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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-16-05 07:42 PM
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Why must optical mice have a red glow?
Surely any color bright enough (I could imagine only purple being a problem) would be sufficient?
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Democracy White Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-16-05 07:47 PM
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1. what's wrong with red?
I think it has something do with reading the movements or something.

Dee
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salvorhardin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-16-05 07:53 PM
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2. Because red LEDs cost the least?
Xoxide makes a blue glowing model.
http://www.xoxide.com/xoxide-blueice-usb-optical-mouse.html
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Democracy White Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-16-05 08:05 PM
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3. Cool blue, just like my politics
It would be cool to use in the dark though.

Dee
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-16-05 08:07 PM
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4. Because Republicans, the Liberal Party of Canada and Communists...
Have amonopoly on optical mice.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-16-05 08:15 PM
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5. They're all Cylons
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BrightKnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-16-05 08:17 PM
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6. self delete - n/t
Edited on Sat Jul-16-05 09:03 PM by BrightKnight
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-16-05 08:56 PM
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7. not must
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=blue+mouse+led&btnG=Search
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