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Gyration Air Mouse Elite Wants You To Wave It Around Like You Just Don't Care

Joanna Stern — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:10:00 EDT

Until I can get a laser mouse embedded in my fingertip Gyration's new Air Mouse Elite will have to do. The Elite should respond better to in-air movements and gestures than the last version with improved motion-sensing software.

I've never had much control of air mice when giving presentations, but maybe the Elite provides better precision with its bundled MotionTools application. It let's you configure certain actions and gestures for different Windows applications (i.e. Internet Explorer, PowerPoint, etc.). The mouse will also work on your desk and actually looks pretty comfortable. It just blows that Mac support is limited. You can catch the Air Mouse Elite for $100 or $150 with a wireless keyboard. [Gyration]

Gyration MotionSense Air Mouse Don't Need No Stinkin' Mousemat

Kit Eaton — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:00:09 EDT

Movea's Gyration Motionsense Air Mouse adds to the ranks of new mice with gyros and accelerometers inside so you can control your computer just by waving them mid-air. It's an ambidextrous mouse using 2.4GHz wireless tech with 100-foot range and it's got both customizable buttons and gesture recognition. Inside there are two rotational gyro axes and three linear accelerometer axes to detect your movements with greater precision, and it's got a mere 20ms start-up time. As if that's not enough, it's also got a standard laser mouse option in case your arm gets tired. Available early October for $100. Press release below.

Milpitas, CA, September 24, 2008 – Movea, Inc., the leader in motion-sensing technology for business communications, home entertainment and mobile computing, today announced the retail availability of its new Gyration Air Mouse with MotionSense technology. The compact, wireless mouse was created with the mobile professional in mind, and is designed to work in the air or on a flat surface like a desktop.

Movea’s MotionSense technology provides precise in-air motion tracking, so users can control the mouse cursor intuitively and with ease, whether delivering a PowerPoint™ presentation or watching online videos. Precision motion sensors guarantee faithful responses to natural hand movements whether in the boardroom, the living room or a cramped space, such as a seat on an airplane or train. A simple flick of the wrist will command presentations, enhanced with Movea’s GyroTools™ presentation effects, or control multimedia entertainment on a laptop, allowing users to change the volume or skip a song on iTunes™, or flip a TV channel on Slingbox™.

Weighing less than four ounces, the Air Mouse is compact enough to fit in a messenger bag, briefcase or purse, and versatile enough to be integrated with a PC or laptop from wherever a user wants to work or enjoy digital entertainment. With a sleek, ergonomic design, the Air Mouse works very comfortably for left- or right-handed consumers.

“The market for notebooks is transforming, as more people are buying them equipped with wide screens and media features, and using them not only for traditional business applications but also for entertainment access,” said Greg Smith, Vice President for Marketing at Movea Inc. “The Air-Mouse was designed with such people in mind, providing mobile workers and entertainment buffs the freedom to control their PCs whether they’re at home or on the road.”

Using a proprietary radio frequency (RF) technology, the in-air controls are effective up to 100 feet and work through walls. The Air Mouse includes a laser sensor for precise desktop tracking, making it ideal for working at a desk or other flat surface. The RF USB dongle stores conveniently inside the mouse, which ships with an elegant travel case and, due to its small size, easily packs into the smallest of handbags.

The device will be available for purchase in early October with a suggested North America retail price of $99.99. For more information on this and the family of Gyration motion-sensing products, visit www.gyration.com.

Sneaked Shot of Upcoming Logitech MX Air Mouse?

Matt Buchanan — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:21:56 EDT

Logitech's apparently planning a run into the air mouse market with its MX platform. It looks to sport both gyration-based movement and a standard laser, though they're supposedly holding off on Bluetooth in favor of RF. Expected drop date is sometime this summer.

What do guys think of air mice, anyway? I'm still madly in love with my heavily worn, four-year-old MX500—I don't need shmancy lasers or gyroscopic sensors. – Matt Buchanan

Logitech planning MX Air gyration mouse? [Engadget]

Gyrotransport: Ultra-Portable Air Mouse

Noah R — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:40:14 EST

Thomson sneaked its newest Gyration product today, the Gyrotransport. This curvy white mouse could fit on a keychain and even get lost in your man-purse. There is a 1GB USB dongle that snaps into the underbelly too. Slide that sucker off, plug it into a Windows XP machine and it carries both the software required to run the air mouse and has plenty of room left over for a PowerPoint. It's not just for Road Bore-iors though. The functionality is completely programmable, and well more than 80 actions can be mapped to the four buttons. That includes a "swipes" function that can be programmed for a side-to-side or up-and-down motion. The demo dude swiped left and right to switch from a PowerPoint to a spreadsheet, and then clicked the smaller of the two black buttons for instant magnification. But you could also program play, plause, rewind, record — and with 100-foot range this would work very nicely with a Media Center PC (assuming you don't lose it between the couch cushions in .7 seconds).

It runs on 2.4 GHz RF, runs on a single AAA battery and costs $199. No word on the release date.

Prices for Gyration products [Shopping.com]