The best mouse ever - Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer (Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer)

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Product:	Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
Date:	12/02/01 (2 review reads)
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Advantages: No leads!

Disadvantages: Expensive and some bugs!

Mice are notorious for getting dirty leading to sticking or slipping because the rubber ball (or metal in some mice!) does not turn the two little wheels inside the mouse which tell it how you have moved in the X/Y coordinates. However Microsoft have come up with an innovative idea a mouse with no ball!

The Intellimouse Explorer when turned over looks nothing like a normal mouse, it has a red transparent plastic base with a small hole, about where the mouse ball would be. It is actually a tiny camera that takes 1000s of pictures every second and compares each one working out what you have done with the mouse. And it is surprisingly effective!
Also with this mouse not relying on a mouse ball you (although I couldn't, shiny desk) can bin your mouse mat, and use it straight desk, on the wall, even on your arm if you should so desire, and it loses no accuracy, however on shiny objects it will not work, or work very badly, such as on my desk! If any of you have swanky mirrored/hologram mouse mats it simply wont work on them.

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