A simple mouse pad

Advantages: Quite big, made well, range of colours, good grip on surface
Disadvantages: Plain not to everyones taste

...filler at Christmas. It could be round one a square one or even a diamond shape we’ve seen them all, it could feature the Simpson’s or Barbie or even the ford logo. There is no end to what picture can be put on these mats, well yes they look nice but spending £ 5 to £10 on a novelty or ergonomic (wrist pad mat) mat that will end up in the bin seems to be a waste, even if you need the wrist support that is a high price for an item we all discard in the end. Why not buy one for 99p it is plain but it does the job without any fuss or sarcastic comments from your friends. I had a round one in the shape of a football but it wasn’t big enough my mouse used to fly of it and on to the desk where the mouse wouldn’t perform, the curser on the screen just went berserk. So I bought a plain blue mouse mat non descript...

dingoo 02.11.2005 · Read review
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Razer Pro ProPad - The best mouse mat money can buy at the moment

Advantages: Smooth, accurate tracking
Disadvantages: A bit too big, a bit too expensive

...When optical mice hit the scene they were touted to be capable of tracking on almost any surface, in much the same way that a CD smeared with jam would still play. Users soon came to realise that whilst optical mice were a massive step forward, if you wanted accurate movement the mouse surface was still very important. The Razer Pro Pad aims to gives you a far superior surface to those 99p squishy jobs that you can buy in your local supermarket. Standard mouse mats are OK, but the rubberised offerings are not great for smooth optical tracking. What you get with the Pro Pad is an anodized aluminium base, topped off with a very smooth white surface on both sides. The coating is non-slip, which basically means that if it ultra-smooth, whilst still offering the correct amount of resistance. Each side of the pad is slightly different, one...

davomrmac 06.06.2009 · Read review
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Logitech V250 Cordless Mouse and Number Pad

Advantages: no need to use the touchpad on a notebook
Disadvantages: cannot store USB wireless connector within the mouse

...As an IT Business Consultant I get to do a fair amount of travel to different client sites. To allow me to function effectively my company has issued me with a top of the line laptop. Not the one I've reviewed in the past but a new one. I'll review that in a week or two once I've had a good chance to put it through its paces. Unfortunately no matter how great the laptop, there are a couple of things I hate about laptops in general:- having to use the touch pad and having to enter numbers into a software application such as a spreadsheet. All the laptops I've ever used have this touch pad below the set of keys on the keyboard where you trace your finger on the pad and this moves the mouse pointer about on the screen. To select an item on the screen you have to press a button usually located below the touch pad and this I find very...

Soundsexciting 11.08.2006 (12.08.2006) · Read review
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Review of Logitech V250 Cordless Mouse and Number Pad Kit for Notebooks - keypad , mouse

No more Pain or Strain.. Gel Mouse Pads are here

Advantages: Soothing comfort, Touch it and feel the difference!
Disadvantages: None

...Great, stylish and in my opinion very comfortable. That is what I think of the Kingston Sports Contour Gel Mouse Wrist Pad. I am always using a PC whether I am at work or at home. I use a PC a lot for long periods. I began to feel pain in my hand and wrist while using my PC. I wasn't too sure why this was since I didn't have this problem before. Having ignored the fact that I was feeling pain while using my PC I continued to use it on a regualar basis. It had come to a time where the pain was getting a little to much for me so I decided to consult this issue with a doctor. I told him that I use a PC for lengthy periods. The good thing about the Doctor was that he was an expert in the Computer field too. The first thing he asked me is what type of mousepad I was using. I told him that I was using a normal flat one. I...

qasem121 16.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Kensington Sports Contour Gel Mouse Wrist Pad - mouse pad with wrist pillow

My mouse is floating on blue gel

Advantages: Comfortable and looks nice?
Disadvantages: ? but it's somewhat expensive for a mouse pad

...Kensington Duo Gel Mouse Wristrest Wave Black and Blue I'm glad they included the picture of the mouse pad I bought with the same blue and black colours, for this product is also available in purple and green colours. But, I think that the purple and green one is not available from Amazon; only from other sellers on Amazon. Anyway, I use my laptop for a long time, but I never thought of buying a mouse pad because I used to think it's a clumsy thing. Recently, I started to notice the mark that the desk leaves on my wrist from using the mouse for a long time, and I thought of buying something more comfortable. I found Kensington Duo Gel Mouse Wristrest on Amazon and I thought it looks nice, although I was a little hesitant when I saw the price. I bought it from Amazon although it costs £10.35, rather than buying it from other...

sottovoce82 25.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Kensington Duo Gel Mouse Wristrest Wave mouse pad with wrist pillow

Mouse companion

Advantages: comfortable, cheap
Disadvantages: May take up slightly more room on your desk

...We actually have these mouse pads at work, since a lot of work is done on the computer making sure that the pressure is taken off your hand and wrist is very important. The Kensington Duo gel mouse pad ensures that when using the mouse you have a comfortable pad to rest your wrist on to minimise aching and wrist pain that can occur from long hours sat at the computer. The Duo pad distributes wrist pressure throughout the super soft gel for more comfortable use of the mouse. With the natural ventilation between the moulds you ensure that hands keep cool and dry. It has a non-slip base, which keeps the pad in place on your desk or work surface. The pad itself has a non-reflective mousing surface for optimum mouse performance without sticking and making the mouse harder to move around. The purple and green colours look great...

Amyea3 12.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Kensington Duo Gel Mouse Wristrest Clip - mouse pad with wrist pillow

stylish mouse mat

Advantages: stylish
Disadvantages: none

...The main difference between this mouse mat and others, is that this Is built for optical mouse’s. Of course this will still work with other normal roller mouse’s too, but it will work best with optical mouse’s and was built for them because some mouse mats don’t work so well with optical mouse’s. Most mouse mats are made out of some kind of material, however this one isn’t, actually its made out of plastic and not cheap flimsy plastic either, this is made out of quite hard plastic and its surface is quite bumpy too. This makes it pick up the light sensors easily and give your mouse a much more accurate direction. On the bottom of this mouse mat, is rubber, this makes it stick to the table and so not roll all over the place as some cheaper mats do when you use them. The shape of these is great...

techno_man_37 06.01.2008 · Read review
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Avent Breast Pads

Advantages: Saves money over disposables
Disadvantages: Bulky

...When I started breastfeeding I bought the Johnson & Johnson disposable pads. They were great, but at close to £3 for a 15 day (maximum) supply, were getting expensive. After doing some research on the net I discovered that washable pads were available. I bought a pack of 6 Avent pads at Boots for £4.99. They are made of a soft material with a waterproof backing & have a lacy side which aswell as looking a bit more feminine serves the purpose of 'gripping' the inside of your bra to make them more secure. They come with a small net in which to wash them so that they don't get lost among your laundry (vital if you don't want one whizzing out your sleeve in public when you take your freshly washed cardigan etc off!). I've been breastfeeding for 3 months now & there's no telling how much money I've saved. Since they are not tapered...

sambam000 08.06.2009 · Read review
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The Sonny to the Mouse's Cher

Advantages: Keeps your mouse ball clean
Disadvantages: Can sometimes be eaten by real mice

...I will say off the bat that this is the mousemat for the mouse purist. This is mainly because it is non reflective, and so you can also use optical mice with it too. Shiny mousemats have a tendancy to reflect the light and make the pointer go crazy. You can buy them for about a pound, or simply steal them from work, and they can come in a variety of dazzling colours. You colour coordinate it with your computer, walls, desk...even yourself! It is also useful for preventing the mouse ball from getting covered in dirt and ruining the mouse, which was the original intention of the mousemat when it was invented by Sir WIlliam Mousemat in 1911. However, it has 2 drawbacks. Firstly, when the fabric is worn it becomes smooth. If you have a ball mouse, this means that the ball will not get any purchase on the fabric, so you find...

badongism 11.04.2007 · Read review
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Puppy Training Pads - Whatever next?

Advantages: They contain spills and protect carpets
Disadvantages: You shouldn't really need them if you follow the basic rules.

...Things have changed a great deal since I got my first puppy many years ago and it would seem, if you go round the shops, that the days of training puppies using newspaper spread everywhere are long gone. You can now buy 'Puppy Training Pads' to use instead. So, with a brand new puppy due to arrive I bought myself a pack of 30 pads (price £9.99) so that we could try out the 'modern' way. What are they? Very simply they are sheets of absorbent material with a plastic backing sheet which are allegedly treated with something to make them attractive to the puppy when it wants to toilet. The idea is that you can train the puppy to use these and gradually get it used to going to a particular place. You place the pad (plastic side down) on the floor and put the puppy on it and then it should use that area when it feels...

laramax 04.08.2009 · Read review
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