USB Multimedia Mouse Pad by USBGeek
I guess Engadget erred when they just did not realise there is no blue glow on this mousepad at all ( they just based their "facts" on GadgetryBlog ). Knock me on the head as I just wonder how the glow comes about as I have the exact model they are talking about. USBGeek sent me this wonder mousepad (no wonderbra included) about a week's time over now and it does not have any blue glow apart from the Red LED indicator that indicates the USB port / speakers are receiving power. Don't get me wrong. GadgetryBlog and Engadget are my fav sites for all things gadget. What I don't get is how GadgetryBlog got the glow thing in. OK. I'll just shut up and get on with the review.
So far, the pad is cool and still in one piece. We've had a bad haze around the Klang Valley for some days now and so far the black base on the mousepad for my Homer mouse to glide on is still sticking. The built in speaker on this mousepad is quite loud considering the speakers on my wife's ASUS laptop can't make enough noise to irritate the neighbours.
The 4 USB ports on the left side of the pad is great and works too. I'm trying it with the Homer mouse plugged into it and so far, no hitches.
After roughly 50 hours plus of serious blogging, the mousepad is quite stable and the underside is doing good justice by hanging on compared to those cheaper plastic mousepads. All in all, this mousepad can stream my Yahoo Messenger radio stations through its speakers, accept extra USB 2.0 gadgets and provides a firm based for my blogging assignments. Definitely a thumbs up to the guys at USBgeek at coming out with this thingy.
USB Multi-Function Voice-Chat System Pad + 4 Port Hubs. 4 USB port Hub, Speaker, Mic line-in, Speaker out, Media On/off Switch, Microphone, Mouse Pad all-in-one.
Specifications & Features :
# 4 USB port Hub
# Built-in stereo speaker
# Built-in Microphone
# Built-in headset and audio output connector
# Built-in Microphone connector
# Microphone On/Off switch
# Fully compliant with USB 1.1 and compatiable USB 2.0
# Red LED indicator
# USB powered : 5V/500mA
# Driverless, hot plug & play.
# Support OS : Win XP, 2000, ME, 98, Linux 2.4 and Mac OS 8.5 or above.
# Size : 21.8 x 18.8 mm
# Weight : 278gm
# USB cable length : 140 cm
# Audio cable length : 140 cm