Logitech NuLOOQ Navigator (965162-0403)

by Logitech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.7 x 2.8 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ER23M2
• Item model number: 965162-0403
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

It's not a mouse, but it could be your mouse´s best friend!

NuLOOQ navigator is an innovative stationary control device, about the size of a half a tennis ball but weighs in at a solid 1 lb.  Built into the device are a multi-dimensional ring, called the navring for simultaneous 360 degree pan and zoom and a touch sensitive circular disk, called the tooltuner for fine precision control.

Put your other hand to good use; NuLOOQ navigator gives you a powerful new way to interact with your application. Design, create, edit or just navigate — put the fun back on your desktop!  The NuLOOQ navigator boldly goes where no device has gone before:  to the other hand

• Adjust brush size in one pixel increments in Adobe Photoshop CS2 without ever moving a slider or clicking on a shortcut key
• Fine-tune font attributes such as leading, tracking and more in Adobe InDesign CS2 without using the option bar
• Scroll and zoom your documents, spreadsheets, digital pictures or more with the smallest movement of the gray ring
• Scrub timelines in Final Cut Pro or iMovie quickly or slowly
• Change volume or music tracks in iTunes quickly while it runs in the background
• And more…NuLOOQ navigator is user configurable for virtually any application

Precision Control Adjust brush size in Photoshop, or text attributes in InDesign, timeline in video/audio apps or just control your system volume; make fine adjustments with a feather touch using the innovative touch sensitive circular disk.		Two Finger Navigation Gently nudge the gray ring forward, backwards, up, down, twist clockwise or counter clockwise to navigate around your digital picture, illustration, documents, spreadsheets or anything you can program.  Control, what, where and how fast to navigate with just two fingers!		Quick Click to Commands A simple click or tap and quickly execute your shortcut command.  Map undo and redo or access a tool, or play/pause or whatever you need right at your finger tips.
Application Intelligence Use one of our configurations or build your own for virtually any application; NuLOOQ navigator is instantly configured for your current application.		Advanced Technology The unique integrated sensor with 1000 levels of resolution detects even the minutest motion in multiple directions simultaneously.  Move the ring a small amount to move slowly or move it all the way to get to where you want quickly.		Solid Feel From the first time you get your hand on a NuLOOQ, you´ll feel the difference.  A solid 1 lb in weight ensures the device stays still on the device.  Only slight movement is required for immediate reaction.

System Requirements
Macintosh 

• O/S:  Mac OS X V10.4.4 or greater
• Processor:  PowerPC or Intel Core Processors
• Language:  English only
• Memory:  As needed by your application
• Disk Space:  10 MB of free disk space
• Port:  Available USB 1.1 or greater port

Windows

• O/S:  Windows XP Service Pack 2 or greater
• Processor:  Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) or greater
• Language:  English only
• Memory:  As needed by your application
• Disk Space:  10 MB of free disk space
• Port:  Available USB 1.1 or greater port

Application Support

• Adobe Creative Suite 2
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 4
• Adobe After Effects (Windows only)
• Adobe Bridge
• Microsoft Word & Excel
• Safari (Macintosh only)
• Final Cut Pro (Macintosh only)
• iMovie (Macintosh only)
• Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows only)
• iTunes
• GarageBand (Macintosh only)
• Firefox
• User configurable for virtually any application

Package Contents

• NuLOOQ navigator control device
• CD containing NuLOOQ navigator driver, iStockPhoto.com sample images, Lynda.com training samples
• Quick Start Guide
• 3-year limited hardware warranty

Product Description

LOGITECH NULOOQ NAVIGATOR FOR ADOBE CR STE 2 Apps

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars nulooq, but not good., January 3, 2007

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the customer (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech NuLOOQ Navigator (965162-0403) (Personal Computers)

I am a professional photographer, & graphic designer. I recently purchased the Nulooq Navigator and really hoped to use it as my new control set. The Nulooq is a toy of a device, it is fun. it acts like a limited use joystick. On a PC you can program the nulooq to perform 7 different functions. 5 buttons, and two twist dials. The Tool dial software was only created for the Macintosh, and has been discontinued during version 1. The tool dial software will never be created, or released for the PC says a customer service rep. It seems like Logitech is regretting this device and is going to phase it out. The lack of this interface severely takes away from any usefulness this device might have had. Material wise it is built well, and feels sturdy. It weighs in at about a pound so that it's not so easy to push the device around your desk while your working on it. In regard to performance speed. If you use any products from NIK software, then you can forget using the nulooq as it errors out and disconnects when you try and use NIK filters and the Nulooq. The top dial is easy to use, but jumps around quite a bit. I try to increase the size of the brush, and I just sit and twist my finger around this disk, like an I pod, but it is nowhere near the quality of a ipod, nor as accurate. The device is not saving me time, as limited as it is I can not use it. Keyboard shortcuts are the only way to go. If your not a power user, or not doing this professionally, or are new to photoshop, then the tooldial could be for you. If you are a MAC user the tool dial is better then it is on a PC due to the tooldial software. $64.00 is a pretty good price for what this thing does, I would have tried to market it for under $50.00. Last thing, the Nulooq driver disconnects often, and you either need to restart your computer, photoshop, or hot swap the USB connector, then relaunch photoshop.

This device is OK. It's fun. Not for pro's, I gave mine to the dog to chew on. For $64 the dog is getting some good use out of the device.

I don't own a commision based web site, or a magazine, that force me to be kind. You can read all the good reviews you want, but after you buy, you'll be sad.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great tool, February 16, 2007

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J. Bonner (Virginia, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech NuLOOQ Navigator (965162-0403) (Personal Computers)

This product was not the godsend that everyone made it out to be at first (the tool dial software has been discontinued because it was not what people expected and not nearly as efficient as it was initially made out to be), but it is a very handy tool that can really streamline your workflow and keep you from having to constantly switch from keyboard to mouse to pen to mouse to keyboard etc. I use it all the time with my graphics tablet and pen. Using the pen to do the editing and this to do the navigating (zooming in and out, scrolling around, changing brush size, navigating history states, etc), I can remain more focused on my work.

This is not a revolutionary way to work, but it does help to increase efficiency and speed up workflow.

If you are a Windows user you should be prepared to download the drivers from Logitech, since the last I heard it was still being shipped with Macintosh software only.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get the 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator instead, November 18, 2007

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S. Dang (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech NuLOOQ Navigator (965162-0403) (Personal Computers)

I have a windows xp machine, and this nulooq was not that easy to set up on it. I had to unplug it and put it back in, because it kept scrolling downward. In photoshop CS2, it worked okay for panning and zooming. The brush adjustments for the touch-sensitive tool tuner at the top was not working. The little dialog would come up while in photoshop, that displays the brush size. It would change as I tune the dial, but the brush itself doesn't change. Also, the buttons along the top are very firm, not easy to push, and make a loud click sound when they engage.

I bought the 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator around the same time, but it didn't have Photoshop support, until now.

I recommend the latter product because has more functionality (more application support), whereas 8 months later, the NuLooq still hasn't released any additional support for 2nd and 3rd party applications. The 3D SpaceNavigator has CS2, CS3 support, as well as a windows picture viewer extension, an Acrobat extension, and along with support for many 3D apps. Plus it supports Macro programming, Nulooq doesn't.