Just about every digital device these days, from the cheapest mobile phones to the newest tablets, feature a calculator function. Thanks to this easily-integrated function, we rarely see stand-alone calculators being used outside of physics classrooms anymore. But in case you’re the type of person who really needed an easily-accessible adding machine, but don’t see why you have to pack an extra calculator in your bag, here’s a good idea: slap a dedicated calculator onto something that you already carry with you, like a mouse. Canon did just that, by combining a basic calculator with a three-button Bluetooth mouse called the X Mark I Mouse Lite.
Just in case you weren’t familiar with the original Orochi notebook gaming mouse that Razer put out a couple of years ago, it’s basically a mouse with gaming/performance bits and Bluetooth/ USB connectivity built into a compact mouse meant for portable/laptop gaming. This update is basically a purely cosmetic one, coming with the same high-end specs, but in a better-looking shiny shell.
After coming out with the original DeathAdder that’s been on a lot of gamers’ must-have peripherals and the DeathAdder Left Hand Edition for a lot of left-handed gamers (including Robert Krakoff, Razer’s left-handed president), here’s another twist to the iconic DeathAdder mouse: a Black Edition.
Media Center PCs are getting pretty common, but ways to control it from your couch aren’t that easy to find. Of course, you can get any wireless keyboard and mouse to allow you to control your PC from your coffee table, but leaning forward is just too much work. Maybe that’s what Logitech thought about when they decided to develop this mouse: something that’ll work on pretty much any surface, like your couch or your pants leg so you don’t have to get up from the couch. That’s where Logitech’s Wireless Mouse M515 comes in. It’s pretty much like any wireless mouse that’ll let you control your PC from several feet away, but this one’s designed to work specifically on soft, textured surfaces, with a smooth, sealed bottom that won’t get snagged or collect lint or fuzz while dragging it over a bed, couch, blanket, pillow, or other soft textured surface.
Microsoft unveiled a new mouse at CES that takes a cue from Apple’s touch-sensitive, gesture-supporting Magic Mouse. The Touch Mouse features a smooth surface marked by a touch-sensitive area over the buttons that supports two- and three-finger gestures for navigating the Windows interface. It’s a little bit different from Apple’s Magic Mouse though; this mouse uses thumb swipes to move forward and back across pages (the Magic Mouse uses three fingers for that), and recognizes different finger sizes for that. (more…)
