Software

The software for the LTC MoshPit WHM-01 is rather funky. Several options are always displayed, no matter which tab is currently selected. For instance, the RGB color selection bar is displayed even when adjusting CPI. Functionally, the software is fine, however. Options for button remapping (mouse, keyboard, media, or macro functions), polling rate adjustment (125/250/500/1000 Hz), profile management, and a battery level indicator are always displayed. CPI adjustment is possible for up to six color-coded steps, ranging from 100 to 16,000 and in increments of 100. Basic Windows pointer settings and a macro editor are included as well. Curiously, settings aren't shared between wired and wireless mode. All setting changes are saved to the on-board memory, so the software does not need to be running (or be installed) all the time. On my system, the software had a RAM footprint of 20 MB on average when running in the foreground, which doesn't change when minimized, be it to the taskbar or the system tray. Upon exiting the application, all processes are terminated, as they should be.

Lighting

The MoshPit WHM-01 has three lighting zones: the scroll wheel, logo, and underside LED strip at the back. A total of nine pre-defined lighting effects are available in the software. These are Colorful Streaming (default), Steady, Breathing, Colorful Tail, Neon, Colorful Steady, Flicker, Stars Twinkle, and Wave. For most effects, it is possible to adjust the direction and speed of transitions. Any changes are previewed live. Curiously, even when selecting "LED off" in both wired and wireless mode, scroll wheel and logo still light up. Even selecting "eco mode" doesn't make all the lighting turn off. I'm under the impression the color is supposed to represent the battery level.

Color accuracy and vibrancy are excellent throughout. Here's a short demonstration video in which I go through the Colorful Streaming, Breathing, Colorful Tail, Neon, and Wave lighting modes:

Battery Life

I haven't been able to find any claims from LTC about battery life. Furthermore, the battery level indicator within the software only differentiates between three levels: full, mid, and low. Suffice it to say, I never got to see the "Mid" level indicator. Accordingly, I cannot give any sort of estimate on how much battery life can be expected. "Eco mode" merely disables illumination, except for the CPI level indication. Theoretically, USB Type-C fast-charging should be possible, but I can't tell how much battery life is actually left, so gauging anything is impossible. I was not able to expose the battery either, which puts me at a real loss here.

After roughly one minute of inactivity, the sensor enters a deep sleep mode from which it wakes up again without issue.