KIDZMOUSE - SESAME STREET ERNIE (MOUSE)

by KidzMouse

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• ASIN: B0000A1OG3
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 1, 2007

Product Description

The Sesame Street Ernie Optical KidzMouse bridges the gap between computer work and play. Its toy characteristics invite children to use the computer. Simply place the child's hand on the back of the KidzMouse, squeeze the head anywhere and the mouse will click.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not squeezable or very small, November 12, 2003

By 

Jeff Shepherd (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: KIDZMOUSE - SESAME STREET ERNIE (MOUSE) (Electronics)

The only reason to buy this mouse is for the picture stamped on it. The "squeeze anywhere" is an outright lie.

I bought this for my child because it was supposed to be smaller (for their smaller hands) and it claims "Squeeze my head anywhere and I will click!". Well, it is a bit smaller, but you can find many mice for laptop computers that are this size or smaller. The mouse I already have is the same width and only a little bit longer. I don't know where they get away with saying squeeze anywhere because this is just an ordinary mouse with regular buttons. If you don't press the buttons it won't click. You can't even press or squeeze the buttons sideways.

It doesn't feel very durable either. There is a lot of play in the buttons which seems to be just waiting for a button to snap off. Especially if you squeeze sideways.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It has survived for over a year here. I love it., December 8, 2003

By 

Fisker (NY) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: KIDZMOUSE - SESAME STREET ERNIE (MOUSE) (Electronics)

I do not have the one pictured here, I have the ladybug (style not available at Amazon.com, at least not when I posted). You can download software (from kidzmouse.com that makes the right mouse button work like the left one. It is smaller than a standard mouse.

My daughter has been using it over a year (she is 3 1/2 now). I tried using a standard mouse but she would constantly click the right mouse button or be unadle to move the mouse and click at the same time due to the large size.

It had been dropped on the floor many times, works fine. We have the optical version. It is also possible to get USB so you can use this mouse and a "regular" one at the same time.

I am an Elementary School Technology Teacher. I give this a thumbs up!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect kids mouse, September 10, 2004

By 

Laura K. Macomber - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: KIDZMOUSE - SESAME STREET ERNIE (MOUSE) (Electronics)

I am very pleased with this purchase. Installation was a snap. I downloaded the one-button driver and installed it in less than 10 minutes. I can activate/deactivate the one-button feature using an icon on my desktop. I use a front panel usb port and can unplug/plug in the unit and it does not require a restart. When the mouse is unplugged, the icon shows a red circle with a line thru it. When I plug the mouse in, it activates immediately and my adult mouse continues to work normally all of the time. Thank you KidzMouse and Amazon!!!