June 15th, 2005
Logitech’s New V500 Cordless Mouse Leaves the Scroll Wheel Behind
By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
Remember when mice didn’t have scroll wheels and you had to click, click, click your way down a page? Remember when they didn’t have optical sensors and used a heavy rubber-coated ball that got all messed up with lint over time? Well, things are about to get even better, thanks to a new design from Logitech that dumps the scroll wheel in favor of a sensitive slider panel you simply trace your finger across. It not only offers up and down scrolling but side to side, 4-way action too. As Paris would say, “That’s hot.”
“What Logitech has done is removed the standard scroll wheel and replaced it with a four-way scroll panel. Instead of moving the scroll wheel up, down, left and right for the designated functions, all you have to do now is slightly move your finger on the scroll panel in order to perform the same actions. Although some may prefer the scroll wheel for gaming purposes, we are delighted to see the new concept in action.” Source: Cool Tech Zone via /.
Our take: At $70 this is pricey 4-way action, but very innovative and sleek. Gamers may want to steer clear.
Lockergnome's Tech News Watch says:
Logitech’s New V500 Cordless Mouse Leaves the Scroll Wheel Behind
Remember when mice didn’t have scroll wheels and you had to click, click, click your way down a page? Remember when they didn’t have optical sensors and used a heavy rubber-coated ball that got all messed up with lint over time? Well, things are about …
June 15th, 2005 at 1:13 pm
das says:
I liked the kensington studio wireless mouse which does the same thing. Does this thing have a thrid button (pressing down on the scroll wheel)?
June 15th, 2005 at 1:59 pm
Dan says:
I have had one of these for over 6 months. It’s pretty neat and everybody who sees it comments on it. They have done a good job with battery life (still on the second set), and the mouse feels solid, if small. The wheel-less scroll, is cool but takes a bit of getting used to. If you put your finger next to the scroll zone you can sometimes get undesired scrolling. The only design issue I have with the mouse is a weak battery cover latch. The batteries, obeying gravity, cause the battery cover to bulge out and drag.
June 16th, 2005 at 5:24 am
Alice says:
Dan, can you write a quick review and I will post in our reviews section. We would LOVE that!!!
June 16th, 2005 at 12:30 pm
John says:
Im only concerned with compatibility with Linux, Logitec usually does a good job, but I would like to know if the scroll function works under the Linux OS before I spend $70.
June 18th, 2005 at 10:19 am