Gyration Wireless Air Mouse GYM2100NA

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 2.2 x 6.5 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B001CHKTQU
• Item model number: GYM2100NA
• Batteries: 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 10, 2008

Product Description

Wireless, In-Air control mouse for presentations and PC connected home theater.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If it ain't broke, why break it?, November 30, 2009

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CoopElectric (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gyration Wireless Air Mouse GYM2100NA (Personal Computers)

First, I would like to say that I love my original [discontinued] Gyration Ultra. It was first generation and performed incredibly for a good six or seven years. Unfortunately, due to planned obsolescence, I could not service the worn out batteries in the molded battery pack and decided to try one of Gyration's latest incarnations - the Gyration "Air Mouse" with MotionSense (it's the product with the catatonic female yuppy jumping in the air). Unfortunately, the company decided not to improve on an incredible product, and really screwed up every good thing about the original.

First, durability - it feels extremely cheap and that you could crush it or snap the pieces apart by squeezing it. To it's credit, I do believe it could withstand a drop from a chair and I did give it a squeeze test, but the battery cover feels as though it will fail.

Second, ergonomics - unfortunately, this is the most poorly conceived design I've ever experienced. Imagine holding a regular cheap mouse and trying to use the scroll wheel and clicking buttons that your grip is always at least partially depressing (the buttons cover 85% of the top side). This is made only worse by the fact that it has no weight to it, and that you have to hold an awkwardly placed cursor-activation trigger making the "egg" seem slippery. Unlike the original pistol-gripped Gyration Ultra, this low-end model is so awkward to hold that it hurts my wrist and strains the pollicis muscles (meaty thumb part) after a minute of surfing. Moreover, hand size has nothing to due with these design flaws.

Third, control - this awkwardness makes it hard to wave the cursor outward (from your body) since the odd handling limits your range of motion, and clicking/not clicking buttons is a serious pain in the arse. Two more issues: sometimes the thing can't wake up and worst of all - since it's so awkward - if you let go of the motion trigger because you've centered on an onscreen button the weightless awkward piece of crap "jumps" because of this tiny motion and you miss the mark. Alternatively, (because it's so hard to hold) keeping the trigger depressed while repositioning your thumb to right/left click something makes it start to slip out of your hand. It almost feels like squeezing a lathered bar of soap that wants to jump out of your hand.

Anyway, I'm going to exchange it and pay the difference for the next model up and write a review for that as well. And hopefully I don't end up buying a Logitec mouse or breaking into my old Gyration Ultra's molded case to replace the worn out batteries.

PS - in case Gyration ever reads this, here's what they should do: re-release the Gyration Ultra with a wider keyboard that doesn't fall between your knees, design serviceable batteries, and get rid of the charging cradle. Also, you can make it so that setting it on a flat surface depresses a plate or push-button switch that activates the laser mouse feature instead of having a sensor sucking batter power the entire time it's operating. And why not plug the mouse in instead of having a cradle? Or make it functional as a laser mouse as it charges in the cradle. Does it really need to be unusable as it charges?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great as a travel mouse, July 19, 2009

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Jon Winters (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gyration Wireless Air Mouse GYM2100NA (Personal Computers)

I really like this mouse for a travel mouse. I like the fact that the unit is powered by AAA batteries and stores its USB dongle in the mouse when not in use. I like the zipper storage bag too.

I had a prior gyration air mouse that for use in the air I liked it better. But this mouse is 1) Self contained, 2) lighter, 3) works great on any surface (desktops, walls, paper, shiny tables -- everywhere and in the air), 4) is lighter than the previous air mouse, 5) Doesn't require the huge/heavy recharger that the prior one did.

The only failing is that in the air, this one doesn't work quite as nice as the older one did. Good, but not as nice. Still, this is the one I now carry with me all the time.

Jon

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Two fatal flaws., January 6, 2010

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TRH (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gyration Wireless Air Mouse GYM2100NA (Personal Computers)

This is my forth Gyration product, so I am a definite fan of the concept, if only they would finally get it right. The first was the Ultra GT. It was great, but it used a proprietary rechargeable battery that quit taking a charge and have not been able to find a replacement. (Message to self, "NEVER buy a rechargeable mouse again." A stupid design decision IMO.) The others were the Media Center Remote, which is great and I still use daily, and a Gyrotransport which had potential except for an idiotic battery compartment design. That brings me to this one, which I was hoping would be a suitable replacement for the Ultra GT, but no way.

Pros:
Standard disposable batteries.
Nice carrying pouch.
Convenient storage slot in the mouse for the receiver when not in use.
Gyration's customer service.

Fatal flaws:
Ergonomics - Unlike all the other Gyration products I've used, this one is very awkward to use.
Battery Cover - Like the Gyrotransport, this one also has an idiotic battery compartment design. The battery compartment cover broke while putting in my first set of batteries.

Gyration's customer support has been perfect, if only their design team was as good. They have replaced the broken battery compartment doors for both the Gyrotransport and this mouse with no hassle. Unfortunately, I will probably need a large supply of these battery compartment covers, since they are at risk every time I have to replace batteries. It's a fight getting them open and they are very very fragile.