Wireless mice have been around for years now, and with Wi-fi networks being available just about everywhere, HP thought it was time to get rid of the classic RF and Bluetooth methods normally used on everyone’s favorite computer pointing device. This here is the first commercially-available wireless mouse that hooks up via Wi-fi, by HP. Simply called the Wi-fi Mobile Mouse, the mouse doesn’t need an RF-connected USB dongle or Bluetooth connection to hook up, and is listed to come with a nine-month battery life.
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…)
As expected, Microsoft’s unique Arc Touch mouse that can be “curved for comfort and flattened to pack” is now available at their retail stores. No surprises there, since Microsoft did say that it’s due out this month. The real surprise here is that it’s reportedly being offered to retail for $60—a good $10 (or $9.95 if you don’t appreciate the easy round-off) cheaper than the pre-order price they posted back in September. Anyway, there you have it: Microsoft’s nifty touch-sensitive porta-mouse, cheaper than expected, just in time for the holidays.
It’s no Logitech, Razer or Microsoft-class gaming mouse in terms of gaming hardware brands, but it does offer something that none of those guys ever thought of. It packs a wireless gamepad under it. By itself, the Chameleon X-1 by Shogun Bros should be a decent pointer. It’s a 7-button mouse for gamers who specifically look for the standard three, a 5-stage adjustable optical (read: not laser) sensor that tops out at 1600dpi, and connects to a PC via a 2.4GHz wireless USB dongle. But the underside is where it’s at, since that’s what sets this thing apart.
