New Fatal1ty Gaming Mouse

steven williamson writes to tell us that Hexus has a quick look at Jonathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel's approach to a new gaming mouse. At first glace it doesn't seem to have much to offer beyond your average optical mouse. A few of the features are a "four finger" setup with regards to mouse buttons, a mere 1600 DPI but that should be plenty for most, and an exchangeable weight to give it just the right heft.

I don't get it

[AutopsyReport]

At first glace it doesn't seem to have much to offer beyond your average optical mouse.

So then why is this on the frontpage of Slashdot?

Not to be a douchebag, but

[Anonymous Coward]

ampednews [ampednews.com] broke this story last month, and I'm sure it was submitted to Slashdot (the site owner even admits to wanting slashdot to break it [somethingawful.com]).

So why didn't Slashdot publish it then?

Who took these photos? A 6 year old?

[YrWrstNtmr]

Could we GET any crappier photos of this thing? And that bigass 'Hexus.gaming' watermark doesn't help things.

Oh, and please lose those mouseover keyword thingies. They come in at about a 9.5 on the Annoy-O-Meter scale

Re:Hold on...

[tprox]

The Logitech G5 [logitech.com], for one, comes with a set of weights that you can add to your mouse to suit your needs.

Re:I think you all are missing the point...

[grommit]

The fatality line of motherboards from Abit comes to mind.

Re:I don't get it

[Bogtha]

Because Steven Williamson, who writes for Hexus [google.com], submitted the story to Slashdot with a link to the ad-laden Hexus website. And, if you scroll to the bottom of the Hexus page, you'll see Slashdot listed as "friends of Hexus". I'm sure they are, given that they send a lot of ad revenue their way.

My take on the G5

[GeekyMike]

My wife bought me a Logitech G5 mouse for Christmas. It boasts 2000 DPI sensitivity and it can change sensitivity on the fly using 2 buttons below the wheel. you can even specify sensitivity using the included software to up to 5 settings (expanding on 400/800/2000 which works even before installing drivers/software) so everyone is happy. It also includes Teflon pads to reduce friction and a weight cartridge to further customize your controls. The only drawback I can find is the price, but a little shopping around can save a few bucks even after the shipping. No, I dont work for Logitech.

Funny review

[DJCater]

Here [dearwandy.com]

Re:Hold on...

[aafiske]

The Logitech G5 Gaming Mouse has this feature. I have it, it's wonderful. Nice rubberized-grip, slippy bottom, comfortable feel.

Re:Dual optical sensors for axial rotation?

[mobby_6kl]

There are at least two Logitech mice I'm aware of that use dual sensors: mouseman dual optical [virtual-hideout.net] and a much newer V400 [mobilemag.com] laptop laser mouse. I only had a regular mouseman optical, so I never researched what could be done with two sensors. There might be a simple software hack to do what you describe... or not, and you'd have to tear apart the poor animals to get two outputs.

Re:Hold on...

[Munchini]

Logitech isn't the only mouse maker with adjustable weights. Razer, who makes the Copperhead mouse, also sells a kit to adjust the weight of the mouse - but its funny to see that it warns that using the kit, which is supplied by them, voids the warranty.

Mice DPI and speed on xorg

[proxima]

a mere 1600 DPI but that should be plenty for most

I'd be wary of buying such a mouse for use on a Linux/BSD system. I realize, though, that most gamers use Windows. It would seem that under many circumstances, there is no way to set the speed of a mouse in xorg/xfree86. Sure, you can set the acceleration, but if you happen to have, say, a shiny new Logitech Cordless MouseMan Optical (800dpi), the thing is so fast that you have to set the acceleration to be

Why is losing mouse acceleration a big deal? It means that you cannot move across the screen with a quick movement while maintaining the ability to make small movements easily. It turns out that in operating system like Mac OS X, they actually "decelerate" for very slow movements - it takes a greater distance to move one pixel. I had never noticed these things before.

This issue is already on the TODO list [x.org] and in their bugzilla system [freedesktop.org] submitted by someone else. The goal is eventually to have a much smarter system for mouse speed and acceleration, to suit all tastes. I hope it gets some attention (perhaps as an add-on to the new X11R7), as right now I went back to an older mouse that works with acceleration (but isn't optical).

My mouse is simply incredibly fast (and I can't imagine another reason than the doubled dpi from most mice) - plugging it into my Mac Mini showed it was much faster than a wired Logitech optical mouse, and the discrete settings Mac OS X offered for mouse speed proved either too slow or too fast. I think the bundled Logitech software allows for finer control of mouse movement, though.