Battery Level Indicator with Logitech V270

I have the Logitech V270 Bluetooh mouse with my 15" G4 Powerbook. The mouse works great, but in the system preferences under Keyboard & Mice in the Bluetooth section, the battery indicator is greyed out and there is no mouse listed. Is this only for the Apple Bluetooth mouse? Thought it would be nice to see my batteries life in my Logitech.
Thanks!
Craig
15" G4 Powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.4)

I am using a Logitech V270 with a Mac Mini with built-in Bluetooth.
I have the same issue in the Keyboard & Mouse / Bluetooth preferences; the mouse name and battery indicator are grayed out.
I think the Logitech mouse is only minimally compatible with Mac OS X and its implementation of Bluetooth.
Furthermore, Logitech doesn't have any Mac OS-compatible software to enable button re-assignment on the mouse.
Cube, Mini, PowerBook G3 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

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