Laptop trackball

[ewx]

Can anyone recommend for/against trackballs suitable for use with a laptop?

I'm looking for something that's:

• fairly small
• won't lose the ball if slung in a laptop bag
• ideally, uses bluetooth (though usb might be ok)
• ideally, that could be clipped to the side of the laptop

Comments

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Get a Thinkpad with trackpoint? :-)

[knell.livejournal.com]

I remember Microsoft did a portable trackball which fitted *exactly* your requirements (other than being RS232, not USB or cough bluetooth) once, but that was in the early 90s. Never seen anything quite like it since.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

The Genius Traveler 350 (http://www.genius-europe.com/en/produktdetail.php?ID2=33&ID=24&ID3=413) looks like the closest thing at the moment. USB not Bluetooth but that's survivable, my laptop isn't quite about to run out of ports.

This gadget (http://www.donya.jp/item/10499.html) looks a little too small.

This Slimblade (http://us.kensington.com/html/13880.html) looks like a reasonable bet too, won't clip on but OTOH does have Bluetooth.

Now all I want is somewhere I can try them out... l-)