Powerful and intuitive driver Evoluent Mouse Manager for Windows provides extensive but easy to use functionality for 6 buttons through a simple and intuitive interface. Under the category of 'Sound, video and game controllers',WsAudioDeviceSis shown 5 times however each item is numbered 1 through 5 (number appearing in parenthesis at the end of the item description i.e. WsAudioDevices(1), WsAudioDevices(2), WsAudioDevices(3), etc.) Listing multiple items in this manner makes sense to even me.

Introduction, packaging, package and specification

Introduction
Evoluent are most probably not a firm you would have heard of. A small company built by Jack Lo, they make the Vertical Mouse 3 as well as a few other peripherals that are badged to make your time interacting with your PC a lot less uncomfortable.
The story of how the Vertical Mouse 3 came about is on this page and makes for interesting reading. Now let's put the theory to the test and see how this mouse really performs...
Packaging
Evoluent have gone for the professional look with their packaging. With a picture on the front showing you what the mouse looks like when you're using it and plenty of blurb on the key points of the mouse, it would look good on the shelves for those wanting something professional.


The inside of the box follows the same professional looking theme. The box also has a window where you can actually see the mouse inside, a nice touch.

The mouse is packaged well with a plastic covering and everything looks fairly resilient to dodgy couriers.
Package
The package with the Vertical Mouse 3 has almost everything you need in it. I say almost as the included driver disk does not have a Vista driver on it. This isn't a very big issue, however as the mouse has basic functions with plug and play and there is now a Vista driver available for download on Evoluent's website. I assume future versions of the mouse will have this included on the driver disk.
We have:
* Driver disk
* Quick-start guide
* Cardboard picture of the Verical Mouse 3 (I assume this is a temporary mouse mat)

The bundle is pretty good all in all, I wouldn't expect much more from a mouse bundle.
Specification
From Evoluent's website:

Familiar grip The grip is the same as an ordinary mouse, just turned sideways into a handshake position. Many users said they got used to it very quickly. The VerticalMouse does not move sideways when clicking with normal force because the thumb naturally opposes the fingers. Pointer control is as accurate as any other good mouse when the pointer speed settings are properly adjusted. Easy to use buttons All 5 buttons are easily operable without contorting your fingers. The button force is light for easy clicking, but still firm enough to avoid accidental actuation. Fits different size hands The new shape fits larger hands as well as smaller hands better. Prevents desk rubbing A small lip on the bottom edge prevents the little finger from rubbing the desk. High performance tracking An Avago 3080 gaming grade infrared sensor tracks more accurately on many surfaces than most laser sensors. The Rev 2 has a button and indicator light on the bottom for cycling the true optical hardware resolution among 4 settings: 2600, 1800, 1300, and 800 dpi. This makes adjusting pointer speed easier and further improves tracking. Programmable buttons (XP Pro, XP Home, Vista 32) 5 buttons are each programmable with different functions in different applications. For example, a button can be Double Click in one application and Ctrl in another application. Special functions (XP Pro, XP Home, Vista 32) Speed toggle - cycle among up to 3 pointer speed settings with a keyboard shortcut or mouse button. For example, a high speed for ordinary tasks, and a slow speed for graphics work. Auto click - automatically perform a single or double click by pausing the pointer. Adjustable time delay for activation. Click lock - press and hold a button momentarily to simulate continued pressing without holding down the button. Adjustable time delay for activation. Break Reminder - visual and/or audio alerts to remind you to take a break. Repositioning The VerticalMouse 3 can be repositioned without moving the pointer: Slide it without moving the pointer. Tilt it slightly to disable tracking. Compatibility PC ▪ Includes driver for Windows XP Pro, XP Home, and Vista 32 for programming all 5 buttons. ▪ The driver is not required. The VerticalMouse 3 still has basic functionality without it. ▪ Freeware driver for Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit), XP x64, 2003, and 2000 at www.highrez.co.uk/downloads/XMouseButtonControl.htm Although it is freeware, please make a donation to the author if you like it. (Evoluent has no business relationship with this vendor.) ▪ USB only. Not compatible with PS2. Mac ▪ 2 buttons and a scroll wheel in OS X 10.4.5 or newer without a driver: Click here to see why Evoluent does not supply a Mac driver. ▪ www.usboverdrive.com offers a shareware Mac driver that enables button programming. (Evoluent has no business relationship with this vendor.) ▪ USB port. Unix ▪ Not compatible. Linux ▪ 5 buttons in XFree 4.0.1 or higher and Knoppix Linux 3.9 or higher without a driver: left click (top), right click (middle), middle click (bottom), middle click (wheel), right click (thumb). ▪ USB port. Specifications ▪ Resolution: 800-2600 dpi true optical hardware resolution ▪ Dimensions: L 4.45' (113 mm), W 3.15' (80 mm), H 3.03' (77 mm) ▪ Cable: 6.6' (2 m)

With a dpi resolution of up to 2600, the Vertical Mouse 3's specs certainly look pretty good. Now lets take a look at the actual mouse.

Most Recent Comments

Originally Posted by name='Bungral' Cool mouse.. Don't think i'd want one though.. As much as the normal mouse is the same and boring, well, i'm the same and boring so it suits me well Also good review.. I think i'd find it quite hard to come up with 5 pages on a mouse. 1 typo though The mouse was comfortable so use and being able to assign buttons to different tasks in the Evoluent software was handy. Edit: Page 4 just incase ya feel like changing..

Cheers amended

Originally Posted by name='MikeEnIke' You would think the hand model would cut his nails before getting the picture taken. It may look silly, but kemp you planning to use it full time?

I do use it full time. Still debating switching back to the G5...but I don't game anywhere near as much as I used to and the Evoluent Mouse is much more comfortable in general use.
Once UT3 comes about I may switch back to the G5 QuoteReplyHi,
I started a clean installation with CentOS 7 minimal image via USB, enabled elrepo, installed gnome3, gdm, kmod-nvidia (because I have 1050 ti), and did yum update (so kernel is 3.10.0-1062.4.3.el7).
But then, after I logged in in tty, and ranThe gnome login screen showed, but then my mouse and keyboard didn't work anymore.
It is similar to these posts:
1. viewtopic.php?t=67653
2. viewtopic.php?t=55763
I did this clean installation because after I upgraded the kernel, I couldn't start GUI anymore (see viewtopic.php?t=72637)
post #1 above suggested to check the last updated /var/log, and so I looked into /var/logs/messages by 'egrep -i 'error|warn|fatal|fail' /var/logs/messages':

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I started gdm after 22:38:28 and did a hard reboot and then logged back in in tty around 22:41:12. So only the log between 22:38:28 and 22:41:12 is relevant.
Here is the last modified Xorg log:

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post #2 above suggested to touch /.autorelabel and reboot. but I noticed that the file already exists and so it doesn't fix my issue (I booted many times).
Then, I removed kmod-nvidia and nvidia-x11-drv and downgraded kernel to 3.10.0-957.27.2. Then, I restarted, and attempted to install kmod-nvidia again but then it tried to bring in the latest kernel again. I aborted.

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Then, I tried to install older version of kmod-nvidia --- 3.10.0-1062.el7.x86_64-3:430.40-2.el7.x86_64 from rpmfusion-nonfree-updates repos, and it brought in the latest kernele again. Rebooted with the latest kernel. Same issue.
Any suggestion is welcome.

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Thanks in advance.