iHome 8 Button Programmable Wireless Laser Mouse Pro (Blue) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you are a CAD operator or use Photo-shop and Multimedia Editing programs or Power Web Surfing and most especially if you use a Multi-Monitor system, you will be EXCEEDINGLY PLEASED and HAPPY with the mouse.
This mouse is NOT for Gaming, it will not make a serious gamer happy at all.. All serious gamers know you want a tethered mouse, even more especially for online gaming, (Do the research, I speak the truth), but if you do want a wireless mouse for gaming, the sampling rate for wireless gaming specific mice are way above normal.
Some, including myself have noticed a motion and tracking issue. This is not the mouse but an Operating System setting issue. It is fixed in less than 5 minutes with the following below from another feedback on this mouse that I wrote. Also, this is a multimedia mouse...so learn your manual and USE and Practice with the additional functions until they become normal for you. You will then start pushing the mouse to its capabilities and will enjoy the large variety of features and precision tracking, but once last time... This is not a gaming mouse, buy a mouse specifically designed for gaming if that is the application you are looking for.
"I use this mouse for Professionally CAD and a variety of multimedia programs. I love this mouse, absolutely love it. But.... yes, later on in use it started to get very herky jerky in its motion and tracking. The problem is not the mouse but a conflict in program priorities of the process executions in the operating systems. The fix for this temporarily is to set the "Itype" Process in the task manager to HIGH. To make this elevation of the process priority permanent you need to install a free little utility app called prio_win32_199_2091.exe, (32bit). This will add a 'save priority change' to your task manager priority drop down menu, so that when you reboot your computer or log on or off the operating system, XP thru Win7, (64bit available on program homepage) will remember the priority change. Once changed to HIGH, not 'Above Normal', the mouse will perform motion and tracking flawlessly once again."
The little utility installs in just a few seconds and requires a reboot. It is free and works flawlessly and is handy with fixing other apps that get herky jerky too, like playback on video programs...very handy, if you know what you are doing. YOU SHOULD NOT just arbitrarily reset or elevate program priorities. It will not increase system speed. but like the mouse program you can fix most CD/DVD burning programs, even big one's like Nero, that fail on disk burns, if you elevate their priority a little.
But in summation, if you use this mouse as was intended for multimedia, you will be very satisfied with your purchase. The quick zooming and dpi fast change is Extremely useful for graphics editing and the buttons are located perfectly for this type of work activity.
One reviewer mentioned that the construction was poor. This must have been a one off weird thing, the Ihome products are known for good construction. I use this in a professional capacity so it gets used about 10hrs a day, everyday.
Power Web Surfing - it is great for that with the zoom in and out and fwd and back buttons all right there quick for use. But the real shot in the arm is when you use this on a muli-monitor systems like I do. Now my laptop is wide screen at a very high resolution, the second monitor is a standard 15 inch with a 4:3 aspect ratio and not the 16:9 of the laptop. Also the resolution capabilities of the secondary monitor are different.
When you are pulling web pages/CAD drawings/Photo images up and down rapidly and pulling back and forth between the monitors the displayed images CHANGE! Here the mouse's quick access buttons really come into the fight and do the job so sweetly and quickly do the job samurai style, super quick.
Audio Editing and Mixing.... If you are an audio or video - phile, you will be again EXTREMELY PLEASED with the multi-media functions. When levelizing or modifing audio tracks and mixing tracks... this is the mouse...
The crazy thing that so many people overlook is the price...the price people.... to get a mouse that performs as well as this one, when setup properly, will cost you 5x as much...

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Insert the mini USB receiver into your computer's USB port and you're ready to go without synching the mouse and the receiver. 2.4 GHz frequency provides an instant and secure connection without interference from other electronic devices up to 30ft (10m).5 quick launch buttons allow you to switch between media mode (launch media player, play/pause, volume up/down, change track) and computer mode (zoom in/out, page forward/back) with one click. Horizontal and vertical scrolling allows you to navigate through web pages and documents top to bottom or side to side fast and easily.Never run out of battery, the LED low battery indicator will warn you when it's time to replace them.

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iHome FastTrack Laser Mouse (Red) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a decent laser mouse for a good price. I was a little wary at first because I had never heard of iHome before. Also there was not one customer review for any of their mice when I bought it, but I'd figured I'd give it a shot. It fit all criteria I was looking for:
- laser
- ergonomic shape and not too small
- wired
- no extra buttons all over the place that I never use
- good price
This mouse is dark metallic red and black and the scroll wheel is lit with a red light. I must say it looks pretty sharp. The scroll wheel feels great thankfully: quiet, easy to scroll and easy to click. It does not side click. At first I almost bought the Logitech MX-400 but people were complaining that the scroll wheel was way too hard to click. There are none of those side-buttons on this mouse which I'm glad because I never use them. There is a small button called DPI above the scroll wheel that speeds up the pointer. I'm never going to use it. The ergonomic shape is decent, not perfect. It won't fit as good with people with bigger hands, but there are very few affordable mice who fit the bigger hands crowd. If you have big hands it's possible you won't be overly thrilled with this mouse. It does have decent size to it though don't get me wrong, unlike all those tiny mice on the market today. Average sized hands people should be fine.
It doesn't come with any software, but I haven't bought a wired mouse in years, maybe they don't come with software I don't remember. I used Windows mouse settings to make adjustments to sensitivity and things like that. The pointer moves across the page accurately, better than optical.
I was expecting it to be cheap looking because of the price but the build quality is good and looks good, however here is my one complaint and why it gets 3.5 stars not 4: this mouse is as light as a feather. It's almost like it's not there. The lightness makes it feel kind of cheap. I'm going to have to get used to it because my previous mouse was a big and heavy wireless Kensington. If you're used to a heavy mouse with batteries be prepared for something very light, it might bother you, but maybe you'll actually like that it's light. Personally it does bother me a little bit, but I'm getting used to it and maybe it's better this way because it's less stress on the wrist. Overall though it's a decent, basic, laser mouse, without all the bells and whistles, and worth the price.

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A 1600 dpi high performance laser sensor glides smoothly across your desktop surface. The laser mouse works on most surfaces such as wood grain, frosted gloss and others than optical mice cannot work on.A comfortable ergonomic design allows you to work or play in complete comfort. The cursor speed button allows you to adjust the speed of the mouse's cursor making the laser mouse ideal for gaming, graphic design and everyday use.

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iHome MyLife Notebook Webcam Pro (Pink) Review

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(More customer reviews)Great little webcam in nice pink color. Instalation was very easy. Webcam is working great. Good audio and video quality.

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The MyLife notebook webcam pro allows you to easily share photos and videos or video conference with loved ones over the internet on the go.A built-in microphone adds crisp sounds to your movies and video chats.The 1.3 megapixel sensor enables you to record high quality true to life videos. The bundled software enhances the webcam's resolution to 5.0 megapixel. Motion tracking technology and 4x digital zoom lets you video chat freely. The bundled ArcSoft Magic-i and Webcam Companion software are 2 great tools to easily capture and edit videos, make real time enhancements, user fun special effects to create a person avatar and more.The webcam works great with Windows Live Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and Skype.

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iHome MyLife Notebook Webcam (Pink) Review

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(More customer reviews)I was really excited to receive this webcam, as I thought it would be nice to use to talk to my boyfriend on skype while I'm away at college.
Positives:
Small/Portable
Cute! It's pink and looks very cute on your laptop.
Comes complete with a mic, manual lens, photo capture, laptop clamp, and you can rotate it to face any direction really.
Negatives:
Grainy and laggy video/Audio feedback when using with Skype (or at least I did)
Initial confusion on how to focus the lens (I thought it didn't work for like, 10 minutes!)
Clamp doesn't fit right
I would suggest if you can find it cheap! But don't pay anything over 15 dollars for it!!!

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iHome IH-W312NP MyLife Notebook Webcam - Pink

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iHome iConnect Media Keyboard for Mac Review

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(More customer reviews)I received this for Christmas and was initially so excited! I have a MacBook Pro, but really miss my PC number pad on the right side for spreadsheets AND I wanted a better place to dock my iPhone than a USB cord flopping around and my phone taking up desk space/getting buried under papers.
Nevertheless, I returned this. Here's why:
I loved just about everything about this keyboard EXCEPT the number key pad! The regular keys had a great feel - much like the MacBook Pro's keys. But the number keys are constructed *completely differently.* It is hard to tell from the picture, but they are thinner, and don't sit up as high as the other keys. There is no space between the keys like the letter keys, and (as a result??), they are EXTREMELY hard to press! For someone who types formally, but does a one-finger peck on a calculator/number pad, this was impossible! I would get four out of five digits, etc., pressing at a normal firmness relative to a standard keyboard key. What an ABSURD design flaw!!
That said, it looks so cool, the docking station is really ideal, and the function keys, etc., were going to be a real treat. So I gave it two stars for all the positives, but the number pad was a deal breaker.
Positives:
--Appearance
--Position/appearance/angle of iPhone/iPod docking station
--Main keyboard was a pleasure to use.
--Cool function/volume/etc. keys along the top.
Negatives:
--The number pad is unusable. Why on earth would they use a completely different key type/structure for the number pad than they did on the main keyboard? I like that is is separated, and the silver color is nice, but it DOESN'T WORK.
--The cover on the docking station is a little flimsy. It is easy to open, but unintuitive to close. As I wrangled with it, I feared I would break it. I would have had it open most of the time, so I didn't care much about this, but it is an issue.
--When you choose an insert for your particular iPod/iPhone, MAKE SURE you pick the right one, because I didn't, and it is very difficult with the angle of the sliding dock cover to remove the insert. Also, fwiiw, re. iPhone: I use the Digital Lifestyles Outfitters Jam Jacket with 3 Surface Shields for iPhone 3G, 3G S (Black) on my 3GS, and with it on, the phone only docked with NO insert. So check this with your particular cover before you install an insert, needless to say.
--The USB cord (for this price, I'd expect wireless).

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Dock your iPod or iPhone in the keyboard and easilytransfer music, photos, videos, applications and more with iTunes. The built-in dock has a cover which slides flat on the keyboard when it's not in use to maintain the keyboard's stylish and sleek design.Illuminated touch sensitive media keys allow you to shuffle your playlist and control your media with a glide of a finger.2 rotating USB 2.0 ports offer quick and easy access for connecting digital cameras, printers, thumb drives, mice and more.One touch functions keys allow you to launch iTunes iChat Mail Safari iCal and Front Row instantly.The rubberized wrist rest allows you to work or play in complete comfort.

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