HP has released the first Wi-Fi computer mouse called the HP Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse.
It does not have any cables or USB dongle to plug into the computer to receive the signal form the mouse. Usually a wireless mouse makes use of Bluetooth technology to connect the mouse to the PC with a USB dongle.
The HP Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse uses the computers built in Wi-Fi receiver to connect with the mouse.
The fact that the HP Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse connects via Wi-Fi means that other devices signals will not interfere with it like some other wireless devices.
Netbooks becoming more and more popular, but they only have limited USB ports (one or two at most). Therefore having a wireless mouse that does not take up a USB port is great.
Some additional features of the HP Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse:
- More than double the battery life of a mouse that uses Bluetooth technology, of up to 9 months.
- It has 5 customisable buttons for creating shortcuts such as cut, paste, undo and redo.
- A four-way-tilt scroll button/wheel for scrolling up and down or left and right.
- It has a range of up to 9 meters.
- It is made with rubber sides for comfort and is suitable for both left and right hand.
The HP Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse is said to go on sale in the US in June 2011 and will retail for $49.99 (R350). For more information click here.





