The Loop Pointer [In-Air Mousing for PCs and Macs Connected to Large Screens]

For those of you that have had to deal with the less-than-stellar technologies for controlling a mouse during on-screen projections you know how hit and miss they can be. Often they cause your pointer to move agonizingly slow or create irritating jumpy movements that can have you ready to smash the thing into bits. You think, with it being 2009 and all, that we would have a better solution available. The Loop is set to change how you feel about in-air pointing.

The Loop pointer is the in-air mouse that moves your cursor using natural hand motion. According to their marketing schlubs, you simply point and click on the TV that’s connected to your PC or Mac and The Loop acts just like a mouse enabling you to browse the Internet or view media content from afar. The product is designed for comfort and has just four buttons and a scroll wheel and it incorporates Freespace motion-sensing technology from Hillcrest Labs. So what does all that mean? It’s supposed to compensate for hand tremor and varying orientation while remaining focused on the task at hand; pointing.

The Loop requires no extra software or drivers and connects directly via USB. It lets you access video sites like Hulu and YouTube, watch movies from services like Amazon Video on Demand and Netflix, and control applications like Windows Media Center and iTunes. It could also prove quite valuable for presenters and educators who use PCs and Macs connected to projectors. The Loop pointer works with computers running Windows, Mac OS or Linux and you can pick one up at www.amazon.com for $99.