| Sandio 3D Game O2 Mouse Review |
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| Written by Scott Lawler | ||||
| Monday, 28 January 2008 | ||||
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The Sandio 3D Game O2 mouse is a good attempt at catering to the PC gamer population. You can easily master the multi-degree control after playing around with the simple 3d training software for just a few minutes. With 16 programmable buttons and an innovative design, the product is made for maximum programmability. Being able to adjust the DPI is nice, but with the way the mouse is configured, you find yourself changing it inadvertently. In order to use all of your button mapping you have to run a small background utility that will take up residence on your taskbar.
At first glance, the three joysticks seem like you would be able communicate more commands to a game then the game could process. In application the right stick is more a novelty and the top stick gains its most usefulness as long as you never plan on right clicking. The joysticks only receive four directional presses. Not being omni-directional took away from the joy factor a bit. This mouse is made for flight simulations and exercises in Google Earth. Interesting to try, but ultimately I would avoid this mouse for FPS and MMO applications. You would have to be a contortionist to get full use of the multi-axis, multi-directional multi-sticks for frag fests. The ergonomic attachment is nice (pictured below). The cord needs to go. Look and feel out of the box is that of a prototype. Sandio is on the right path here, just not far enough along said path. I would keep an eye out for future products from them, but pass on this one. The Sandio 3D Game O2 mouse has an MSRP of $79.99. See a couple of shots of the Sandio 3D Game O2 mouse below.
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