Introduction
I am going to say two words, what's the first
thing that comes to your mind? Mouse Bungee. Even though I know
what it is, I am using it right now, when I think about that
word, I still draw a blank, every time!
A Mouse Bungee; what is it you may ask? Basically in short,
it is a mouse cord keeper. It prevents your mouse cord from
being tangled, and avoids you from having to keep tuggin at
the cord for additional length. This comes in especially handy
during "crucial" times, like when playing your favorite
game.
When I first heard of the Mouse
Bungee I can honestly say I didn't know what to expect. Even
though I read of its uses, I still didn't know what to expect
of it, and what difference it would really make to my daily
mousing.
Anyway when the Mouse Bungee arrived
I was surprised to see the variety that they sent to me. I got
five very small white boxes, and inside them were a variety
of color bungee's.
Installation
This has to be one of the easiest installations that I have
ever seen. Some of the Bungee's I got already had the clear
rubber feet mounted. If it didn't come with the feet secured,
it was only a matter of sticking on the self-adheasive to the
base. The image below shows the three area's where the feet
are supposed to be placed.
The image below shows a Mouse Bungee
with the feet already installed.
Securing the cable was also very
easy. As shown in the image below, there are only three steps.
(1) Squeezing the fins to open cord clip, (2) inserting the
mouse cord, and (3) pressing the cord into the grips on the
back of the unit.
The black one that I received was
a little different to the others. The cord clip was completely
different to that of the others, there were no fins to open
the clip, it was just a matter of passing through the mouse
cord. This was a little more difficult than the other versions.
I have a feeling that this was an earlier model. Also another
difference is the style of the base. The black one's base is
a lot more rounded than that of the other transluncent ones,
and the white one.
The image above shows the black Mouse Bungee
The image above shows the other Bungee's
As you can see in the two images
above, there is a distinct difference between the two types.
As you can see in the images there
is a large steel ball in the center, this is used to weigh down
the Bungee to keep it from sliding. The rubber feet also stop
any moving. I tried pulling the Bungee until it turned over
and it wasn't happening. After it came up on the two front feet
it would just slide forward, it wouldn't flip over.
The image above shows the Bungee
at rest (left), and the image on the right shows the Bungee
with "stress" on it. In other words it is showing
how the Bungee would look when you are pulling on it.
Conclusion
After I received the Bungee, I used it for a while, and when
I was writing the review, I removed the Bungee to take some
pictures of it. It felt very very strange using the mouse without
it. I never thought that would happen. I was suffering from
withdrawl.
It's a very simply item but can prove to be
very useful. The Bungee's come in many different colors, the
translucent ones are great. The orange and the blue colors are
spectacular, I would love to see the green in the translucent.
Overall I think that this is a great very simple
item. If you still use a corded mouse this is the perfect compliment
to your mouse.
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