What is the Citrix X1 Mouse?

By Sudipto Ghosh On Jul 15, 2020

Keeping in mind the growing demand for an ergonomically designed mouse for the remote workstations during the COVID-19, global technology giant Citrix released its Citrix X1 mouse. Citrix X1 Mouse is a business-only hardware tool that is designed to work with Citrix Receiver on an iOS/ iPad. X1 Mouse is not a consumer product, as Citrix admits on the products page.

What is Citrix X1 Mouse?

Physical Description

Citrix X1 Mouse is a 2-button wireless Scroll wheel-cum-Laser Sensor device designed specifically for Apple iOS.

It is laced with a Bluetooth 4.0 BLE module that has a maximum operating distance of 10 meters and performs at 1200 fps/ up to 30 inches per second. X1 delivers a movement resolution of up to 2000 dpi. A simple mouse has a sensitive factor of less than 500 dpi. Mouse with gaming features has a sensitivity factor of 1600 dpi. With 2000 dpi resolution, X1 is perfect gaming hardware, though it’s not designed to perform just that.

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The Citrix X1 Mouse is a powerful hand-held ergonomically advanced device that is designed to help mobile workforces connect their Windows app and desktop experience on an iPad. The X1 MOUSE from Citrix pumps in high-definition virtual, mobile, app and desktop experience to an iPad with the HDX technology. This makes regular activities like scrolling, hovering, and clicking seamlessly interact with the newly launched Apple Magic Keyboard.

The global keyboard and mouse industry is driven by three factors: Innovation, Cost and Gaming Experience.

The best mouse device for any workstation has to deliver these — at the touch of the fingertips, literally stating! Why should we discuss the mouse at all here?

Reason– during the COVID-19, a majority of employees started working from their home, turning their owned-desktops and laptops into remote workstations. When it comes to ergonomically using hardware such as desktop, we need a mouse.

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Citrix X1 Mice support a device with these Operating Systems-

iOS 8.3+
iPad 3+
iPhone 5+
Windows PC (with Bluetooth 4.0) Windows 7, Windows 8
Android 4+

The X1 mouse works only with limited apps. These are:

Citrix Receiver – v5.9.5 or higher
Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop Compatibility – All Versions
Citrix Enterprise Mobile Apps – GoToMyPC, WorxDesktop and ShareConnect

Other than these, the Citrix X1 Mouse doesn’t support any mouse operation with the iOS interface or other vendor applications.

Currently, the X1 Mouse is available in these countries —

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA.

In addition to releasing of Citrix X1 Mouse, the company also announced a series of new launches for the remote workspace, including the Citrix Workspace app, Citrix Virtual App and Desktop experience on the iPad.