Cirque GPB160 Easy Cat Combo Touchpad

by Cirque

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 2.7 x 3.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001RMDC
• Item model number: GPB160
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #74 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Touch Pads
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Touchpads are a more intuitive, natural way to control your computer cursor. They save space on your desktop, are easily portable, and reduce arm/wrist motion. Cirque Cat touchpads with GlidePoint Control make it easier to navigate through documents and the Internet with just the touch of a finger!Replace your mouse with superior technology. Easy Cat includes such features, as Microsoft plug-and-play, Serial or PS/2 port, Single, double and right 'clicks' with just a touch on the pad, Two mechanical buttons, GlideExtend virtual edge-extender with tactile feedback, Maintenance-free & comfortable.Brand Name: CirqueModel: GPB160Item Package Quantity: 1Hardware Platform: PCInput Device: TouchpadConnectivity Technology: WiredButton Quantity: 2Minimum system requirements: Microsoft DOS, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98Width: 3.4 inchesHeight: 0.5 inchesDepth: 2.7 inches

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great - Better than a mouse, November 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cirque GPB160 Easy Cat Combo Touchpad (Personal Computers)

I have had one of these for over a year. You will not have to worry about the stress to your whrists using the touch pad. You will also not have to hunch over the mouse pad. You can sit back and relax. Very responsive, and light. I love to pack it with my laptop since it takes up less room and is much lighter.

I'm afraid that this is hard to find now all of a sudden but worth the search.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great, January 15, 2008

By 

PDSF (SF, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cirque GPB160 Easy Cat Combo Touchpad (Personal Computers)

I got this because I have repetitive stress issues and figured that switching between a mouse and the pad would help, based on how nicely the touchpad works on my laptop. It does help, but not nearly as much as I hoped. The touchpad surface isn't very smooth (even in the middle) and my fingers tend to drag on it, which combined with the very light weight and small rubber base pads, means it moves around too much. Also, the buttons are at the corners, but since the rubber base pads aren't really, the opposite corner will lift up when you hold the button down (e.g. to drag and drop) and you won't be able to control it accurately. As someone pointed out, it would be better if the cord came out the top rather than the side, but that's no big deal. The biggest problem is that the functionality is limited compared (for example) to the Synaptics touchpad on my laptop. On the laptop, I can "flick" my finger down or up in the scroll area and it will keep scrolling. The Synaptics can also continue scrolling if I scroll to the edge of the pad and hold. Neither such function is available with this product; therefore you have to keep sliding your finger up and down to scroll through a large document. This significantly reduces the benefit for repetitive stress. Cirque makes a big deal of their "glidepoint" technology, but I can't figure out what it does. They obviously haven't updated their drivers (except for Vista compatibility) or added any features in years, and anyone who buys this expecting functionality similar to their laptop will be disappointed, like I was. I'm keeping it, but wish I'd done more research and not assumed all touchpads were alike.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Benefits of a Touch Pad for any Computer, May 20, 2009

By 

William Bagley (Ashland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cirque GPB160 Easy Cat Combo Touchpad (Personal Computers)

This product came out when some notebook computers had touch pads and some did not. It is designed to match the mouse driver programs (though you can download special drivers from the manufacturer site if needed) so it is "plug and play" (plug, however, before you boot up the system). It gives the benefits of a touch pad for computers, notebook or desk top that do not have them. The fact that it is on a wire was helpful, too, because I could put it anywhere I wanted and it functioned one time as a wired remote unit for one application.