Product Description

The Evoluent VerticalMouse 3 is a major advance in mouse evolution!

Its patented shape supports your hand in a relaxed handshake position that eliminates forearm twisting.
The mouse remains stable when pressing buttons because the thumb naturally opposes the finger movements.
More intuitive / less of a learning curve than central pointing devices or touchpads.
Compare all Evoluent vertical mice

Ergonomic Benefits

An ordinary horizontal mouse causes your forearm to twist away from its natural position, which can reduce blood flow, put muscles in awkward positions and increase the rate of fatigue. For many, this can result in discomfort and pain while mousing.
The design of the Evoluent VerticalMouse improves comfort and control when mousing, with a patented shape that supports your hand in a relaxed handshake position, and provides a notch for your thumb to rest in. This innovative design eliminates forearm twisting and minimizes the effort required to use the mouse.
You use the same familiar grip as with an ordinary mouse, just turned sideways, and the buttons are operated by the same fingers. That's why there is virtually no retraining necessary.
The mouse does not unintentionally move sideways when clicking with normal force because the thumb naturally opposes the finger movements.
Pointer control is as accurate as any other high-quality mouse.

Gallery

VerticalMouse 3

VM3 in right hand

DPI selection switch

VerticalMouse 3 box

Features

Relaxed Handshake Position
The ergomically contoured shape supports your hand in a natural handshake position that eliminates forearm twisting. You use the same familiar grip as with an ordinary mouse, but in a vertical orientation, so almost no retraining is needed. Clicking the mouse buttons does not result in unwanted movement because your thumb naturally opposes your finger movements.
Contoured and Textured
The contoured black portion of the body where you hold the mouse has a polyurethane coating, allowing you to have complete control of the mouse just by resting your hand on it — practically eliminating the need to grip the mouse.
Light Tactile Buttons
The buttons on the VerticalMouse take about half the force of traditional mice to click, so your fingers won't get tired with all the clicking required in today's computer applications. The button force is light for easy clicking, but still firm enough to avoid accidental actuation.
Optical Scroll Wheel
The vertical scroll wheel is optical, providing improved reliability and quiet, smooth operation. Detents provide useful tactile feedback when scrolling.
5 Buttons
The VerticalMouse provides a total of 5 buttons. A thumb operated button and 3 finger operated buttons are provided. Also, the scroll wheel provides a fourth button at your fingertips.
2600 DPI Optical Resolution
With an optical sensor at this resolution, the amount of movement required for cursor control is reduced without any loss in precision or accuracy — making it perfect for AutoCAD, photo editing, web surfing or playing your favourite game. The Avago 3080 gaming grade infrared optical sensor tracks more accurately than most laser sensors on the majority of surfaces.
Selectable Resolution
A button and indicator light on the bottom of the mouse allows you to set the resolution to 2600, 1800, 1300 or 800 DPI.
Finger Flange
A small ledge along the bottom right edge of the mouse prevents your little finger from dragging on the work surface.
Programmable Buttons
Using the latest driver, all 5 buttons are programmable to many different functions. This allows you to customize and optimize your mouse, speeding up common tasks with a single click. Some of the more commonly used programmable button features are described below. Also, you can create customized button programming for different applications so that depending on which application is active, your mouse can perform different preset programmable functions (Note: Button 1, normally left click, cannot be reprogrammed with 2006 or older drivers.)
Speed Toggle
Cycle through as many as 3 pointer speed settings with a keyboard shortcut or mouse button. For example, use a high speed for moving between monitors, a medium speed for ordinary tasks and a slow speed for graphics work.
Auto Click
Automatically perform a single or double click by pausing the pointer. The time delay before activation is adjustable.
Click Lock (or Drag Lock)
Press and hold a button momentarily to simulate continued pressing without holding down the button. The time delay before activation is adjustable.
Break Reminder
Set up visual and/or audio alerts to remind you to take a break.

Specifications

Type	Vertical mouse
Optical resolution	800, 1300, 1800 or 2600 DPI (2600 DPI only for discontinued revision 1)
Buttons	1 for thumb, 3 buttons + scroll wheel button for fingers
Interface	USB (not compatible with PS/2 adapters or KVM switches)
Dimensions	4.45" L x 3.15" W x 3.03" H (113 mm L x 80 mm W x 77 mm H)
Weight	150 grams (Cordless VM3W-R model is 250 grams)
Cable length	80" (2 m)
Warranty	2 years

Models

VM3R2-RSB	Right-handed, silver buttons, black housing
VM3-RSB (discontinued revision 1)	Right-handed, silver buttons, black housing

Compatibility

Available drivers

Evoluent VerticalMouse drivers
Be sure to uninstall any previous Evoluent or VerticalMouse driver and any other mouse driver before installing the driver.
The buttons are programmable after the Windows driver is installed:
1. Double click the mouse icon on the taskbar to open Evoluent Mouse Manager.
2. Pull down the button function menus to select the functions.
Freeware driver for Windows Vista 64 / XP 64 / 2003 / 2000.
As it is freeware, please feel free to make a donation to the author if you like the software. (Neither Micwil Group of Companies Ltd. or Evoluent has any business relationship with this vendor.)
Shareware driver for Mac OS X / OS 9 ($20)
This driver will enable all buttons and the scroll function. (Neither Micwil Group of Companies Ltd. or Evoluent has any business relationship with this vendor.)

Programmable Driver Functions

To see a list of all the programmable functions for the VerticalMouse 3 (wired and wireless) click here.

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Windows XP Home / XP Pro / Vista 32/Windows 7	Full support for all functions using newer driver. USB only; not compatible with PS2 adapters. May be compatible with some USB KVM switches but it is not guaranteed.
Windows Vista 64 / XP 64 / 2003 / 2000	Freeware driver available (see below).
All Windows operating systems	Basic functionality is available without a driver, with the buttons having these fixed functions: Top button (1): Left click Middle button (2): Right click Bottom button (3): Back Scroll wheel button (4): Middle click (not supported in some applications) Thumb button(5): Forward
Mac OS X	Version 10.4.5 and newer: limited to 2 buttons (top button 1 & middle button 2) and scroll wheel without a driver. Shareware driver available (see below).
Mac OS 9	Limited to 1 non-programmable button (top button 1) without a driver. Shareware driver available (see below).
UNIX, Windows NT 4.0	Not Compatible.
Linux	5 buttons in XFree 4.0.1 or higher and Knoppix Linux 3.9 or higher without a driver: Top button (1): Left click Middle button (2): Right click Bottom button (3): Middle click Scroll wheel button (4): Middle click Thumb button (5): Right click