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January 2008
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The editors liked
Gestural controls
Dedicated multimedia buttons
Good ergonomics and performance
Leftor righthanded use
Excellent HTPC features
Wellexecuted gyroscopic controls
Long battery life
Control your mouse without having a surface
No need for sensor bar
Gesture-based controls
Good battery life between charging
Future additions of additional gestures via firmware updates
Ambidextrous design - lefty's can use it too
Using your mouse in the air
Sleek design
Charger included
Responsive and accurate in free space mode
Rechargeable docking station
Huge potential for 3D applications
Excellent design and ergonomics. Near-flawless implementation both on the desk and in the air.
Backlit buttons
Good looks
Works well for navigation in the air
Useful on land and in the air
Intelligent motion sensor
Mouse gestures enhance productivity
Eight buttons
SetPoint software handy.
Easy-to-learn in-air navigation
Responsive scroll pad
Works just as well on the mouse pad as in the air
Media-friendly features in a gyroscopic mouse
Extra sensors always know that up is up
Even if the mouse is turned sideways.
Elegant design
Good battery life
Slick multimedia controls
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Difficult to master
Low sensitivity for a laser mouse
Pricey
Not the best gaming mouse
High MSRP
Lack of buttons for Media Center use
Somewhat awkward for desk use...
Not Mac compatible
Price ($149!! Yikes!!)
No extended functionality for 3D applications
No user-programmable gestures
Pricey. Slight delay in "takeoff" from desk to air. Concept begs for more software. No Mac support.
Gesture controls didn’t work for me
User manual not much help if you have questions
No ergonomic benefits as a desk mouse
Touch sensitive scroll panel trickier than a regular scroll wheel
Play/pause button doesnt always register when pressed.
No Mac support
Modest 800-dpi resolution
Lacks ergonomic features when used as a normal mouse
No trigger for gyroscopic mode may make it difficult for beginners to use
Gyroscopic mice in general are an acquired taste.
Pricey
Scroll surface can be finicky
Lacks side-or-middle buttons
Design, material, originality, Can be transformed into a remote by simply lifting, Precise in Wiimote mode, 18 meter range (proven in tests), Light at 95 g. Battery recharging dock.
Very low, No buttons under the thumb, Laser sensor but is 125 Hz and 800 dpi...
Abstract: Like Logitech’s recent MX desktop mouse, the MX Air is sleek and black and shiny (so shiny that it comes with a polishing cloth to deal with the fingerprints). It also comes with a USB receiver that plugs into your Media Center PC; this is a wireless mo...
Abstract: The Nintendo Wii has a lot to answer for. Not content with blowing Sonys best efforts out of the water, the Wiimote is now responsible for ushering in a new era of gesture-based computing. Lift the space-age MX Air off the desk and the Freespace te...
Media-friendly features; extra sensors always know that up is up, even if the mouse is turned sideways
No trigger for gyroscopic mode may make it difficult for beginners to use; gyroscopic mice in general are an acquired taste
Aimed at Media Center users, the programmable Logitech MX Air has plenty of handy, media-friendly features and always moves the cursor in the direction you want ...
Amazing Design, Ergonomic, Unique aerial abilities, Convenient Media control features.
Expensive, Touch-scrolling mechanism not as easy to operate as a typical wheel-based scrolling.
Generally the software thats bundled with mice isnt very impressive, and most of us dont even bother to look at whats in the CD that comes along. But Ive found that Logitechs SetPoint software is very much needed to get the complete experience o...
Abstract: Over the past few years, the PC has slowly but surely begun to emerge as a primary source of digital playback and home-based media entertainment for many users. This has led to the emergence of lifestyle-segment based peripherals, from manufacturers su...
