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MacMice says:
"It's always fun going back and improving an already amazing product. In updating our class-leading The Mouse BT we had a real challenge. With almost 3-years of continuous product improvement, the existing product was already among the best Bluetooth mice on the market. So, what did we do to make it even better?
"While manufacturing The Mouse BT we had several ideas for improvements that could not be readily incorporated into the existing design. So, we decided to make a blank-sheet effort and here is the result. Our all-new Bluetooth transceiver module is state of the art, and incorporates the range increases and power conservation benefits of the latest BT v1.2 standard. Since the number one customer request from our earlier product was to move to rechargeable batteries, we have created a mini-USB charging cradle that takes up little deskspace, but makes charging the included AAA NiMH batteries quick and easy.
"Apple's use of a miniature scroll ball on their Mighty Mouse product exposed many users to a new and seemingly contradictory concept: a tiny scrolling device "feels" more precise in usage than a larger one. However, many of these same users have learned that a sealed, embedded mini-trackball is not the perfect implementation of this idea. Our MicroScroll miniature scrollwheel delivers the precision of an ultra-small scrolling device, but without the frustrations of a tiny trackball. It uses a 10mm diameter notchless design that provides smoothly gliding, highly precise operation, and a silky smooth feel."
"We feel that The Mouse BT II delivers the right mix of traditional functionality and modern styling elements most wanted by today's Mac and Windows Bluetooth mouse buyers," says M.H. Peng, CEO of AllSpirit Co. Ltd., maker of the the new mouse, "While Apple has been focusing on bending the rules of how users interact with their mouse with their 360-degree mini-scrollball and touch based "2-button" system, we have focused more on simply improving the time proven user interface elements everyone already uses and enjoys."
I haven't used a Mouse BT II yet, but based on my several years experience with Mac Mice's The Mouse Classic, which is the best conventional optical mouse I've ever used, I'm optimistic that MacMice's evolutonary approach with the Mouse BT II is a wise one.
The Mouse BT II is a Bluetooth v1.2 compliant Bluetooth wireless optical mouse with the latest in Apple-style design, with a smooth, bright white housing and traditional shape. Its Bluetooth circuitry is claimed to be the most stable and reliable in the industry on either Mac OS X or Win XP systems. It is the first product to include MacMice's MicroScroll 10mm diameter mini scrollwheel encoder that provides precise notchless fingertip control of cursor motion, and, it uses rechargeable AAA lithium batteries and a plug-in mini USB charging cradle to avoid unnecessary expense on replacement batteries.
The Mouse BT II is available now for $69.99 from The MacMice web site or from any of their worldwide retailers:
http://www.macmice.com/mousebtii.html
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