THINK OUTSIDE Stowaway Travel Mouse review

Verdict:

Review Date: 18 Mar 2005

Price when reviewed: inc VAT

Reviewed By: Steve Clack

Our Rating 4 stars out of 5

Review
Specs

Using a mouse to control your Pocket PC when there's a perfectly good touch screen only a stylus tap or fingertip away sounds like madness.

Oddly enough, the beautifully constructed, diminutive Stowaway Travel Mouse is surprisingly useful with a Pocket PC. Initial setup of the Bluetooth connection took only a few minutes, and the two mouse buttons and central scroll wheel/button are just as configurable as on your PC mouse.

In use, a conventional mouse arrow appears on your Pocket PC screen, exactly as you'd expect. Aside from being able to prop up your handheld and navigate without having to pick it up, scrolling through documents with the mouse's scroll wheel is a pleasure, even if you're holding the Pocket PC in the other hand. Using the mouse is also far less tiring than repeatedly using a jog dial or navigator buttons on the PDA itself.

The mouse runs for a few weeks of average use on a pair of AAA batteries, and works with Bluetooth-enabled PC and Mac laptops as well as selected PDAs. The bad news is that software drivers are not yet available for all Pocket PCs, so you'll need to check the Think Outside website for compatibility with your PDA.

Prev Next

Get more reviews, tutorials and in-depth advice, every month with Computer Shopper.
Click here to try 3 issues for £1

< Previous Reviews : General Next >

Sponsored Links

Be the first to comment on this article

You need to Login or Register to comment.