Honestly, I hadn’t tried this mouse before. This new “Wedge Mouse” of ours seems a little odd looking and frankly, not very ergonomic. But with the release of the Surface Pro, I decided to live a little and give it a try when I was buying accessories.
Man, am I glad I did. This thing is HELLA cool.
I’ve been reading our documentation on the device. I was a little disappointed with the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse in that it seemed to cramp my hand despite the fact that the arc in the unit was designed to provide some modicum of ergonomics.
Here’s what I see as valuable differentiators in this mouse:
- WORKS ON POLISHED SURFACES
Have you ever used a mouse on a semi-reflective table (usually at a hotel) and discovered that it won’t track or move the mouse pointer correctly? It can’t be understated how well this mouse works on polished granite or other tables that used to not work with laser or camera-based optical mice. Read more about it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/bluetrack-technology - SUPERLIGHT & PORTABLE
This is a really small mouse with no cables and is almost undetectable in your pocket. That’s what I’d liked about the Arc Touch mouse but it had one major drawback: It has a BIG MAGNET on it which is a disaster if you have your wallet in your pocket. - AUTO-SHUT OFF
The mouse shuts down after 30 seconds if you shutdown your PC. No more replacing the battery just because you forgot to power it down. - BLUETOOTH RELIABILITY
This is the single best bluetooth mouse I’ve ever used. The pairing with my Surface Pro was fast, the mouse is super-responsive, and most importantly… the connection is RELIABLE. In my experience, bluetooth mice have the tendency to be unreliable, disconnecting frequently, going to sleep when you don’t want it to, causing all sorts of frustration while using it. Not with the Wedge mouse. This is very well designed. - MOUSE & KEYBOARD CENTER 2.0 SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY
For configuration & per-application settings, Wedge mouse works with the free & incredibly useful “Mouse & Keyboard Center 2.0” software product from Microsoft.
DOWNLOAD: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/d/wedge-touch-mouse - NO CRAMPING
Strangely, contrary to my original thinking, this thing doesn’t really cramp my hands. I thought that because it was so small, it’d cause cramping over a long period of time but nope… it’s just fine. Really interesting and I don’t know why.
If you want to pick one up, here’s the links:
- MICROSOFT: Wedge Touch Mouse Surface Edition ($69.99)
http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US/accessories/home#mice - MICROSOFT: Wedge Touch Mouse Standard Edition ($69.99)
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/wedge-touch-mouse/3LR-00004#details
Note: The only difference between the Surface edition and the Standard edition is that the Surface edition’s sides use the same VaporMg casing metal of the Surface. Functionally, they are otherwise identical.
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