Today we take a look at a new product called the Sandio 3D Game O’ Gaming Mouse with 3D buttons that function as keyboard macros. That might sound a bit confusing but patience will reveal all. Lets start with the Tech specs and features of the Game O'
Technical Specifications PC compatible USB Port System Requirement: Windows® XP, Windows® Vista Dimensions: 172 mm x 116 mm x 44.5mm Resolution: 400/800/1600/2000dpi Data Package: 16 ultra-throughput bits Cable Length: 80 inches (6.6 foot)
Features Rubberized wheel for easy and smooth scrolling. Teflon feet for smooth and quiet motion over any surface. Multiple resolutions of up to 2000 dpi. Unique voice reporting of dpi change. 16-bit mouse data packet. Detachable ergonomic mouse palm rest. Avago 6010 laser sensors delivering near-zero lag time. Intuitive: objects/camera view moves in the same direction as the movement of the user’s fingers. Independent 3D command generation capabilities. Save and recall customized profiles.
Packaging The Sandio 3D Game O’ comes in a cardboard and plastic packaging with the Driver CD stuck with an adhesive outside the package. The sticky CD is probably a quickie intended for media samples as it sounds pretty risky to have this in a retail packaging since it can be easily removed or misplaced. The name of the mouse is Sandio 3D Game O’ and it’s further advertised with “6 Degrees of Freedom” slogan.
Contents Sandio 3D Game O’ Mouse w/ palm rest Quick Start Guide Driver CD
The Sandio 3D Game O’ mouse consists of 5 main buttons and 3 unusual ‘3D Buttons’. The mouse has a built-in variable DPI with settings of 400, 800, 1600 and 2000 DPI. Its powered by the Avago A6010/CY7C63413 Laser engine and encased in a hard plastic shell which seems to be of average build quality. Looking under the mouse, there are four pieces of Teflon feet – two large and two small circular ones. You can see a 3D Laser sticker around the sensor. There are 3 grooves where the palm rest will be able to slide in and fit. The palm rest base is made of plastic and is an add-on to the Sandio 3D Game O’ mouse. We measured the cord length at 6.5 foot which is quite decent.
The 3D buttons The main feature of the Sandio 3D Game’O mouse is the 3D buttons. There are three 3D buttons that function using keyboard macros. They are hat buttons located on either sides and on top of the mouse. All these buttons are quad-directional and allow you to use a lot of different combinations at the same time. Like any new product, there is a learning curve with this mouse so it might take longer for you to learn all the combos you can use with the 3D buttons.
Sandio bundles a "Cube Rotation " software for allowing you to familiarize yourself with 3D buttons and here are a few things that you can do using that software. Moving the top 3D button in the X-axis moves the cube left or right. Pressing the top 3D button in the Y-axis rotates the cube forwards or backwards. Both the left and right 3D buttons also do the same task. You can also have different combinations such as Top 3D Button Up + Left 3D button down or Left 3D Button Down + Right 3D button Up etc. which revolves and rotates the cube around.
