Gear Box.MICROSOFT INTELLIMOUSE Microsoft's brand name for its scroll mouse which popularized the concept. The moving wheel in the center of the mouse scrolls the content of the current window. See scroll mouse. OPTICAL Computer peripheral Price: US$55 retail www.microsoft.com/mouse * The Good Five programmable buttons means less clicks. Look ma, fewer moving parts! The optical tracking device (it's a tiny laser on the mouse's belly) allows for highly accurate cursor movement without the eventual wear-and-tear problems on the ball and internal rollers, No more mouse pads, either. * The Bad Still pricey Pricey Term used for an unrealistically low bid price or unrealistically high offer price.. A good, old-fashioned mouse can be picked up for around $20 or less. * Who Should Buy Graphic artists who need precision but don't want to drop extra cash on a digital tablet A flat panel used to display the content of today's newspapers and magazines. Using wireless as well as wireline feeds, such devices are expected to become widely used in the 2005-2010 time frame. See also digitizer tablet and pen tablet. might find the Optical a reasonable alternative. Also, anyone who is so rough on regular mice that they have to replace them every six months. * Who Should Not The budgetarily challenged. |
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