That Logitech Cube mouse we saw last week was weird. Aside from the fact that it isn’t actually a cube, there were questions about how the thing would actually work. Logitech has tried to answer those questions with this product video.
It does answer some questions, but I don’t think really sells the idea completely. Sure, it’s probably convenient for travellers size-wise, but it looks like the exact opposite of ergonomic.
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Sam
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 3:57 PMDon’t even need to watch the video; it’s pretty easy to understand how it works.
It knows when it has been picked up because the laser/optical sensor acts as a proximity sensor.
It knows when it has been turned over because it has an accelerometer for orientation sensing.
Nothing amazing. Although the requirement to turn it over to go back a slide is nothing more than a gimmick. It already has a secondary button, so why not just use that as the back button?
Also, it doesn’t look at all comfortable to use as a mouse.
vin
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 4:21 PMit doesn’t look, in any way, geared towards day-to-day use…
Adrian
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 4:20 PMThat looks really painful and ergonomically awful
capnpineapple
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 4:51 PMit’s a rectangular prism…. not a cube….
Jules
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 5:03 PMA better name for it would be the Logitech Sphere.
Glenn
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 5:07 PMwow, nothing interesting there at all.
“We made a tiny boxy mouse that can be used for slides…”
Great guys well done, how about fixing the buggy non-saving Logitech Setpoint software instead?
Franz
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 8:06 PMGot a light?
smurfydog
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 10:08 PMI can imagine a market for this. And I’m not it.
But I’ve sat through powerpoint presentations where the presenter would clearly have benefited from using this cube mouse thingy. Only one thing in their hand to think about that is a clicker when they need a clicker and a mouse when they need a mouse.
Although, perhaps what those presenters needed most was just a little training.
Jambon
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 10:46 PMI actually reckon it looks pretty damn useful
Reef
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2:26 PMI agree jambon.
Has anyone tried it?… Or is this all a lot of verbal dumping on someone trying to give a new product concept a go?