Wireless vertical mouse?

[tjclem]

What is the best one? What have you used what are the good and bad points to them? Thanks ...Tom

[NJL]

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i had to google what you were talking about!! LOL

now i know, now i want!

[Chunk-O-Funk]

Me too. Never heard of a vertical mouse.

Looks like it's supposed to be more ergonomic. FWIW, I've always had good luck with LogiTech products.

Check out www.newegg.com Besides being a great online store their user review are usually pretty good.

[Joe Gress]

I was looking at one just the other day while in the store. Weird at first, but pretty comfortable after a while.

[L-A]

I prefer a graphic tablet

[Kenbuntu]

Originally Posted by L-A

I prefer a graphic tablet

How useful are these really? I'm going to university this fall and should be getting a new laptop. Could we say type, then go into tablet mode and say, draw a diagram?

[L-A]

Originally Posted by Kenbuntu

How useful are these really? I'm going to university this fall and should be getting a new laptop. Could we say type, then go into tablet mode and say, draw a diagram?

Well, some software can support that. I myself use it for a lot of photo editing, drawing, and generally as a mouse (a regular mouse also comes with it). Most tablets (the good brand is Wacom) are pressure-sensitive, and this gives a much more natural interaction with the media, not to mention the huge amount of saved time. I personally love it. The pen is light and battery-less; it's some really cool magnetic resonance technology, you can rest your hand on the tablet and draw on your palm if you want.

I think the kind of interaction you are talking about is something in the line of Microsoft's OneNote. It was designed for tablet pc's but works well with any Wacom input device. You could easily do what you describe with it.

[Kenbuntu]

Originally Posted by L-A

Well, some software can support that. I myself use it for a lot of photo editing, drawing, and generally as a mouse (a regular mouse also comes with it). Most tablets (the good brand is Wacom) are pressure-sensitive, and this gives a much more natural interaction with the media, not to mention the huge amount of saved time. I personally love it. The pen is light and battery-less; it's some really cool magnetic resonance technology, you can rest your hand on the tablet and draw on your palm if you want.

I think the kind of interaction you are talking about is something in the line of Microsoft's OneNote. It was designed for tablet pc's but works well with any Wacom input device. You could easily do what you describe with it.

Ahh, I Have M$ OneNote, but not table pad/screen. I was thinking you were talking about a laptop tablet (write on screen) but i suppose those pads work just as good.

[L-A]

Originally Posted by Kenbuntu

Ahh, I Have M$ OneNote, but not table pad/screen. I was thinking you were talking about a laptop tablet (write on screen) but i suppose those pads work just as good.

You get used to looking at the screen with your hand moving the pen. The cursor still follows the pen when it's up to an inch over the tablet. You don't poke the tablet and randomly guess :P

[Kenbuntu]

Originally Posted by L-A

You get used to looking at the screen with your hand moving the pen. The cursor still follows the pen when it's up to an inch over the tablet. You don't poke the tablet and randomly guess :P

Hah, I should no better, im using a laptop which is a similar concept