A coloured portion of both sides of the mouse indicates the setting. They’d be poorly positioned for a left hand.Īside from the usual two buttons and scroll wheel, there’s just one further button, a small one on top, that cycles through mouse resolution settings. The design is symmetrical, so a left-handed person could use it fine, but there are two handy extra buttons on the left side (under your thumb if you’re using your right hand) that are programmed for ‘forward’ and ‘back’. You can either see this as an energy drain or a reminder to shut down. One of our only peeves is that the LED lights use energy whenever it’s plugged in to a live USB port, so if you snooze your laptop the mouse is still illuminated. Turning it off also saves a tiny bit of energy and energy-saving is a slight bugbear with the Zephyr. It’s a tiny vibration, it won’t ruin your aim, but it’s nice to turn it off when you don’t need it. This is a relief when you’re not gaming – or working – furiously because the fan makes a slight humming noise and even vibrates slightly in the hand. On close inspection, you discover that there’s a tiny button on the mouse’s underside to control the fan. The matt finish is comfortable to grip but there’s also an internal fan that blows cool air through the cut-outs to cool the sweaty palm of a hardcore gamer. Zephyr is designed for gamers in two ways: it’s responsive and it’s comfortable in the hand.

It’s designed with gamers in mind and its form follows function. This is a beautiful computer mouse, lit with rainbow LEDs that shine through cut-outs in its shell, but it’s more than just a pretty face.

Zephyr air mouse