| With no bulb to rest your palm on, the Wedge Touch mouse takes a little more conscious effort to hold and move, and the flat surface doesn’t guide your fingers onto it with bumps or depressions. It’s a bit like the mouse equivalent of a standing desk, with a stark disregard for conventional comfort. But its weight lets it slide easily while keeping movement even, and the sloped buttons have enough resistance that accidental clicks aren’t a problem. I generally use a wired mouse, and I only noticed lag on one of the devices I tried an HP notebook running Windows 7. |
| The mouse also supports four-way swiping to scroll, a feature that’s a little less consistent. Horizontal swipes work well, as does downward scrolling, but trying to scroll back up produces uncomfortable friction or pushes the mouse across the desk. I also wasn’t able to find a way to center-click, though I never found that limiting. | | Strangely, though, the mouse doesn’t use Windows 8’s gesture features beyond simple scrolling. That meant I wasn’t able to swipe to bring up Charms or other functions, and pinch-to-zoom was nowhere to be found. Granted, you wouldn’t be able to do any of these things on a traditional mouse either, but it’s a huge missed opportunity to integrate new capabilities with a form factor that seems built for them. | | Despite these issues, it’s still considerably better than cheaper compact mice I’ve used, and it could replace a standard three-button for most everyday use. It’s supposed to last four months on a single AA battery, partly because of a power management system that automatically shuts it down along with your computer or puts it in a low-power state when idle. And people with moderately larger hands than mine shouldn’t have trouble using it, though its size may not work for everyone. | |
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