Logitech Optical Football Mouse

by Logitech

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002MRN3S
• Item model number: 931267-0403
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

The Logitech Football Mouse is a fun addition to the family computer. At 2/3 the size of a standard Logitech mouse, it's a perfect fit for little hands. The optical sensor provides reliable performance without the hassle of a mouse pad, and its durable construction is totally kid-proof. The Football Mouse works right out of the box and it's easy for both adults and kids to use. Even better, it can be connected as a second mouse just for the kids. [Click on picture to view a larger image]

Features

Comfortable for any hand:Two-thirds the size of a standard Logitech mouse

Reliable performance:Optical sensor works without a mouse pad

Simple to use:Works right out of the box, no set-up required

Great for the family computer:Connect it as a second mouse or for the kids

 3-Button Mouse: Scroll acts as third button

 

Includes

• Logitech Ladybird Mouse
• CD with MouseWare software
• Installation guide
• Three-year limited hardware warranty

 

Windows Requirements

• Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP
• IBM or compat

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!, July 31, 2005

By 

3boys (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Optical Football Mouse (Personal Computers)

I love this mouse for my son, it's a smaller size (between a notebook mouse & regular mouse) actually works great for my smaller hands. It *does* work right out of the box, but a 10 yrs old IBM computer BIOS wouldn't recognize this mouse upon boot up. Odd solution, but I took the old, yucky ball mouse and plugged that into the pc and just leave it tucked away behind the pc. Once the computer boots into Win98, it has no problems recognizing the Logitech mouse.
It's sturdy and has worked for the past year with a 4 & 7 yr old using it. The optical mouse moves much nicer than a ball mouse does for kids - especially nice for the 4 yr old who tends to make "jumpy" movements. Buttons are easy click. I have found that going to the manufacturer's site and downloading the latest drivers (...) works much better than automatically installing the driver's from the enclosed CD.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Father in Renton, WA, April 12, 2005

By 

Bjorn (Renton, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Optical Football Mouse (Personal Computers)

I bought this mouse for my son.
Simply put it is a piece of junk.

I have been a computer pro for more then 20 yrs. Attaching a mouse is no mystery to me.
But, this device simply never worked right.

The mfg claims "works right out of the box". Not true. Install the drivers, and it works, sort of. You will have to hit the reset button at least once (often more) on every boot as the horribly written drivers try and fail to find the device.
Once the drivers (software) eventually finds the device (hardware)the mouse works fine for that session.
The previous mouse on my son's computer did not have this problem. Purging the drivers completely and trying the old mouse, and it still worked fine. Eventually I settled on the blue optical mouse by Microsoft. Not quite as small or cool looking as this Logitech, but it did just work out of the box (plugged it in and it worked). It has been perfectly stable for weeks now.
I think (but do not know for sure) that the problem with the Logitech mouse was driver programming not hardware design. I took the mouse apart to make sure there were no cracks in the solder etc... that combined with the weird behavior that once it finally worked, it kept working until the system was reset all seem to point to a software problem. Checking the logitech website did not help.