Monday Magazine Connected

Newcastle Herald

Monday December 4, 2000

LOGITECH'S iFeel vibrating mouse is one of the newest developments from a company well-known for innovative computer peripherals, and The Newcastle Herald has five to give away.

The iFeel, which retails for $99, is a high-quality optical mouse which uses a tiny motor to create subtle vibrations whenever it passes over icons, menus, command bars, folders, tool bars, buttons and hyperlinks in Windows applications and the Internet.

Logitech calls it 'tactile feedback'. Information about what the cursor is touching is fed to a chip in the mouse, which uses a tiny camera (instead of a ball) to record movement. The chip activates the motor inside the mouse (fitted where the ball usually goes) and the user feels the motor's movement as subtle impulses or bumps.

The iFeel needs a USB connection and runs under Windows 98 or 2000.

WINNERS

The winners of the Dinosaur Adventure 3-D packages were: Virginia Wilkinson, of Weston; D. Adamthwaite, of Merewether; David Ninness, of Millers Forest; K. Gemmell, of Charlestown; and Matthew Hayes, of Blackalls Park.

To enter the giveaway for an iFeel mouse,

fill out the attached coupon and send it to

Vibrating Mouse, c/- Connected, The Newcastle Herald, PO Box 510G Newcastle, 2300.

(Enter as many times as you wish, but include only one coupon per envelope. No photocopies will be accepted.)