The Glade 4.0

My father-in-law got a Magic Mouse for Christmas, but I never really got around to playing with it (they were sold out until the day before we left). /sadface I'll have to see how he likes it.

The G500 (based on the G5) uses the same body ergonomics, if you like your MX518. I went from a MX518 to a G5 to a G9 (and am now tempted by the G500 to get back to that body I loved so dearly and so long, while keeping my G9 featureset).

As for the Magic Mouse, I'm mostly unimpressed. It's a neat concept that I feel fails in execution. The two-finger swipe for web-forward and web-back is an incredibly awkward motion (you have to use two fingers, detected via multi-touch, and swipe across the top of the mouse either from left to right or right to left -- one finger swipes scroll horizontally -- which would be okay, if it weren't for the fact that you need to do it while holding the mouse still with your thumb and other two fingers. This is fail for the same reason so many people can't do a Vulcan salute; it uses the same muscles/joint flex, and forces you to hold the other fingers steady while doing it). On top of that, to zoom you need to hold ctrl while touch-swiping, which is absolutely inane on the face of it, and made even moreso when you consider that the mouse is multi-touch, and should thus obviously use the pinch/unpinch zoom that Apple itself popularized and has already made second nature to every iPhone and iPod Touch user on the planet.

_________________
"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

I figured while we are discussing input devices, I'd rave about my new favorite keyboard...

Logitech Illuminated Keyboad
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keybo ... 0&cl=us,en

Thin/Low Profile, Laptop style keys with nice tactile feedback, Lighted keys, and a nice basic set of features. Probably not ideally suited for gaming if you need extra programmable keys, but as everyday use/work keyboards, this one is my favorite ever. I get lots of positive comments/feedback from people who try it. The only downside is, it's not wireless (if thats your thing - I personally got tired of dealing with batteries and lag/conflict issues in the cube farm), and they aren't exactly cheap (currently about $80 street price I believe... but it's a very well made keyboard and worth the money IMHO.



Here are some more pictures
http://www.ubergizmo.com/zoom.php?dir=2 ... d/&page=12

I've got a Logitech keyboard here at work that looks pretty similar to that. Thin, low profile, laptop style keys. It's wireless though, and not as pleasing to the eye.

Really like it, will have to look into that one for home use.

<insert obligatory rant about Logitech here>

_________________

/huggles his Logitech mice

Stay away! You no haz!

Newegg has these on sale for 54.59 with free shipping, if anyone happens to be interested.

_________________
Darksiege: You are not a god damned vulcan homie.