Not looking good for a Busted Octomom Cooch today.

Just don't let this thing die without having some Double A's handle at all time.

Lucy, iHome!

So, 2.4Ghz? Any reason to use this over bluetooth?

weak. commmoonn Baggie of Cthulhu

Alrighty then.

See you guys tomorrow!!!!!

7th

Funny how excited I can get with the expectation of a new Woot-off item.

Actually something useful.
To bad I already have to micro USB mice coming. Had I known I would have waited.

You expect us to settle for _this_ after featuring Razers in previous Woot!-offs?

That's nice. My wife's laptop needs a new mouse. Any chance the USB dongle stores underneath the mouse?

getting late - 2 day wootoff!? so soon after the last wootoff? wootoff? off?

Does anyone know why it takes about 30 seconds after a new item appears on a woot tracker for my browser to see the new item? I'm hitting ctrl+f5 several times during the wait and still get the old, sold out item each time.

How programmable are these buttons? Can I program one to clear my desktop if the boss walks by?

If I wanted an eight-button mouse, I'd break into the animal psych lab at Cal State.

Seriously, who is going to remember what all eight buttons do?

someone's Christmas present has just been/will soon be purchased...

Good deal according to Amazon:

Amazon for $30

Guess what I'm using on my netbook right now? Fancy l'il thing.

The last iHome product I had was an iPod player. It was total carp. Sold it at a yard sale for $5 just to get it out of my house. Hope this mouse is better.

Only thing I'd use 8 buttons for is...hmm I didn't even use 8 buttons on my mouse for WoW.

Razer Naga anyone?
http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.169418900/categoryId.35208800

Cooomooooooon Razers!

xblurx wrote:this thing is crippity crap. I got two on a tuesday. Both broke with 2 weeks.

The usb reciever on one stopped being detected by the computer.

The other started flashing low battery, with brand new batteries.

The worst part is, I figured I would use the WORKING mouse with the WORKING usb reciever? Nope, they just absolutely OH GOD, THEY CAN SEE ME! to detect each other.

OH GOD, THEY CAN SEE ME!! OH GOD, THEY CAN SEE ME!!

this thing is crippity crap. I got two on a tuesday. Both broke with 2 weeks.

The usb reciever on one stopped being detected by the computer.

The other started flashing low battery, with brand new batteries.

The worst part is, I figured I would use the WORKING mouse with the WORKING usb reciever? Nope, they just absolutely OH GOD, THEY CAN SEE ME! to detect each other.

crowsnest wrote:Alrighty then.

See you guys tomorrow!!!!!

Adios

Here is the cnet review

http://reviews.cnet.com/mice/ihome-8-button-programmable/4505-3148_7-33625040.html

I have one of these. It works great as a mouse. It's still on the first battery I put in it several months later, in fact. For the price, you could do way worse and with less features.

The USB dongle is considerably larger than the tiny "nano" sized dongles you can get these days on other mice. I'll pass.

Product Reviews

Dang it...right after I threw myself on the retractable mini-mouse & usb & useless headphone...

So this is a wootoff huh? I'm oddly compelled to keep going, but getting majorly frustrated. I want a Baggie of Cthulhu or failing that, a good quality bluetooth thingie for my car!

Armagedon wrote:Adios

Have a good one. See ya in the A.M.

I already own a Logitech MX518, I'll pass.

Besides, I hate cordless mice and keyboards. Too much radio interference over here, cursor ends up walking all over the place when the mouse is still...

crowsnest wrote:Have a good one. See ya in the A.M.

Are you feelin' OK?

mralbatross wrote:The USB dongle is considerably larger than the tiny "nano" sized dongles you can get these days on other mice. I'll pass.

And where's the status in a tiny dongle?

crowsnest wrote:Have a good one. See ya in the A.M.

Just go already.

smurfing lingerer.

I got this in a Woot deal before, it is still used daily at work, but I wish I had a different one. I look forward to replacing it.

-The buttons have an annoying metallic click sound
-The programmed buttons forget what they are supposed to do and sometimes do not perform their duties. The only way to make them work again is to reboot

The batteries do last a long time, though, easily 3-4 months each.

Then again, everyone complains about not getting the Bag of Crαp, but when they get Crαp without the Bag they're also unhappy. My suggestion is: Order up all this crαp and then put it in your own paper-bag.

I got the red one from Woot back in February. Don't plan on carefully nestling it next to your laptop in your backpack. The scroll button broke during its first trip out of the house when it was padded just as carefully as my cheap logitech mice have been, and they're still going strong. Really liked it other than that. It made a great "remote control" for the computer if you're using it as your entertainment center. I'm tempted by the price, but I'll wait for a better quality wireless mouse to replace my old one. Don't want another junker, even if the battery life was nice.

dbwordgirl wrote:If I wanted an eight-button mouse, I'd break into the animal psych lab at Cal State.

Seriously, who is going to remember what all eight buttons do?

I'm completely addicted to using the thumb buttons for the browser's Forward and Back buttons. Regular 3 button mice are useless to me.

joelrsimpson wrote:Does anyone know why it takes about 30 seconds after a new item appears on a woot tracker for my browser to see the new item? I'm hitting ctrl+f5 several times during the wait and still get the old, sold out item each time.

because Woot loves to see you squirm. All those screaming monkeys we have all purchased contain tiny cameras and microphones so Woot staff gets a good laugh as they delay the next item while you pound your f5 button.
Its a conspiracy, a big giant bag of conspiracy.