Wireless Travel Mouse Takes Up No Extra Space
I’m no fan of the touchpads or rubber nibs found on laptops. They just never feel as natural or accurate as a traditional mouse and the button placement is definitely less ergonomic.
That is why I always travel with a portable mouse. The problem for the portable traveller of course is the extra weight and bulk involved with carrying another accessory.
Plus, I hate cords so the portable mice I have carried over the years are wireless, either the manufacturer’s own wireless format or Bluetooth. Wireless means batteries which means extra weight and the nuisance of wondering if your mouse needs recharging during a travel excursion.
Newton Peripherals’ MoGo mouse seems to have come up with an almost perfect solution to this problem.
The MoGo mouse is a flat mouse which fits inside the PCMCIA slot of most laptops. It recharges from the PCMCIA port so no worries about recharging the mouse. Plug the mouse into the PCMCIA slot when you’re recharging the laptop and you’re set to go the next you need a mouse.
The mouse has a small flip out kickstand to give the device a slope like a traditional mouse for the user’s palm. Indents on the top surface provide left and right mouse buttons but there is no scroll wheel or slider.
No Bluetooth adapter is included. If your laptop does not have built in BT many small Bluetooth adapters are available.
A more thorough review will be available once I get my hands on one.