Microsoft Optical Mouse by S+arck - Blue

by Microsoft

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002CPBW8
• Item model number: 1030
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 1, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Microsoft's optical mouse by Starck is the first museum-quality mouse. Give your hand a reason to celebrate with this stylish optical mouse, created by world-famous designer Philippe Starck. Starck designed this mouse with a unique, curving hemisphere, which makes it feel natural and puts left and right clicking in the palm of your hand.

The scroll wheel lets you navigate documents and Web pages effortlessly without using the onscreen scroll bar, saving time and effort. The mouse's ambidextrous design makes working more comfortable, whether you mouse with your left or right hand.

The mouse revolutionized desktop computing, ushering in a new era of navigational freedom. But how many times has erratic cursor action forced you to pry out and painstakingly clean the mouse ball? Microsoft Optical Technology eliminates that hassle with the next evolution in desktop productivity. Optical technology offers unprecedented speed, accuracy, flexibility, and durability for your mouse--without ever having to worry about moving parts.

Optical technology refers to the use of an optical sensor to track mouse movement, rather than the traditional use of mechanical parts--rollers, pins, and mouse ball. The tiny optical sensor inside the mouse rapidly records and compares images of the desktop, and translates those differences into on-screen cursor movement. As a result, optical mouse products work on most surfaces and offer you better durability, increased speed and accuracy, and consistent performance.

The recessed lens is enclosed and never touches your desk, so you hardly ever have to clean it. A mouse with an optical sensor lasts longer than a conventional mouse, because it has no moving parts to wear down over time.

The optical sensor uses digital technology to track pointing device movement, so you'll experience greater accuracy at any speed. With no mouse ball or moving parts to keep clean, the optical sensor stays precise, and the mouse and corresponding cursor move smoothly. The optical sensor works on nearly any surface, so you no longer need a mouse pad. You can use it on your desk, the kitchen counter, or even your pant leg.

(The optical sensor performs best on surfaces with detail to track. It will not function on surfaces without visible detail, such as glass, or surfaces on which it has a reflection, such as mirrors or glossy surfaces. The optical sensor may also have difficulty tracking on highly repetitive patterns (such as printed magazine or newspaper photographs, which are often composed of many dots per inch.)

Product Description

Enjoy the stylish optical mouse that was created by world-famous designer Philippe Starck. It features a scroll wheel and a unique, curving hemisphere that lets you left- and right-click with the palm of your hand.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent shape and blue light, but hard to use., September 17, 2004

By 

S. C. LU "midipig" (Miramar, FL USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Microsoft Optical Mouse by S+arck - Blue (Personal Computers)

The "museum" quality mouse indeed. The color and the shape is awesome. When plugged in, it emits beautiful blue light along the centerline of the mouse. The scroll wheel emits blue light as well. The bottom is sealed so the actual red light optical sensor won't be seen when you use it. It is really the most beautiful mouse I saw in my life, but with some disadvantages:
1. It is slightly larger than I thought
2. The button is so sensitive that you cannot rest your palm on it. The touch is so light and clickable area is so large, you have to be careful so you finger will not hit the right click button. This is really annoying. I hope it provides a way to adjust the "tension" of the buttons, just like the Apple iMac mouse. I feel more confortable using Logitech mouse.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft rules, designers drool., September 24, 2005

By 

A. Winnecke "Mastachief" (Jeffersonville, IN USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Microsoft Optical Mouse by S+arck - Blue (Personal Computers)

Okay before I get on to the (abundant) bad parts, I will say that this mouse looks really kewl, but that was the only thing that made me buy it. The cheap parts are:
(1) The right/left click buttons cover the whole length of the mouse, so if youre used to REGULAR mice and your hand weighs more than 1 ounce, it will be a while untill you can get used to not clicking things you didnt meen to.
(2) The probably WORST thing about this mouse is the functionality. Whoever programed the OPTICAL MOUSE part is a complete retard. The cursor on screen will comply with what you want to do until it gets bored and moves really fast to a random corner of the screen. I tried to play Halo online and just as I was about to get a kill, my screen started spinning really fast, and by the time I had gained control over my computer, I was dead. Thanks for some quality programming, Stark.
(3) After about three months of frustration in USING MY COMPUTER, this mouse just finally gave up the will to live, shut down, and refused to work. Not even the kewl blue light in the center would turn on when I plugged it in.
So overall, if you NEED an opticall mouse that is cheap, looks kewl, but youll never use it in your life, then this is something to get.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars worst mouse i've used, October 2, 2005

By 

Xiaoyun Chen "chennn" (ann arbor) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Microsoft Optical Mouse by S+arck - Blue (Personal Computers)

i've owned about 6 different mice up to now and this one is definitely the worst one.
its appearance is OK but it really isn't a pleasure to use it. i really would like to return it had i not thrown away all the packages coming with it.
as another reviewer said the biggest problem is that the mouse cursor once in a while will jump every where on your screen. for typical usage like editing a file, internet surfing, this isn't a big deal. but it really hurts your game playing. this didn't happen when i just started to use it but it got worse very soon and right now the cursor would behave crazily about every 2 minutes. so don't buy this one.