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Has Anyone Ever Tried This Type Of Mouse?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eclipse-Wireless-Laser-4-Way-Scroll-and-Bluetooth-Touch-Mouse-/380375177915?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_JoysticksJoypadsGamepads&hash=item5890209abb

If you have used one, have you stuck with it, or ....  reverted back to a regular mouse?

Are the extra features simply novelties?
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Thanks helge000. No one else here seems to use this type of mouse.

I'm still unclear as to what extra functionality / advantages it provides compared to a regular two button + wheel mouse (especially with a desktop PC).

It doesn't look that easy to handle .... a regular mouse is designed to the shape of a hand.
Maybe I was not clear by comparing it to Apples MightyMouse.

This mouse has a touch sensor integrated in the middle mouse button. You can click it like a middle mouse button but also 'swipe' with it, working like a mouse wheel vertically as well as horizontally.
Since it is BT native, you do not need any special drivers per definition. These, along with the small form factor were the main reasons for me to by this mouse.

Note: as with any particular peripheral equipment I think you can count yourself lucky by finding one using it. Just buy, and sell / return / dump it if it is not working for you.
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It sounds like its worth a try ... I just don't want to waste €60 on device that will live most of it's life in the back of a drawer.

Final question .... If your present one was destroyed, would you buy another .....

A) Definitely Yes ..... I miss it
B) Probably ... sometime or other
C) I couldn't be bothered either way ..... My regular mouse does most of what I need.
D) No
Nice idea :)
I pick B).

But, I mostly use it on my desk when I travel the trackpad. The omni directional scroll is something I need on a mouse nowadays.
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Thanks for your time.