[pchelpers] Re: Self-contained wireless optical mouse

Hey I want to take my wireless mouse apart and see whets in its belly!
Thanks for explaining Scott tis appreciated,


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott McNay" <wizard@xxxxxxxx>
To: "tactilelady" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Self-contained wireless optical mouse


>
> Hi Pen,
>
> Saturday, July 24, 2004, 8:12:43 AM, you wrote:
>
> t> um I'm confused if you have to plunge it in period doesn't that
> t> mean it's not "wireless"?
>
> It IS wireless; the USB connector is entirely separate. They simply
> designed it small enough that it can be stored within a cavity in the
> mouse itself, suitable for travelling.  See the picure on the site.
>
> http://www.kensington.com/html/1766.html
>
> You can see the button on the side that I mentioned. Picking up the
> mouse and pressing the button firmly causes a flap to fall open,
> revealing the storage area for the receiver, so that it can be stored
> away for travelling. People who are accusomed to ball mice may have
> trouble comprehending the idea of a relatively huge empty space inside
> a mouse, but optical mice are so simple that it's easily done.
>
> If you mean why call it wireless if you have to plug in the receiver,
> well, everything has a receiver.  A wireless network connection for a
> laptop uses either a PCMCIA card that plugs into the laptop, or a
> built-in receiver.  I suspect that sooner or later we'll see computers
> with built in receivers for wireless keyboards and mice.
>
> --Scott.
>
>
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