Entered CNET Catalog: 12/03/2004
SKU: GME225B
Manufacturer: ATEN Technology
Manufacturer description
IOGEAR's Bluetooth Mini Mouse delivers the convenience of a wireless mouse, the robustness of Bluetooth technology, and the elegance and precision of a fine instrument. Ideal for mobile computing and presenting, the compact Bluetooth Mini Mouse lets you control your computer up to 66 feet from your notebook or desktop. The mouse works with any Bluetooth-enabled PC or Mac system that supports the HID profile. Belonging to the renowned IOGEAR Mini Mouse series, the compact design saves precious space in your mobile work area and eliminates yet another tangled wire in your notebook carrying case. The ergonomically contoured design and optical sensor offer comfortable use on most surfaces, even without a mouse pad. This mouse features 800 dpi resolution, meaning it offers twice the accuracy of typical mouse movement, ideal for graphic designing or any other type of computing where precision matters. For added convenience, the Bluetooth Mini Mouse also features a power On/Off switch to avoid battery drainage during travel, and a USB charger cable so you can recharge your mouse via a USB port on your computer while working. IOGEAR's Bluetooth Mini Mouse - the ultimate tool for today's road warrior.User opinions
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User Rating: 
7/10
Cute, functional, gets the job done
Pros: great responsiveness, good precision, no interference.
Cons: can be tiring to the hands, goes through batteries like crazy.
Review:
User Rating: 
9/10
intelligent design
Pros: small, long range, nice tracking, good precision pointing, great response
Cons: the right mouse button requires a fairly firm push to trigger it
Review:
Apparently other users have had trouble getting this mouse to work, but mine worked spontaneously on first try with a Dell Latitude D610 with bluetooth chip. Setup went flawlessly.
This mouse is a true bluetooth device, meaning it requires no USB wireless dingle-dongle. It does come with a USB cable, but the main purpose of the cable is to charge the battery during off-use.
The mouse is very good to handle, the cursor tracks with great accuracy and responds immediately to even fine hand motions and reponds without delay. The idea of using rechargable AAA batteries is ingeniuous - because if you forget to charge them, you can just use some store bought ones and keep going.
The right mouse button requires a little bit of a firm push, but I'll only mention it for perfection's sake.
Pricewise, the unit ranks below the logitech and microsoft models, so it's a great buy.
Have you ever liked something so much, you wanted to buy another one just for the heck of it ? That's how I feel about this mouse.
This mouse is a true bluetooth device, meaning it requires no USB wireless dingle-dongle. It does come with a USB cable, but the main purpose of the cable is to charge the battery during off-use.
The mouse is very good to handle, the cursor tracks with great accuracy and responds immediately to even fine hand motions and reponds without delay. The idea of using rechargable AAA batteries is ingeniuous - because if you forget to charge them, you can just use some store bought ones and keep going.
The right mouse button requires a little bit of a firm push, but I'll only mention it for perfection's sake.
Pricewise, the unit ranks below the logitech and microsoft models, so it's a great buy.
Have you ever liked something so much, you wanted to buy another one just for the heck of it ? That's how I feel about this mouse.
User Rating: 
1/10
Just doesn't work.
Pros: Cute, very small
Cons: It doesn't work!
Review:
With my BRAND new 14" Mac iBook, I've tried again and again and again and again to "find" the mouse to pair the two and set them up. The computer, though Bluetooth enabled, just can't find it.
The manual is a disaster. It tells you how to set it up, but has not a word of advice if the set-up doesn't work. My mouse sometimes flashes green, sometimes red...but the manual doesn't say a THING about what any of these lights might mean.
The mouse looks great. But if a mouse sits next to your computer and your computer doesn't hear it...is it really a mouse?
The manual is a disaster. It tells you how to set it up, but has not a word of advice if the set-up doesn't work. My mouse sometimes flashes green, sometimes red...but the manual doesn't say a THING about what any of these lights might mean.
The mouse looks great. But if a mouse sits next to your computer and your computer doesn't hear it...is it really a mouse?
Updated
I actually had the batteries in wrong, which was the reason my computer couldn't find the mouse. My bad on that one.
BUT...after "pairing" the mouse and computer, the connection between the two is very unstable. The connection frequently gets lost after only a few seconds of usage, and the power switch on the mouse seems unreliable...sometimes the red light comes on underneath, and sometimes it doesn't. I never know if it's on or not.
My comments re: the manual still hold...if there's something you don't understand (like the lights/indicators) the manual offers NO guidance.
So I'd raise my rating to a 3.
I actually had the batteries in wrong, which was the reason my computer couldn't find the mouse. My bad on that one.
BUT...after "pairing" the mouse and computer, the connection between the two is very unstable. The connection frequently gets lost after only a few seconds of usage, and the power switch on the mouse seems unreliable...sometimes the red light comes on underneath, and sometimes it doesn't. I never know if it's on or not.
My comments re: the manual still hold...if there's something you don't understand (like the lights/indicators) the manual offers NO guidance.
So I'd raise my rating to a 3.
