Overview

Push, squeeze and spin your way to a better navigation experience with the innovative new Orbita Mouse. By rethinking the scroll wheel we've been able to ease strain on your hand and give you scrolling control that other mice lack.

The Orbita Mouse works on the desktop or a mouse pad just like a normal mouse, except that you can spin it and use it at any angle. Simply spin the Orbita to scroll, jog or rotate objects.

How it works

Orientation

The smart Orbita incorporates in-built electronic compass technology so it always knows which way it is going.

The top small white arrow button is the Orientation Button. Pressing this button while the arrow points forwards on your desktop sets that as the 'up' direction for pointer movement on screen no matter how the mouse is rotated.

Take it for a spin

The Orbita Mouse can be rotated with one finger like a video or audio 'jog wheel' or you can 'flick' it and it will spin freely on its ball bearing base.

You can continuously rotate the mouse this way, unlike with a traditional mouse scroll wheel. Rotating the mouse needs only a very light touch.

Spinning the mouse sends normal scroll wheel commands, so the Orbita is compatible with all standard applications. But compared to a normal scroll wheel, the continuous spinning action of the Orbita Mouse is smooth, fast and precise.

Buttons

Because the mouse can be used at any angle you can also use the buttons at any angle. There is one 'push' button which can be operated from any part of the top of the mouse, and a series of 'squeeze' buttons which give a 'right click'.

The silver 'Jog Dimple' button can be pressed while rotating the mouse to activate horizontal scrolling. Or, it can be configured as the 'middle mouse button' for complete compatibility with your applications.

The Jog Dimple button also glows with a cool blue light to indicate when the Orbita is charging on its base station.

Features

• Revolutionary continuous scrolling
• Ergonomic cylindrical design
• Ball bearing base
• Vertical and horizontal scrolling
• Rechargeable with smart battery management
• All buttons and movements software mappable*
• High performance long range 2.4Ghz Wireless
• Full compatibility with a 3-button scroll mouse
• Windows® Vista Enhanced Wheel Support (Smooth Scroll)
• Can be disassembled for cleaning

*Advanced mapping features are supported for Windows only at this time.

Specifications

It doesn't matter whether you're an editor, laywer, musician, video producer, engineer, gamer or just someone who surfs the web, everyone needs a better way to get around their computer. With the Orbita mouse we've eased the strain on your hand and wallet giving you a better way to do more things. Check out just some of the ways the Orbita could be applied to your digital world.

Software Downloads Orbita Driver Software Windows XP / Vista v1.0 Multi-language (Zipped folder, 12.4Mb) Mac OS X v1.0 Multi-language (Zipped .dmg, 659kb) Plugins Sketchup 3D Orbit plugin for Windows Beta 1 (Zipped folder, 16kb) The Sketchup 3D Orbit plugin for Sketchup 6+ allows you to rotate the model view in all 3 axes by dragging and spinning the Orbita Mouse. Overview The Orbita Mouse configuration software allows you to customise the operation of the Orbita Mouse to suit the way you work with particular applications. Simply create profiles for the applications you want to customize. When you're ready to use that application, load the profile and your Orbita Mouse will behave exactly how you want it to. With this customization power setting up horizontal scrolling in a spreadsheet or even completely changing the mouse into a media centre controller is easy. Basic Settings Basic Settings allow general configuration including button swapping, scroll speed and direction, Dimple Button Mode, pointer speed and double click speed. Windows Basic Tab OS X Preferences Pane Advanced Settings* Advanced Settings allow a sophisticated range of options for mapping the output of the Orbita Mouse to various mouse, keyboard, multimedia and multi-axis controller data streams. These options are useful for integrating the Orbita Mouse into specialised software applications; or where it is intended to be used in addition to a separate mouse, for non-mouse functions. * Advanced settings are supported for Windows only at this time. Tips and Hints Try the following settings:* Spin the mouse to turn the volume up or down Turn your left click into a Play/Pause button Squeeze the Orbita for Next Track Map the Dimple Button into a mute button Open the Orbita control panel Advanced tab Select Multimedia keyboard in Device Behavior Select Multimedia .. Transport controls in the Button 1 mapping type selector, then Play/Pause in the mapping selector below Select Multimedia .. Transport controls in the Button 2 mapping type selector, then Scan Next Track in the mapping selector below Select Multimedia .. Audio controls in the Button 2 mapping type selector, then Mute in the mapping selector below Select Multimedia in the Direction 3 mapping type selector, then Volume in the mapping selector below Click 'Save + Apply' Note: as soon as you apply these settings your Orbita will stop functioning as a mouse! To return it to normal operation, click 'Load Defaults' or press F10. * These settings are supported for Windows only at this time.