Gyration Air Mouse Elite

101 reviews

Apr, 2024

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price (9)

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reliability (13)
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alaTest has collected and analyzed 101 reviews of Gyration Air Mouse Elite. The average rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the durability. The design is also appreciated, but there are some mixed reviews about the price. There are some less positive reviews about the size and reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Gyration Air Mouse Elite is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Gyration Air Mouse Elite

alaTest has collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of Gyration Air Mouse Elite from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Some have doubts about the reliability and price, whereas there are some mixed views about the usability.

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75% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Gyration Air Mouse Elite

alaTest has collected and analyzed 68 user reviews of Gyration Air Mouse Elite from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the design. The durability is also appreciated, but many are negative about the size. There are some mixed opinions about the price.

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71% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Kevin O'Brien (NotebookReview.com)

Gyration Air Mouse Elite Review

The Gyration Air Mouse Elite is a wireless USB mouse with optical and gyroscopic tracking abilities. Aimed at professionals who need to use their hands giving presentations, the Air Mouse Elite works as a mouse regardless of being on a desk or not....

Doesn't need drivers to work ; As easy as controlling a Wiimote ; Simple charging dock

Quirky included software ; The Gyration Air Mouse Elite is a wireless mouse combining optical tracking with gyroscopic movement.

The Gyration Air Mouse Elite is a wireless mouse combining optical tracking with gyroscopic movement.

Nov, 2010

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Expert review by : Douglas Engelbart (xbitlabs.com)

Motion-Sensing Controller for PC: Gyration Air Mouse Elite

There are different types of mice available nowadays. There are mice for gamers with numerous additional keys, there are ergonomic mice for demanding users and there are small form-factor mice for travelers. How can one possibly change a mouse and...

Nov, 2010

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Expert review by : Blaine Flamig (computerpoweruser.com)

Gyration Air Mouse Elite

Back in December 2008, I spent several weeks with Gyration's first-generation Air Mouse. From a geek standpoint, the mouse impressed due to the proprietary MotionSense technology and GyroTools (now called Motion-Tools) software that Gyration...

MotionTools is also HTPC-friendly, as it includes support for configuring up to eight in-air mouse gestures. So, for example, you can decrease system volume with a downward swipe or navigate Web pages with left and right swipes. Setup is...

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Expert review by (shinyshiny.tv)

VIDEO: Gyration Air Mouse Elite brings Wii Magic to the humble mouse : Shiny Shiny

From the guys behind the motion sensor on the Wii comes... a mouse. Okay, I understand you're not falling over with excitement, but this is a nice mouse. It won a prize at CES, has several unique and heavily patented features, and could actually make...

Oct, 2010

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Expert review by : paul_smart (gadgetspeak.com)

Gyration Air Mouse Elite

How ever big the area surrounding the keyboard there are always times when it is just not large enough. I often find the 30x20cm area set aside for my mouse to move around in taken by notes, cups or even a plate.

I mentioned a presentation use earlier but using the Advanced use of MotionTools you can change the Gesture controls according to which package you are currently using now that is a clever feature

May, 2010

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Expert review by : James Sherwood (reghardware.co.uk)

Gyration Air Mouse Elite

Navigates PC menus whether being pushed around a desk or waved around like remote controls.

Despite only basic Mac/Linux support, the charger shortcomings and minor niggles with the gesture recognition capability, I enjoyed using Air Mouse Elite. It has broad appeal for a range of environments as it works well as a traditional desktop mouse,...

Apr, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Junk

If you can get it to charge it does work badly. Mine stopped charging after the 1st six months of use. You also have to be careful it stays stuck on and kill it's battery in a few hours if you use the air mouse function. Make sure to watch the blue...

None

This product is junk and should come with an apology note or one that says "ha ha gotta sucker!". I had a Gyration Air mouse Go Plus for years that worked well. So I assumed this to be the same quality product. I was wrong. This is a cheap piece of...

Apr, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

DOA

None

DOA. Purchased 6 and 2 of the 6 were Dead on arrival

Nov, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

A worthless piece of junk

Do NOT buy this product. It is junk! Spend you $80 on anything but this item.

It worked for two months before dying

I bought this in June and it died in August. The battery died so I put it in the charger. The blue LED came on the mouse and it is completely unresponsive. It will not connect, the amber charge indicators quite. It does absolutely nothing. It is...

Sep, 2014

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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Works fine with Debian linux!

I have been a Debian linux user since Potato was released in 2000. This mouse is plug and play with Wheezy.The Motion Tools package is of no use to me, but left click, right click, and the scroll wheel work fine. That is all I need to watch video of...

Sep, 2011

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