Wireless mouse question.

[Xotica]

I also have a Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball, which uses the same USB receiver/transmitter as the wireless mouse.

I use the same. I like it far better than a slide-mouse. But I have a large touch-screen and find myself using the wireless keyboard/trackball less and less.

[Stryder]

The base station and the mouse are paired. they have unique key algorithms. You might find on the mouse and base station (*Make dependent) small buttons that you can use to "retrain" the connection, this basically means making a new key if the old key seems to allow for nearby devices to interfere with the connection.

If it doesn't have a reset button then it will use a algorithm that rotates the keys every time the mouse stimulates a signal, each update from the mouse will attempt to connect the mouse with the base station and the keys will rotate until they are paired, once paired they will work similar to how a session key works with a encrypted tunnel, keeping a live connection for as long as you use the mouse.

If it wasn't a wireless mouse and use have a USB connection then the mouse will likely use a Universal Plug and Play method of installing the drivers. This means the mouse actually identifies it's make and model to the operating system and will either use predefined drivers that came with the operating system or attempt to gain them from an online resource or other form of media.

USB mouses emulate the old Serial methods of connection that require IRQ's to be assigned, albeit the IRQ assigned might well be used by all the USB devices connected.

[KilljoyKlown]

Hi friends.
I have a question about wireless mouse that the rays of this mouse are dangerous for our brain or our life or any other part of our body...??
will you please answer it....???

Most of the wireless mice are optical mice that are not dangerous to humans. If your mouse uses a Lazar in it's optics it might not be good to hold it up to your eye for a close look, but other than that there's not much to fear. I've been using wireless mice for about 20 years now and haven't noticed any problems.

[Stryder]

You'd be better off checking the "Class of laser" under the Laser Safety entry of Wikipedia

Optics mice should fall in the CLASS 1 category, which suggests it shouldn't be able to produce enough exposure to cause retinal damage if accidentally viewed, however I still wouldn't suggest staring at it, purely for the sake that any alteration outside of the design parameters (like an energy surge) could make it breach CLASS 1.

You will usually find one of those CLASS warning stickers applied to CD/DVD/Blu-ray roms.

[kwhilborn]

This question is slightly off-topic but related.

Is there any way to amplify the range of a wireless keyboard. I think it would be nice to type reports in front of the televison with just my keyboard.

I have a laptop and a tiny 1.1 pound notebook I can also use, but The keyboard is nice and I got used to using a long USB extension chord once before and it seemed good enough. I arrive back to a screen of typos and spelling errors, but nothing that cannot be polished. I guess I like the way my laptop stays on and in mode. With the laptop I am constantly opening it and pressing power button before i can type.

Sorry for long drawn out reasonings, but it is an odd request for info.

[Kittamaru]

kwhilborn - the only real way to extend the range beyond what it is would be to buy a keyboard designed for such a range... that or use a series of USB cables to extend the receiver into the room you are in. Most mice use a very low-power transmitter to save battery life - I know at work we sell a Logitech RF remote that is able to transmit from about two rooms away - however, you only get about two to three days of use from it's rechargeable Li/Ion battery pack (per charge) because of it.

[KilljoyKlown]

This question is slightly off-topic but related.

Is there any way to amplify the range of a wireless keyboard. I think it would be nice to type reports in front of the televison with just my keyboard.

I have a laptop and a tiny 1.1 pound notebook I can also use, but The keyboard is nice and I got used to using a long USB extension chord once before and it seemed good enough. I arrive back to a screen of typos and spelling errors, but nothing that cannot be polished. I guess I like the way my laptop stays on and in mode. With the laptop I am constantly opening it and pressing power button before i can type.

Sorry for long drawn out reasonings, but it is an odd request for info.

I'm pretty sure MS has a mouse/keyboard combo that both have a 30' range. But that won't help if your just looking for something to extend the range of what you already have.

[kwhilborn]

Thanks I will look into it. The keyboards I have seen have been more like 30 inch range. Perhaps that is what you were thinking.

I'm thinking I can buy a wireless usb extension that will solve problem.

Will google keyboards before i do though . ty.

[KilljoyKlown]

Thanks I will look into it. The keyboards I have seen have been more like 30 inch range. Perhaps that is what you were thinking.

I'm thinking I can buy a wireless usb extension that will solve problem.

Will google keyboards before i do though . ty.

Sense my mouse has a 30' range, I don't see why a keyboard wouldn't also. I haven't really looked into it, because I can watch TV while setting at the computer. But lately I've been thinking of plugging my computer into the TV. A 55" HD screen sounds pretty good when there's nothing worth watching on it. Also, maybe I will try a movie streaming service if I can watch it on the big screen.

[kwhilborn]

Thanks. Netflix is awesome. I have Fiber Optic television (do i call that cable?) and I also have netflix. Netflix is great for the first 6 months and then you have seen most of it, but $8 month is good.

I will look at range of keyboards. The ones I have are much shorter range. perhaps so they don't interfere with other computers in an office environment.

[KilljoyKlown]

Thanks. Netflix is awesome. I have Fiber Optic television (do i call that cable?) and I also have netflix. Netflix is great for the first 6 months and then you have seen most of it, but $8 month is good.

I will look at range of keyboards. The ones I have are much shorter range. perhaps so they don't interfere with other computers in an office environment.

Okay good , please keep us informed as to what you find. As far as Netflix goes, you really do get a much better and deeper selection if you go with their DVD service. I've been averaging 24 DVD's a month for 3 years now and I now have close to 300 DVD's in my queue. I'm not even close to running out of DVD's that I want to watch. If you think it's more of a hassle than streaming, it is, but not by much. They provide you with paid return mailers and they are fast. If I put DVD's in the mail on Tuesday, I'm getting the next 3 in my queue on Friday. Also, I organize my queue after I watch each set of DVD's, so I always am receiving a current selection that I want to watch.