OT: Air Mice?

[(PeteCresswell)]

I'm buying a laptop for a stone technophobe.

They don't want to use a mouse (which needs a flat surface), but
I'm thinking they will not be happy with the usual touch pad.

At first, it seemed like getting one with a touch screen was a
no-brainer.... until I started looking at prices....

Now I'm thinking "Air Mouse" as in http://tinyurl.com/24gvg85,
specifically http://tinyurl.com/22tmgoj

Does anybody have one of these things? The concept sounds
great, but I am wondering how they work in the real world.

 

[Don Phillipson]

I'm buying a laptop for a stone technophobe.
They don't want to use a mouse (which needs a flat surface), but
I'm thinking they will not be happy with the usual touch pad.

1. Why not a trackball, if you can find one?
2. In your place I would ask the client why he wants a
laptop (small KB and screen) instead of a (cheaper) desktop.

 

[Barry Schwarz]

I'm buying a laptop for a stone technophobe.

They don't want to use a mouse (which needs a flat surface), but
I'm thinking they will not be happy with the usual touch pad.

At first, it seemed like getting one with a touch screen was a
no-brainer.... until I started looking at prices....

Now I'm thinking "Air Mouse" as in http://tinyurl.com/24gvg85,
specifically http://tinyurl.com/22tmgoj

Does anybody have one of these things? The concept sounds
great, but I am wondering how they work in the real world.

You might consider a track ball which requires very little real
estate.