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American Anko VM-1 AVB USB Vibration Mouse

American Anko VM-1 AVB USB Vibration Mouse

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Your Price: $25.64
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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't buy this mouse.
Review: I purchased this mouse in September 2001. There was supposed to be a full rebate which I never got. I have contacted the company regarding the rebate, and haven't gotten an answer. Not only have I been waiting 5 months for the rebate, the mouse itself is a disappointment. I would have returned it if I hadn't applied for the rebate that I did not get. It freezes up so often, it isn't worth the aggravation to use it. I had to purchase another mouse to replace it. It was a complete waste of money.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great product !!
Review: I think it's a great product for my kids also for me. every software or multimedia program could work with Vmouse (also on internet, especially FLASH or animation web site). My son like it so much.... I think this is a very good gift for kids too. have fun !!!!!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: It's a gimick at best.....
Review: I was very disappointed with this mouse, only reason I kept it was for the novelty of shaking/dancing on my desk at work as a CD is played.

Compared to a regular MS-Intellimouse (2 button, wheel, and ball), it's about twice as heavy with slightly larger dimensions.
Tracking and motion was on par with most mice, and being a symmetrical design, lefties can use it easier than some ergo-designs. The wheel is poorly designed as the texture (lack of) causes my finger to slip. I used sandpaper to rough it up, but the rubber they used still slipped.

Two major gripes:
1: The wire that goes to the mouse enters the mouse too close to the mouse pad surface. I had to rearrange the cord (which is thick and heavy) so the mouse could move freely.

2: The whole point to this mouse is the vibration feature. It's activated by volume output of your soundcard. In other words, the more sound your computer makes, the more it vibrates, and this includes music. Playing games, especially 1st person shooters where accuracy is a must, becomes a nightmare. People buy mice to be accurate, but this vibration feature just reduces accuracy.

On one of the few pluses I just attached this mouse, booted up (Windows 2000 Professional), and it worked without driver setup. The included CD, which you can just download the 2.25mb program, gives you some "enhanced" mouse functions that have nothing to do with the vibration feature of the mouse. This can be nice since the whole point of the mouse is to shake, and not having to install software can be nice.

Good: Price (free with rebate), easy setup, novelty

Bad: Heavy, slippery middle wheel, novelty, annoying vibration feature.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Very bad mouse
Review: I will give it negative star if I can.
I am not saying you should not buy this mouse, but definitely I will not buy another one of this kind...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: vibrating mouse
Review: I've tried this product,..very different, very amazing,..and yes it does work....wow

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Almost works.
Review: It has a higher arch that the MicroSoft one which I like but the vibration doesn't work that well. It's either unnoticeable, none or it shaking like an earthquake and otherwise unreliable. I think I may have unplugged it from my soundcard because it never vibrate to music. I also got it "free". I'd never pay anywhere near full price for one. It's only worth as much as any mouse.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Almost works.
Review: It has a higher arch that the MicroSoft one which I like but the vibration doesn't work that well. It's either unnoticeable, none or it shaking like an earthquake and otherwise unreliable. I think I may have unplugged it from my soundcard because it never vibrate to music. I also got it "free". I'd never pay anywhere near full price for one. It's only worth as much as any mouse.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: a little bigger
Review: It is larger than ordinary mouse.Not get used to it.
USB is convinient.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: It makes computer run slower!
Review: It is more exciting to use this mouse to play games. But it makes my computer run slower than before. Even there are some interrupts while playing mp3 songs.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Most Usless, What Were They Thinking Of Having It Do?
Review: Ok, so I bought it because it had a rebate equal to the purchase price to go along with it and free shipping. Yes, it does vibrate and make itself a challenge to keep the cursor where you are trying to place it. I must admit to not understanding why this would be desirable.
It is an oversize two button USB mouse that also has a plug that provides a pass through on the sound output from your computer.
So when your computer makes sound, the mouse wobbles to the intensity of the sound. Hold the mouse up to your ear and you hear
a real tinney version of the current sound output, and of course the little wobblie motor shakes the mouse. Oh boy, If I had paid for this
I might be real grumpy, as it is, I have a gag gift, a practical joke, or something to give my 11 year old boy to disect without much care as
to whether it ever goes back together again.


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