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Software
The mouse comes with as well as . I'm sure most of you are familiar with mouse software, since they're all basically the same. Logitech offers a feature called WebWheel in their software which allows you to do a lot of web surfing commands via the scroll wheel. Like previous Logitech mice, there are some issues with the wheel in first person shooters. It's fairly well documented, and can be somewhat problematic to fix. Be sure to grab the to help correct these issues, or try the following suggestion from their website:
1. Click on "Start", "Run" and type REGEDIT [enter]
2. Open the following Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Logitech\MouseWare\CurrentVersion\Technical
3. Change the following key to read as shown: "MouseHookDLLEnable"="0"
The Immersion Desktop is an addon software which basically controls the force feedback. After installation, it loads up on start up.
The force feedback works in a variety of applications such as your operating system of course, and any production applications you use in your OS. It works for a variety of games, and the effects are very cool in Unreal Tournament. There isn't any support for Quake based games though, AFAIK.
Force Feedback
The blurb from Immersion's site regarding force feedback:
"Immersion TouchSense" technology brings a whole new dimension of realism to gaming. Software and hardware developers can add realistic tactile feedback that corresponds to events and environments within the computer game world. For example, you can experience a fish nibbling at your hands or the vibrations of flight turbulence all through your mouse, joystick, game pad or steering wheel."
In practical sense, you'll get a little shake depending on what you do. I didn't test every game out there, but like I said, in UT, the effects are cool. Depending on the weapon, you'll get a different vibration. Not enough to throw off your aim, but it does add a little to the gaming experience. They have a more extensive list of .
My take on all this is that force feedback in a mouse is no big deal. I usually ended up disabling it all together because I found it annoying. Call me a traditionalist, but for a mouse to vibrate everytime I click on something doesn't feel right. A few times when the mouse shook, I thought I ran over a bread crumb on my desk, or something got stuck in my mouse.
 
Final Thoughts
Overall, I'm extremely pleased with this mouse. I was happving problems with carpal tunnel while using my Boomslang 2000, and the switch to the Logitech mouse helped a great deal. It's not cheap, but the price (~50$ USD) is right for a mouse of this quality. I could do without the force feedback, and Logitech offers the optical MouseMan for about 10$ less. Totally suitable for gaming, as well as everyday work, you'll be happy with the iFeel Mouseman. Heck, anymouse that glows in the dark is certain to impress the chicks.
Logitech Website:
Pros: Comfortable, nice design, glowing light looks cool, good responsiveness, vibrating mouse may appeal to some, but can be disabled if you choose so.
Cons: Vibrations can be bothersome, lefties are out of luck with this model, scrolling issues in some games.
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