Just stumbled on another site this fine morning that has a pretty cool little post suggesting that all those in need of a rockin’ mouse that don’t want to have to deal with the pesky issue of “power.”

You know how it goes with most normal travel mice, they might be tiny and they might fit in your messenger bag or laptop case or briefcase, but then what inevitably happens is that you run out of juice, most often at the worst time, and most often lead to you frantically searching for batteries.  Not cool.  As all of you know by now, the MoGo Mouse line, all store inside your computer so you do not lose them, and the best part…it charges there too.  That’s right, need some juice?  Plug it in for 20 min.

Straight from their little article:

“Enter the ingenious MoGo Mouse BT, which operates wirelessly via Bluetooth and docks/recharges inside your notebook’s PC Card slot. How smart is that! Newegg.com has the MoGo Mouse BT for $29.99, plus $5.58 for shipping. That’s a pretty sweet deal, considering that most vendors sell it for around $70.” 

Man, I couldn’t agree more.  Get over, Get one.  Now.  Please.

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You heard it folks, the MoGo Mouse X54 is officially being called by some of our fans out there as more fun than nipples.  Yeah, the computer kind of mouse that sometimes rests quietly between keys on laptops.  You know, in lieu of a trackpad, the little nub that lets you maneuver around your screen.  Not particularly effective, and not particularly fun to use.

Enter the MoGo Mouse X54…better in, well, all ways.  I just found a post over at an Asian branch of the CNet Blog and it looks like Rory Reid is enjoying the MoGo Mouse much more than using the nipple, or the trackpad.  Good!  Here’s a snippet of what he had to say:

“Some people love nipples, others prefer trackpads, but neither of these laptop input devices is as good as a proper external mouse–not when it comes to gaming or image editing, or anything for that matter.

Thankfully, there’s a solution: The Mogo Mouse X54. This wireless Bluetooth mouse collapses to fit into a vacant ExpressCard/54 slot–hence the name–where it automatically recharges. After 30 minutes on charge, it’ll run for a good 8-10 hours from a range of up to 10m away.

Better still, the X54 doubles as a wireless remote control. Flick the switch on the rear to activate media mode, and the function of each button changes. The left and right selectors become previous and next track, the scroll pad manages the volume, and the back button becomes mute. “

Thanks for the shout-out Rory, and thanks for enjoying the product!

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According to CNet, a new report has revealed that teenagers in Britain are sleep-deprived due to the distractions of their many electronic gadgets.

Too busy with checking email, playing games, TV, music, etc - the young adults in the study were averaging 4 - 7 hours of sleep (vs. the 8 or 9 recommended). Additionally, the sleep they are getting is not restful.

The Sleep Council is calling it “junk sleep” and says it could rival the consumption of unhealthy junk food as a major lifestyle and health issue.

According to Dr. Chris Idzikowski of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre; “What we are seeing is the emergence of junk sleep–that is, sleep that is of neither the length nor quality that it should be in order to feed the brain with the rest it needs to perform properly.”

Over 40% of those surveyed complained that they felt tired during the day and had troubles usually associated to lack of sleep - like lethargy and trouble concentrating.

Could these results be translated from the kids to their parents?

Absolutely.

Almost one in five of the teenage boys said the quality of their sleep had been affected by leaving their TV or computer on - habits common in the raod warriors, as well.

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In the past week, 4 of you have sent variations of the same question:

Q. Will the new X54 work with my Laptop? I have a regular PC Card slot, not one of the new ones thanks.

A. Here’s the word from MoGo:

No, the X54 family is intended for the new ExpressCard/54 slot available on newer laptops.

According to the FAQ: The BT, X54 and X54 PRO mice are not compatible. An ExpressCard/54 slot is needed to charge the MoGo Mouse X54 and X54 PRO and a PC Card (PCMCIA) slot is needed to charge the Mogo Mouse BT.

A quick way to check which slot you have is by taking a credit card, holding it flat, and sliding it into the card slot. If the card slides all the way into the slot you have a PCMCIA slot. If the card only slides about half way into the slot you have an Express/54 slot.

There is a guide available to help you choose the right MoGo mouse for your system here: MoGo Platforms.

Q. According to the Sales Guy at (the place I bought my laptop) - my new laptop has Bluetooth 2.1 and I should check if your equipment will be compatible with that version of Bluetooth.

A. I’m glad he calls himself Sales Guy and not a technical expert.

All Bluetooth releases have been backward compatible. That means that if your new laptop (and congratulations, by the way, on the purchase) was bundled with the recently released Bluetooth 2.1 standard then it should work with all Bluetooth devices.

Rest assured, the MoGo products can be used with either a Bluetooth 1.2 or a Bluetooth 2.1-enabled laptop.

If you’d lke to read more on the topic, C|Net did a great chart outlining Bluetooth compatibility.

Elizabeth is a professional writer & geek with most of the last decade spent in senior management at a leading global IT provider. Thousands have attended her seminars in the US & Canada on subjects ranging from basic TCP/IP networking to high-end data storage solutions.

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