Much like a mouse (the rodent, not the computer accessory) sniffing out a tasty morsel of cheese, Genius’ Pen Mouse boasts optical tracking of 1200 dpi, and it can be taught two tricks – to do so at 400 dpi or 800 dpi as well. Genius' pen mouse feels mostly like a pen, but works like a mouse.Ĭlicking on objects is accomplished by pressing down on the nib, while the mouse has another set of buttons that enable one to right click and scroll through documents at a press. With a 2.4 GHz wireless technology, the pen has a very decent working distance of up to ten metres, although in our use, this was far more than was necessary. You simply plug the included receiver (thankfully small) into an available USB port, slot a single AAA battery into the pen itself, and you are ready for action. In execution, its use could not be more straightforward. Nonetheless, to its credit, it doesn’t look nor feel like a plastic toothpick that some comparative styli are guilty of, and we were happy to see that it was substantial enough to comfortably hold for long periods.However, worth noting is that this device is a mouse, not a stylus, and does not double as one.Īdditionally, the slight heaviness on the front end of the device could actually be used advantageously, as found one of the most comfortable ways to use the mouse pen was to pinch it between our thumb and index finger (similarly to using chopsticks) while supporting the front end with the knuckle of our middle finger. While holding it is comfortable enough, you wouldn’t mistake it for an actual ink pen, as it is rather thick down the length of its body, becoming a little more so as it reaches the tip.
The device is both relatively compact and light, with a black and silver finish that leaves it looking smart.
Genius’ Pen Mouse seeks to blend the best of two worlds, offering a pen-shaped mouse that sits comfortably in the hand, while enabling one to navigate a PC, notebook or cursor friendly tablet using the familiar cursor.
I've gone through uninstalling-reinstalling, plugging in-out-in-out-in-out, and even tried installing the latest versions of the driver twice.Normally, we don’t get too excited about mice (the computer accessory, not the rodent) anymore, but Genius offers a wholly different form factor that should appeal to those who have grown up with a pen in their hand. It's an exchange policy rather than refunds and because it was the last tablet they had I'm hopeless for that. I just bought my tablet yesterday from a sort of school/office supplies store and the sales ladies didn't seem to know much about it anyways. I usually work on Paint Tool Sai and I used to work with a different generic brand tablet. Here is a tweet I posted with a screenshot I can not easily do that because I live in the Philippines.
I also posted this on Yahoo! Answers but the 1 guy who answered was telling me that I'm using a Mac model that's too advanced (I'm not even using a Mac? See the screenshot in the Tweet below) and that I bought the wrong pen? What this is the pen that came with it? Not only that he told me to call the developers of Paint Tool SAI or the pen's manufacturers.