MediaPlay Cordless Mouse

CNET editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Patrick Houston
• Edited by:
  Rich Brown
• Reviewed on: 11/10/2004
• Released on: 09/20/2004

Logitech's MediaPlay Cordless Mouse breaks new ground by giving you fingertip control over the most basic functions of your computer's audio/video player. In addition, it extends the mouse into a promising new role: remote control. Along with the usual pair of buttons and a scrollwheel, the mouse comes with the an array of media control buttons, including a player launch button, volume controls, play/pause, and skip forward and back buttons.

What's more, the MediaPlay Cordless Mouse comes with a USB minireceiver that allows the mouse to operate from as far away as 10 feet. To make the reception that much better, you can also park the receiver in the included small desktop stand, allowing you to skip through a playlist or crank up the sound from across the room.

Logitech sculpted the mouse into a shape that makes it feel like a remote when you're holding it away from a desk surface. The bottom of the mouse is also sealed, an innovation in optical mice that still allows the sensor to read the scrolling surface with precision but blocks out errant hairs and other debris that could get inside and gum up the works.

We tested the MediaPlay Cordless Mouse with Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, and Musicmatch, using stored MP3 files and a music CD. We also tried it with Real Network's Rhapsody music service. In all applications, the MediaPlay Cordless Mouse worked as advertised. We were able to skip through playlists, control the volume, pause and play while using all three players and the service. The package includes Logitech's MediaLife software, a Windows XP Media Center-inspired media management suite that, while not quite as feature rich as the bona fide original, still provides you with a handy way to organize and play your media files.

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  "The best mouse at its price"

  by lodozor on June 13, 2009

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• alaTest.com

  Editors' rating: 84

  Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 591 reviews of Logitech MediaPlay Cordless Mouse from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 71/100 and users 82/100. Comparing these reviews to 96816 other Mice & Pointing Devices reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.

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• ilounge.com

  Editors' rating: 75

  Summary: No unless you plug in a USB or FireWire cable into the dock connector on the bottom, because the audio comes out the headphone port. Pretty cheap design

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• pocket-lint.com

  Editors' rating: 90

  Summary: A good solid mouse with basic remote functions to help you skip past those annoying tracks that always appear in your collection

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• digitaltrends.com

  Editors' rating: 65

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• goodgearguide.com.au

  Editors' rating: 70

  Summary: A great speaker unit for anyone who needs a portable audio system

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