Logitech's MX & MV Revolution Mouse

Only a day after Logitech released its latest Revolution Mouse, Gizmode gets its hands on it and tests its guts. The result: "Precision Scroll Wheel clicks. Instead of a regular mechanical ratchet, the MicroGear employs an electronically controlled ratchet that can engage and disengage on the fly. When engaged, the wheel feels like any other clickwheel. When disengaged, the mouse goes into freespin mode, where the 14-gram metal wheel can rotate for up to seven seconds straight, the equivalent to hundreds of pages of text. The wheel can be set to switch modes between apps, or it can be set to click for a few rotations before kicking into a freespin when you flick it," commented Gizmodo. Furthermore, the wheel is wrapped in rubber and works perfectly. But the guys from Gizmodo did find some flaws such as a fake wheel that goes back and forth, but doesn't turn.

But Logitech launched two mice - the Logitech MX Revolution cordless laser mouse for PCs and the Logitech VX Revolution cordless laser mouse for notebooks which feature hyper-fast scrolling with a revolutionary alloy wheel - the MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel - that spins freely for up to seven seconds, spanning hundreds of pages with a single flick of the finger and setting a new benchmark in scrolling efficiency, according to the manufacturer.

"The MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel helps ease this navigational challenge in two different ways. Its breakthrough free-spin mode takes people through long documents as quickly as they want. A single flick of the finger yields as many as 10,000 lines of a Microsoft Excel document in seven seconds - with a traditional scroll wheel, it would take 500 spins and seven minutes to cover the same territory. The new wheel also offers an improved click-to-click scrolling option that results in familiar tactile feedback for each small unit of distance scrolled, allowing people to precisely navigate lists, slides and individual images," said Logitech in a press release.

The Logitech MX Revolution mouse includes an intelligent twist to the MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel - the motorized wheel automatically switches between free-spin mode and click-to-click mode, with Logitech�s SmartShift technology, based on the best setting for the application being used.

In some applications, such as Microsoft Excel, Logitech�s technology also senses the speed at which people spin the wheel - if spun rapidly, the wheel goes into free-spin mode; if spun slowly, the wheel shifts into click-to-click mode. The MX Revolution also features a second wheel near the thumb that can either be used to zoom in and out of photos and documents, or to quickly switch between applications, furthering people's navigational efficiency.

The Logitech MX Revolution mouse has a suggested retail price of $99.