Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000

by Microsoft

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 5.7 x 3.1 inches ; 10.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HDMPTO
• Item model number: 9DR-00001
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (185 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #35 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Presentation Pointers > Presentation Remotes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 3, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Do more and carry less with the first ever notebook mouse with an integrated slide presenter, laser pointer, and media remote control. It's an all-in-one super tool for the office, road, and home--the only input device you need.

Presentation controls Media remote Battery life indicator 2.4 GHz Bluetooth with First Connect technology High definition laser technology Laser pointer

Designed for use by people on the go, the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 is compact and comfortable, with a focus on convenience and mobility. Plus, it has a sleek and stylish design that looks great on any desktop in your home or office. Customizable buttons help you get quick access to the media, programs, and files you use most often, while 4-way scrolling takes advantage of Microsoft's Tilt Wheel technology, letting you scroll four ways for greater efficiency and comfort. Meanwhile, the Instant Viewer function allows you to click the scroll wheel button to instantly display your open windows. Then you just point and click to select the window you want. Another feature, the Magnifier, lets you point and click to enlarge and edit details on your screen.

The Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000's presentation controls allow you to smoothly navigate through Microsoft Office PowerPoint and other presentations from up to 30 feet away from your PC. Using the integrated Digital Ink technology, you can give your presentations more impact by highlighting vital information on screen. You can also use the device as a media remote for multimedia presentations, or to control digital entertainment from the comfort of your living room sofa. And don't worry, thanks to a built-in battery life indicator, you won't get caught with a dead battery--the Battery Status LED Indicator glows red when the battery is running low. An on/off switch lets you turn your three-in-one device off to extend battery life even longer.

The Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 features 2.4 GHz Bluetooth connectivity with First Connect technology that makes it easy to connect wirelessly right out of the box. This wireless mouse technology also lets you work without worrying about tangled wires. Meanwhile, high definition laser technology offers more precision, more response, and smoother tracking during use.

What's in the Box
Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000, carrying case, software CD-ROM, AAA battery, and Microsoft Mini Bluetooth Transceiver.

Product Description

Do more and carry less with the first ever notebook mouse with an integrated slide presenter, laser pointer, and media remote control. It's an all-in-one super tool for the office, road, and home--the only input device you need.

The VX-3000's automatic face tracking software, which takes advantage of the camera's pan, tilt, and zoom controls, follows you so you don't disappear off-screen. Meanwhile, the camera automatically adjusts for low-light conditions for improved video quality, and a built-in unidirectional microphone with acoustic noise cancellation provides crystal-clear audio. Video effects give you a fun way to express yourself, and last but not least, the camera's universal attachment base fits on most monitors, including flat screens. Alternatively, the camera can sit directly on your desk.

Designed for use by people on the go, the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 is compact and comfortable, with a focus on convenience and mobility. Plus, it has a sleek and stylish design that looks great on any desktop in your home or office. Customizable buttons help you get quick access to the media, programs, and files you use most often, while 4-way scrolling takes advantage of Microsoft's Tilt Wheel technology, letting you scroll four ways for greater efficiency and comfort. Meanwhile, the Instant Viewer function allows you to click the scroll wheel button to instantly display your open windows. Then you just point and click to select the window you want. Another feature, the Magnifier, lets you point and click to enlarge and edit details on your screen.Note that while the VX-3000 is optimized for use with Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft LifeCams also work with other instant messaging programs, such as Yahoo Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger.

The Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000's presentation controls allow you to smoothly navigate through Microsoft Office PowerPoint and other presentations from up to 30 feet away from your PC. U

Customer Reviews

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175 of 183 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great hardware, miserably bad software and documentation, December 15, 2006

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C. Sheng (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 (Personal Computers)

Microsoft should rename itself Microhard. All of Microsoft's hardware (keyboards and mice, etc.) i've ever owned have been great, including the Presenter Mouse 8000. But the software that comes with it and the documentation are just horrific.

The mouse comes with a piece of paper that warns you to NOT use the install CD that comes with the mouse and instead go to Microsoft's web site for the latest software. So why didn't they just remove the CD from the package if they don't want you to use it??? When you go the web page that it tells you to go to for the software download, you find yourself on a page for Windows Vista support, which is NOT where you want to download the mouse driver from. A quick search for Intellipoint 6.02 (which the piece of paper claims you need) on Microsoft's web site turns up nothing. It turns out that 6.02 no longer exists. The current valid version is 6.1. Anyway, here's the correct software you need to download:

The installation of Intellipoint 6.1 seems painless enough, until you reboot your computer and find out that it has completely wiped out your touchpad driver and your touchpad no longer works the way it used to. As with all versions of Intellipoint, it is too stupid to figure out how to co-exist with other pointing device drivers. But at least the previous versions used to warn you that it wipes out the existing drivers. This version simply wipes them out w/o giving you any warnings or options to cancel the installation. Fortunately the touchpad driver for my sony sz360 IS smart enough to figure out how to work with Intellipoint. So after downloading the touchpad driver from Sony and re-installing it AFTER installing Intellipoint, both the touchpad and the mouse drivers now work.

If your laptop doesn't have built-in bluetooth and you're relying on the bluetooth transceiver that came with the mouth for wireless connection, then you're all set. Plug the transceiver into a USB port and you're all set to go. BUT if you want to utilize your notebook's existing bluetooth feature, the mouse has NO DOCUMENTATION on how to do that. And there is NO DOCUMENTATION on microsoft's web site whatsoever on this mouse. So after an hour or so of playing around with it, i finally figured out what to do:

1. Turn the mouse on
2. Using the tip of a pen or any other sharp tipped object, press and hold the little button below the power light on the bottom of the mouse for 10 seconds. This should make the power light alternate between green and red, indicating that the mouse is in a "discoverable", or "connectable" state.
3. Open the bluetooth manager that comes with your laptop and click on "connect to new hardware".

your computer should now find the mouse and everything should work.

Once you get past installing the software and figuring out what's missing in the documentation, the mouse works great! Ergo is not nearly as comfortable as Microsoft's full sized mice, but given its compactness and all the features it managed to pack in, it's hard to complain.

hope this help.

57 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent features, with a few drawbacks, November 27, 2006

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W. Chiou - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 (Personal Computers)

The shape of the mouse feels really nice in the hand, and it's loaded with features. On-off switch is much appreciated, and it even comes with a hard plastic carrying case with wrist strap. The scroll wheel scrolls very smoothly. A button behind the scroll wheel allows one to easily switch between mouse mode and presenter mode, although you need to install the IntelliPoint software in order for that (and the rest of the special buttons) to work. I already had IntelliType installed for my Microsoft keyboard, and even without the mouse software, the volume buttons did work.

The bluetooth is actually a nice feature, and the dongle can be used to connect other bluetooth devices, too. I was able to connect my bluetooth phone to my computer and transfer pictures from the phone to the computer. Note: you have to download IntelliPoint 6.02 from Microsoft's website in order for this to work (the version on the included CD is 6.01). The bluetooth range is pretty good, IMO, much better than the regular Microsoft RF wireless mice.

On the con side, the side buttons have a strange placement. You have to reposition your hand in order to push them. Also, as with many of Microsoft's new side-scrolling mice, the middle click requires way too much force to execute. On the bottom, the presenter buttons aren't really in an ergonomic location, either, but they are tolerable. This is primarily a mouse; the presenter functions seem secondary. Finally, I think there is a bit of a QC issue because the first one of these that I got had a squeaky right mouse button and did not sit perfectly flat on a hard flat surface, sort of like an annoying chair at a restaurant that tilts a bit. I exchanged it for another one, which no longer had the squeaky button, but still had the tilt problem.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic mouse -- but no Mac support!, April 11, 2007

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Karen Nakamura "cultural anthropologist" (New Haven, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 (Personal Computers)

This is a fantastic little mouse -- but unlike every other Microsoft mouse/keyboard out there, there is *NO* Macintosh support. This is quite bewildering and a bit surprising. There are hacks available to get the basic 4-button tilt/scroll mouse support working through the internal MacOS bluetooth driver (just google for "Microsoft Presenter Notebook 8000 Mac driver" or visit MacRumors) but no one has figured out how to support the presenter controls on the underside of the mouse -- the very reason for getting this model.

I'm happy nonetheless. I'm sure someone will eventually figure it out and this mouse is a stellar mouse for just regular mousing. You'll need to load a third party driver (like SteerMouse) to slow down the mouse sensitivity since the default / native driver is a bit too jerky.