Microsoft looks to be keen on promoting its proprietary BlueTrack technology, with the release of the Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000, Wireless Mouse 5000 and Wireless Desktop 3000. BlueTrack, as the company claims, lets mice work on surfaces where regular mice don’t usually work, which means it’s better than optical and laser tracking technologies.
The Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 (shown above) and the Wireless Mouse 5000 (shown below) both don’t have many features, but they are both attractive pieces of hardware that glide easily on unusual surfaces such as granite countertops, marble, carpets and wood because of BlueTrack. The Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 is also the first BlueTrack mouse to get Microsoft’s nano transceiver, which stays unobtrusive in a computer USB port, and can be stored in the mouse itself for true mobility. Unit price is $49.95. The Wireless Mouse 5000 on the other hand, is an ambidextrous mouse with a snap-in transceiver, with a $39.95 price tag.
Microsoft is also launching the $69.95 Wireless Desktop 3000 – a kit which bundles the Wireless Mouse 5000 with the Wireless Keyboard 3000 (shown below), which looks as good as the mouse. Available as a solo piece too for $39.95, the Wireless Keyboard 3000 features a very slim design, a soft-touch palm rest and a mini-transceiver.
All devices will be out by June.
