Logitech NuLOOQ Navigator (965162-0403)

Logitech NuLOOQ Navigator (965162-0403)

The NuLOOQ Professional Series provides you with a better way to work with core applications like Adobe Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2 and InDesign CS2. Design objects and applications more successfully, and avoid the more time-intensive elements of design; in other words, you work smarter with the NuLooq. The NuLOOQ navigator hardware device and the NuLOOQ tooldial software makes completing basic tasks as quick and easy as turning a dial. A perfect partner for your keyboard and mouse or tablet, it gives graphics designers precise control of option values, effortless navigation of creative imagery and new control over your creativity. NOTE - For best results, it is recommended that users have Adobe Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS, InDesign CS2 System Requirements - Mac OS X (10.4.4 or later), Windows XP (SP2 or higher), and Windows Vista

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #19744 in Consumer Electronics

Brand: Logitech

Model: 965162-0403

Original language: English

Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

Includes the NuLOOQ navigator input device

Fluid and smooth document or image pan and zoom navigation using the built-in navring

Fine adjustment of Photoshop brush size or InDesign text attributes using the tooltuner

Support for Adobe Creative Suite 2, Photoshop Elements 4, Final Cut Pro, Word, Excel and more

Compatible with Mac OS X: V10.4.4 or greater on PowerPC and Intel Core-Duo Processors. Compatible with Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista platforms.

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description

It's not a mouse, but it could be your mouse´s best friend!

NuLOOQ navigator is an innovative stationary control device, about the size of a half a tennis ball but weighs in at a solid 1 lb.  Built into the device are a multi-dimensional ring, called the navring for simultaneous 360 degree pan and zoom and a touch sensitive circular disk, called the tooltuner for fine precision control.

Put your other hand to good use; NuLOOQ navigator gives you a powerful new way to interact with your application. Design, create, edit or just navigate — put the fun back on your desktop!  The NuLOOQ navigator boldly goes where no device has gone before:  to the other hand

Adjust brush size in one pixel increments in Adobe Photoshop CS2 without ever moving a slider or clicking on a shortcut key

Fine-tune font attributes such as leading, tracking and more in Adobe InDesign CS2 without using the option bar

Scroll and zoom your documents, spreadsheets, digital pictures or more with the smallest movement of the gray ring

Scrub timelines in Final Cut Pro or iMovie quickly or slowly

Change volume or music tracks in iTunes quickly while it runs in the background

And more…NuLOOQ navigator is user configurable for virtually any application

Precision Control Adjust brush size in Photoshop, or text attributes in InDesign, timeline in video/audio apps or just control your system volume; make fine adjustments with a feather touch using the innovative touch sensitive circular disk.		Two Finger Navigation Gently nudge the gray ring forward, backwards, up, down, twist clockwise or counter clockwise to navigate around your digital picture, illustration, documents, spreadsheets or anything you can program.  Control, what, where and how fast to navigate with just two fingers!		Quick Click to Commands A simple click or tap and quickly execute your shortcut command.  Map undo and redo or access a tool, or play/pause or whatever you need right at your finger tips.
Application Intelligence Use one of our configurations or build your own for virtually any application; NuLOOQ navigator is instantly configured for your current application.		Advanced Technology The unique integrated sensor with 1000 levels of resolution detects even the minutest motion in multiple directions simultaneously.  Move the ring a small amount to move slowly or move it all the way to get to where you want quickly.		Solid Feel From the first time you get your hand on a NuLOOQ, you´ll feel the difference.  A solid 1 lb in weight ensures the device stays still on the device.  Only slight movement is required for immediate reaction.

System Requirements
Macintosh 

O/S:  Mac OS X V10.4.4 or greater

Processor:  PowerPC or Intel Core Processors

Language:  English only

Memory:  As needed by your application

Disk Space:  10 MB of free disk space

Port:  Available USB 1.1 or greater port

Windows

O/S:  Windows XP Service Pack 2 or greater

Processor:  Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) or greater

Language:  English only

Memory:  As needed by your application

Disk Space:  10 MB of free disk space

Port:  Available USB 1.1 or greater port

Application Support

Adobe Creative Suite 2

Adobe Photoshop Elements 4

Adobe After Effects (Windows only)

Adobe Bridge

Microsoft Word & Excel

Safari (Macintosh only)

Final Cut Pro (Macintosh only)

iMovie (Macintosh only)

Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows only)

iTunes

GarageBand (Macintosh only)

Firefox

User configurable for virtually any application

Package Contents

NuLOOQ navigator control device

CD containing NuLOOQ navigator driver, iStockPhoto.com sample images, Lynda.com training samples

Quick Start Guide

3-year limited hardware warranty

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Customer Reviews

Biggest assets are quality and maximized functionality in minimal footprint
I'm very impressed with this product. Quality is top notch as noted by others.

I also wanted to address my original concern with someone's comment about top buttons (triggers) being loud and difficult to press: it's quite the opposite. While not touch-sensitive (capacitive), these surrounding buttons require low pressure to activate and emit a soft click. An interesting surprise was finding out that the middle button is a capacitive one.

I am using this product for Serato Scratch Live and it's perfect for my needs.

discontinued
FYI, logitech has discontinued this product. They even pulled the drivers off the website. So - regarding some people's issues with usability with software packages (like having to continue to use CS2 while waiting for Nulooq to support CS3 for example) - if this product stops working with the next upgrade you will either have to 1.) not upgrade your software or 2.) stop using this device. So get this only if you plan on using compatible (old?) software for a while.

Not for OSX Leopard users
The problem with this navigator is that Logitech abandoned support and updates for OSX 10.5. So it will still work for zooming in and out of applications and scrolling but there's no software to customize applications to interact with the navigator.
I used it extensively for Photoshop in OSX 10.4 and it was very efficient to speedup my workflow. Too bad Logithech decided to strip this great tool of its functionality.

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