BT one too cause Im running slim on USB's these days. I just hope this is not like all other BT mice that pretty much suck as far as they go.

[tom @ Jan 31st 2008 10:27AM]

i have logitech 5000 series bt kit, with mouse and keyboard. They are great with range and response, but it takes a lot of effort to reconnect after battery change.

Other then that, i love it!

[Eliazar Terraza @ Jan 31st 2008 10:33AM]

Im Happy with my VX as is and i think most of the ppl who already have a VX wont buy the bluetooth version

[j0nkatz @ Jan 31st 2008 10:47AM]

WRONG!

Using a VX right now and will jump at the change to buy a BT version!

[mcg @ Jan 31st 2008 10:53AM]

So j0nkatz, do you constitute "most" people?

[theletterj @ Jan 31st 2008 11:07AM]

I too have a VX and I'd definitely get a BT version if one were to come out. Just my opinion, as I'd most likely migrate the RF on to my desktop and toss the BT one in my laptop bag. I just like it that much.

[Ellianth @ Jan 31st 2008 11:15AM]

I also have a VX and will be getting the bluetooth version. At original poster: don't pull numbers out of your ass. It's dirty and not very becoming.

[mike @ Jan 31st 2008 11:15AM]

As far as I know, not many people have BT on there computers...

[ShreDDR @ Jan 31st 2008 11:43AM]

Even if you have BT, You dont want to use up your BT functionality for the mouse & not be able to use your BT all for filetransfer & stuff .

VX Nano Rules.

[Reid @ Jan 31st 2008 11:59AM]

Use up your bluetooth functionality? What, does your computer run out of bluetooth juice if you use it too much?

[Allen Farris @ Jan 31st 2008 12:46PM]

I was going to buy a VX but since it didn't have a bluetooth version I bought a Microsoft mouse instead. If the VX came out with bluetooth I would probably guy it as well.

[Shannin @ Jan 31st 2008 4:13PM]

@ShreDDR

most modern BT recievers can handle 7 or more devices so unless your planning on having 7 mice on your computer i dont think your going to have to worry.

[lettcco @ Jan 31st 2008 10:44AM]

will buy one IF it comes with a BT USB receiver the size of nano vx receiver

[Tarnation @ Jan 31st 2008 10:45AM]

Yay for Bluetooth! Now if we could just get some 3200dpi engine with adjustable dpi. Logitech IMO have the best mice on the market, but they don't have the best choices in design (still better than everybody else). I have several Logitech mice G9(love the engine grip is kind of meh), G5(nice grip wish they would have kept this design with the 3200dpi and the awesome scroll wheel), Revolution(best grip of all time + scroll wheel only 800dpi though), and a few older opticals floating around all are good mice, but it seems like they can't combine the best features of some mice with others to make superior mice. G9's laser with Revolutions Grip would be sweet beyond belief make it into a bluetooth mouse with a detachable USB recharge cable with the braided cable gamers would probably use wireless mice if they could quickly switch the wireless to wired when the batteries run low. I wish all companies would make braided cables they don't snag plus the look nice. I also would like to bash the new G15 in with a hammer it looks so much cheaper and crappier than its sexy older sister.

I have never been impressed with other "gaming" mouse ergonomics they all seem to have good lasers but sucktastic grips. Nobody beats the Logitech G9's 3200dpi I have seen some match that and I have seen one brand I have never heard of claim a 3500dpi, but that was a very suspect claim.

[mcg @ Jan 31st 2008 10:52AM]

Looks like a good product. I've got the current MX and it fits my hand really well. When I'm on the road I stick with my trackpad anyway. So really, I'd have bought the Bluetooth version if had been available when my previous mouse died, but the dongle is tucked into a USB port on the back of my monitor and it's no big deal.

[Tom @ Jan 31st 2008 10:55AM]

I hope they fixed the fact that the rubber around the scroll wheel slows the spinning over time...to a crawl.

[Anne @ Jan 31st 2008 10:59AM]

A bluetooth MX doesn't seem especially appealing. I believe the MX is intended for use with a desktop. I don't care about sacrificing a usb-port (for a little extra battery life and a bit more cash in the pocket).

The VX however would benefit greatly from BT. I have one, and the only thing I dislike about it is having to plug the dongle in every time.

[charlie_painter @ Jan 31st 2008 11:03AM]

They announced this at CES as part of the Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution set. Maybe this is why the set hasn't hit stores yet.

[Eric Sweeney @ Jan 31st 2008 11:03AM]

Ahhh I have the current MX for my laptop and having BT to eliminate the inch long protrusion from my Vaio would have been terrific. Oh well... I guess I could switch the old one to the desktop and go for a BT MX for the laptop considering I'm pointing with an 8 year old intellimouse. Ha.

[Johnny5 @ Jan 31st 2008 11:15AM]

Anybody think Logitech will finally come out with a Bluetooth Keyboard+Mouse combo for OSX now?

[Tom @ Jan 31st 2008 11:23AM]

I hope they sell this standalone, as the MX1000 bluetooth mouse was only bundled with a keyboard, and so far this one looks to be the same.

While not many desktops have Bluetooth, laptops have had it for ages, and having a mouse I could use on it without a dongle is a requirement for me. I'm not buying another keyboard/mouse combo just to get at the mouse.

[EdZ @ Jan 31st 2008 11:28AM]

Ditto for a bluetooth VX. My regular VX has lost a button (the 'up' position on the slider no longer registers, probably from overuse), and I've been carting my MX around for the past week.

[michas_pi @ Jan 31st 2008 11:40AM]

I have the RF version of the MX and I absolutely adore it. I'm glad that there will be a BT version of it.

[Reid @ Jan 31st 2008 12:04PM]

I'm surprised anybody likes the MX Revolution. I'm using one right now at work and I think it generally sucks. I've got an MX1000 at home and like that a lot better. The Rev has that weird speed-shift scroller for a main wheel which doesn't feel as good as the MX1k in 'click' mode, and freespin mode is just weird. It's a pain to push on-off, and when I used it with Windows, I really hated the way the software would switch for you depending on app.

The Info button is useless.

The thumb wheel is just strange.

The MX1k feels a lot more solid. The scroll wheel is better, and I mapped the up and down arrows around it to pageup/pagedown. The thumb forward/back I mapped to a browser forward/back and the app switcher I mapped to command-` for OS X so it switches between windows of the current app, rather than switching between apps.

If anything I think both these mice are worse in Windows than they are on OS X. The MX Rev because of the stupid speedshift. On the Mac it just stays in click mode no matter what I do, which is fine. In Windows sometimes it switches when you scroll too fast, or it switches depending on what app you're in. The switching is not always seamless and it sometimes seems to get slightly 'jammed' for a second. And Logitech's app-switcher (with either mouse) is just hideous and stupid. It would have been much better to map to alt-tab by default.

I also like the more solid design of the MX1k, and the added size and weight makes it a joy to use. A heavy mouse moves so smoothly, which is why I like rechargeable mice.

The MX Rev wins on style though.

[Marshall @ Jan 31st 2008 12:56PM]

If you don't like the no-click scroll wheeel, you can turn that feature off in the logitech control panel; then the wheel works just like any common wheel with little clicks. Be sure you have the latest version though, as I don't recall that the one that first came with the mouse had this shut-off option. If you push the wheel a little to the side, and then try to free-spin, it will still do it, but I haven't had it do this without trying.

[Technex @ Jan 31st 2008 12:17PM]

Hehe, got this in my hand right now, well not the bluetooth one, the wifi one.

No problems at all, great mouse, although it's not very good for gaming... Wish I got the G5 again in a way... Oh well this is good enough for the laptop.

[TRAFFICBLOWS @ Jan 31st 2008 12:42PM]

I wanted this last fall when I bought my laptop with a BT chip... purchased the MS Wireless (BT) Mouse 8000.

My first MS hardware and it works exceptional!

[Allen Farris @ Jan 31st 2008 12:49PM]

I did the exact same thing except I bought the BT mouse + keyboard from Microsoft. And then about 2 weeks out of the return period I broke one of the keyboard keys and have no idea how to get it fixed/buy a replacement.

[RyanTV @ Jan 31st 2008 1:09PM]

I am totally there with you! I have the MX at home and the VX at work and I perfer the VX 10 fold.

I'd probably have to say the VX is my favorite mouse I've ever used... and BT would make it even better (at least for my MacBook!)

[RyanTV @ Jan 31st 2008 1:10PM]

I am totally there with you! I have the MX at home and the VX at work and I perfer the VX 10 fold.

I'd probably have to say the VX is my favorite mouse I've ever used... and BT would make it even better (at least for my MacBook!)

[UnbornApple @ Jan 31st 2008 1:10PM]

I had to buy a used MX900 on ebay when I was in the market for a BT mouse for my MacBook Pro a few years ago. There are pretty much zero desktop quality full featured BT mice out there. Except for the MX900 and Logitech discontinued it, hence buying it on ebay.

I really really love my MBP's trackpad, so I don't need to take a mouse with me when I travel. Instead I'd rather have a full desktop BT mouse/keyboard so I can quickly use my laptop as a desktop at home.

[Neoprimal @ Jan 31st 2008 1:14PM]

Want...neeeed...trackball mouse.

Do people really hate trackball mice so badly that no company sees fit to make them? I know the market creates demand but there have got to be thousands upon thousands of regular good ole' fashioned slidey glidey optical mice. Would it kill a manufacturer to make maybe 1 new trackball every, I dunno...2 years even?
Unless what's out now is the best they can do. I have a marble mouse (logitech) and a cordless optical trackman (logitech) and I'm dying for a new Trackball mouse of some kind.

[strider_mt2k @ Jan 31st 2008 1:25PM]

BT or not, my MX Revolution is the best mouse since my MX 1000, which is still kicking on my secondary PC.

Get it in any flavor.

[Ken @ Jan 31st 2008 2:01PM]

No more Bluetooth mice for me! I was tired of having to re-pair my MX900 constantly (Windows XP's Bluetooth interface is a pain, Ubuntu's is much more reliable). I hate corded mice, but can't stand the ridiculous dongle hanging out of my laptop. The VX Nano was a godsend. I'd much rather Logitech focus on making a 3000 DPI mouse using the same tiny dongle than make some finicky bluetooth contraption.

[iDevin @ Jan 31st 2008 3:10PM]

I would think they'll probably release a bluetooth VX at the same time which I hope they do. I've been using a VX Revolution for the past year and it's been absolutely fantastic. If they made a BT version I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[Blaktornado @ Jan 31st 2008 3:51PM]

My MX Revolution has gone back to Amazon because they sold me a faulty one... so in the 40 days it takes for them to see if there's a problem (There's obviously one as I'm certainly not going back to my Mighty Mouse for fun!), I hope Logitech releases this, Amazon declares my mouse unrepairable and they give me a refund so I can buy this! I personally don't mind about the dongle but I don't want one if I don't need one!