HiRO H50064 3-In-1 2.4GHz WiFi Presenter with Laser Pointer and Wireless Mouse (H50064)

by HiRO

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 1.5 x 5 inches ; 2.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007PRAUQ
• Item model number: H50064
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 12, 2007

Product Description

HiRO H50064 3-In-1 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Presenter w/Laser Pointer & Wireless Mouse

Customer Reviews

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, full-featured model, March 29, 2006

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D. Tan (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HiRO H50064 3-In-1 2.4GHz WiFi Presenter with Laser Pointer and Wireless Mouse (H50064) (Personal Computers)

I have used a Varatouch I-point remote (IR, Class IIIa 4.5 mW 670 nm laser pointer, full mouse functions, numeric keypad) one of the first remotes on the market, for about 5 years now to give seminars and decided it was time for an upgrade to an RF system. After researching all of the options carefully (Kensington, Keyspan, Interlink, Logitech), I came across this little-known (new?) model from Hiro Inc. It arrived promptly from the vendor and was essentially plug-and-play in my Mac G4 PowerBook. It has an ergonomic design, with easy access to the laser pointer button and slide control dial on the side, and to the mouse control pad and left and right mouse buttons on the face. The laser pointer is only Class II (<1 mW) but has a wide beam and short wavelength (650 nm +/- 20 nm), making it comparable in brightness to the Class IIIa on my old Varitouch. The mouse control is excellent using my thumb, even a bit better than the old Varitouch (probably using 8 axes with a slight bias for the horizontal and vertical axes). Slide controls are easy to use, although the F5 and Esc functions do not seem to work with the Mac. [Revision: you need to hold the Esc button a bit longer for it to work.] Black and white blank screen functions do work, though. Takes AAA batteries and comes in a nice box for storage/transport. Wish it had a builtin storage slot for the receiver and a numeric keypad for jumping slides, but other than that, this is an excellent model with full features, easy operation, and an attractive price. Looking forward to giving my first talk with it!

Addendum: After 9 months and 15+ talks, I'm still very happy with this model. The only minor note I have is that the lettering on the side buttons starts to wear off over repeated use.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice for the Price, August 8, 2006

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Coop - See all my reviews

This review is from: HiRO H50064 3-In-1 2.4GHz WiFi Presenter with Laser Pointer and Wireless Mouse (H50064) (Personal Computers)

I work in higher education within the Media Services. I've been contantly looking for a reasonable "clicker" to control ppt's. It has easy to find/replace AAA batteries first of all. You can use the mouse function to double click your file and bring up powerpoint. Once you're in, you push in the side wheel to start, and flick it up or down to navigate through your slides. Then you just hold it down to go back to the edit screen. I tested this on laptops with both XP and 2000, and the unit was running in under a minute without me doing anything other than just plugging in the receiver. Also, I wasn't sure when I purchased it but you can reset the 'id' number to avoid crosstalk between units. I don't have two yet, so I'm not sure if they retain their new 'id' after unplugging...most units do I believe.

The only minor gripe is that you have to perform a secret handshake to activate the laser pointer, but even that is pretty easy.

Great little device, nice carrying case, perfect for the price range.


Update (2008): It's been two years since this review, and I (as well as many instructors) are still very pleased with this device overall. I've used it on newer Macs (OS 10.5) but have not thrown it onto Vista yet. It's still by far my favorite "clicker". Moving the cursor on a Mac seems to be a little slower, but nothing critical. The device is a means of instructor presentation, so the mouse function is mostly for weblinks, playing embedded videos, etc.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very effective and a bargain, August 26, 2006

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Marco Zunino (Tokyo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HiRO H50064 3-In-1 2.4GHz WiFi Presenter with Laser Pointer and Wireless Mouse (H50064) (Personal Computers)

I made the mistake to buy the Kensington laser pointer before this one. The Kensington is a good one, very well made, but it is slightly more expensive and lacks the mouse control. I to not know any cheaper model with mouse function. I can maybe prefer a bit the ergonomy of the Kensington, together with the very practical possibility to store the USB receiver inside the unit, but this is probably just my taste and the hiro is quite comfortable either and lighter. My kensington has the embarrassing feature that the laser pointer is interpreted as RETURN on some applications (Exporer on Windows and Opera on Mac OS, for instance). I do not know it that is a bug or if there is some reason for that. However the Hiro does not have this behaviour and that is another reason for which I prefer it.

The wheel system of the Hiro presenter is very practical. Compared with my Kensington I found no difference in the quality of the laser: both do their job perfectly. The mouse control is simple and practlical and it will take a very short time to be confident with it. My unit worked perfectly wothout extra software on both Mac an PC. Overall I am extremely satisfied.

On the minus side, the labels on the button on the side are printed with very poor colours. the "fn" label diapperared immediately after a few days of usage. A bit disappointing, but, after all, nothing really important. The unit also lacks programmable buttons, but I do not know any presenter with this feature.

Bottomline. This presenter works well, it is not expensive, and the mouse control is a true must.