Lingo Mouse: How Small is Too Small?
Mobile gear can never get too small nor too light as we have to carry it around everywhere we go. The Lingo portable wireless mouse begins to push the limits on too small, if you can believe it, as it looks like it might be a bit hard to use, especially if you have big old meat hooks like I have. It’s certainly portable and has a teeny-tiny USB dongle that stores inside the mouse to keep things as small as possible for transport. You’ll need to carry a USB charging cable around if you think the 15 hours per charge is not enough for your heavy mousing habit. It is available in two colors and will cost about $50.
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Agreed…too small AND way too much at $50. Should be $20-$30 max. You can get a Logi VX Nano for $54 on Amazon!
I think ioGear had it right with their tiny mouse: http://www.iogear.com/product/GME225B/
Bluetooth, so you don’t need a dongle, and with a mini-USB port for charging. This Lingo mouse seems like a terrible idea on something like the Viliv S5, or any other device with only one USB port.
I second that – a mouse that needs a dongle to work is totally impractical. I wish manufacturers would push Bluetooth more.
FWIW, I think the lil’ Lingo would be great as a replacement for my lil’ corded Targus Mini-Mouse…
For small notebooks, I prefer a small, wired LASER mouse. Wireless mice are suitable for desktops, with bigger screens! With my deteriorating eyesight, it’d be impractical to use my wireless mouse some 10 to 20 feet away from my notebook
Wired mice are cheaper without needing to worry about batteries and typically cheaper and lighter and hence more practical, in my opinion.
Normal optical mouse has problems with white and shiny surfaces, a real irritant for me.
Main problem with wireless mouse is battery life and missing transceiver(dongle). A wireless mouse with an integrated MP3 player is a power nightmare! Figure the power will be completely drained with just an hour of continuous MP3 songs! The 14-15 hours of battery life stated in the specs assume both mouse and MP3 usage. That’s because the mouse uses much less power. Can’t imagine having to charge my mouse every couple of hours!!
Some may prefer an integrated Fridge-TV. Personally, I prefer a fridge and a separate TV. Incompatiable forced marriages usually don’t work very well!