Weramouse V2 and V3 are a trackball / trackpad to have and to hold
By Ross Miller 
posted May 2nd 2009 10:25PM
posted May 2nd 2009 10:25PM
[Via Technabob]
Read - V2 with trackball
Read - V3 with trackpad (cached)
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I like the FIRST one better.
is that a euphanism for something?
It's engadget slang for "please downrate me"
It's Engadget slang for "I'm trying to be popular like all the cool Engadget commenters but fail miserably"
It's engadget slang for NIIIIIIIIIIIIIPLES!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li-ion. Not to be confused with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion.
You...you...wikispammer!
Go Bulls!
Haw Haw!
ahaha you suck!!
JESUS CHRIST IT'S A LI-ON GET IN THE CAR!
Price still says $99 USD to me....
You guys hit him on the Li-on thing but overlooked the "Its" without the apostrophe immediately before the beast? ;)
"It's" = It is
"Its" (sans apostrophe) = Belonging to it
And now you know. Because knowing is half the battle!
@liquid_jesus:
Good work on correcting Robrain's mistake. However, using French in your answer runs the risk of making us language-sticklers look pretentious.
I just Googled it and you're both right. I've been doing it wrong for year it seems. "Its" apparently is the exception to the possessive rule.
Seriously, thanks.
@Robrain
It's not really the exception since it's a possessive pronoun, like hers, his, and theirs, and none of those use an apostrophe either.
/grammar nazi
Oh, and I totally thought this was a ring at first, like those "ring watches".
If I'm going to sit back and surf, I think I'd rather have something more like a Wiimote.
hoping for razer or logitech to make a gaming trackball.....
i've used trackman wheel for years.... it hit that design sweetspot.... now if only they add higher dpi......
or microsoft can add that blue light thingy.....
Am I the only person who remembers a wired version that looked just like this around 8-10 years ago?
NOPE!! I bought one at Fry's about 10 years ago, and it looked virtually the same, had a ball and wheel and was 9.99!! which unles there is a BT option, is all this thing is worth pricewise....it's been done boys, and a hell of a lot cheaper (with or without a cord)... this thing is way overpriced!!
Okay, good, I thought it was all the drugs giving me deja vu.
The scroll wheel seems new, but if I recall correctly, these things are being displayed backwards, aren't they? Like, there's a trigger type button. I vaguely remember thinking it was cool as hell, then when I picked one up and tried to use it, thought it was incredibly awkward.
lanejasper69 -
do you know what this style of mouse would be called though?
i've been trying to find those cheapo old models you were talking about for a while on ebay or something. haven't seen them since the old computer shows that used to come through (you know, in before the internet times).
@Madrssn.....I just googles finger mouse with trackball and it pulled up SEVERAL from amazon, Buy.com etc. most were in the 15.00 range, these actualy work VERY well. I had one years ago too and it was nice to kick back i chair and scroll around and be able to open stuff etc. heck for 15.00 why not?
Good Luck finding one, you will..there were plenty listed as new on Amazon at this price. I bought one at fry's years ago and it was 2.99!!! I have actually looked for them recently, but nada....if you have a FRys near you, might be worth a shot (or any other big "electronical" store ;-)
Lane
I have one of the old wired ones somewhere. The problem I had with it (other than being PS2 which means it won't work with my laptop) is that the right mouse button was on the back and positioned so you couldn't use it at the same time as the ball so right-click drag was impossible.
I used one of these the other day for some GPS work, its fine, its nice to sit back and just do everything from a distance with a trigger style left click, and its great for the elderly
@Richard, yes, I remember you holding like a gun sort of with the trigger being pulled by index finger and trackball and buttons being operated by your thumb, it was really nice to use in certain case where you are just kicking back and don't need to really type per-say and just double click. I always thought it would becool for a Home Media Center, most oftime you re just navigating a folder of various media and do not need to have a keyboard. especially wireless, although WAY more money as we see here...15.99 for wired works fine ;-)
Lane
I can see this being useful in a media centre PC for web browsing from the couch across the room with an on-screen keyboard. Pity about the price though.
Kensington made a wired version of the trackball thing years ago. It sucked.
I want one of these that is designed to use while you are typing. This guy looks a bit too big for that. I do a lot at work that involves typing a few characters, using the mouse, typing a few characters, using the mouse... having a wearable trackball that doesn't get in the way while you type would be fantastic.
I still have my wired version I bought like 6 years ago. Use it all the time when I don't feel like dealing with the trackpad of my laptop. Wireless version would be nice at a reasonable price.
It doesn't sync with a USB dongle. It communicates wirelessly with a USB dongle. Syncing is when you compare the contents of two filesystems or databases and transfer files or information between them so they are the same. Like when you sync your iPod with iTunes.
I hope sync isn't the next download. "I downloaded your files onto this USB stick." Yikes.
Had a small cheap trackball almost identical to the one on the left. Was very uncomfortable to use
Whops TM always after Wear a mouse!
I used to have one of those finger wrap trackball mice, It was awesome and loved it but the wire was too short. A wireless one with a trackball or touch pad would be orgasmic in my living room and conference room at work