Logitech MX Air cordless mouse

Taking the unofficial moniker of the Wii Mouse, the Logitech MX Air is a mouse that works both on the desk and in the air, but is it all gimmick or the next must have input device? We take a closer look.

Looking like a futuristic spaceship, the gloss black mouse with a silver underbelly will sit stylishly on your desk like any ordinary input device. The top is adored with numerous buttons and a surface that is just waiting to get grubby with your smudges.

Ambidextrous in its design the buttons are all on the top (there are none on the side whatsoever) and these include a touch sensitive scroll bar, a back button, select, play/pause and volume.

Like the LG Chocolate mobile phone, all the buttons light up glowing orange, but only when you touch them, however Logitech haven't gone as far as removing any existence of a button completely.

Flip it over and the underbelly reveals and on/off switch, a laser for the mouse when used on a desk and that's about it.

Connection to a PC or Mac (although it doesn't ship with Mac software) is via Logitech's now virtually standard 2.4GHz wireless USB dongle.

Where the MX Air comes into its own however, is when you lift it off the desk and star waving it around like the boy wizard himself.