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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: itlnstln on Wed, 17 September 2008, 14:02:29

Title: New MS Blue Tech "Gaming" Mouse
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 17 September 2008, 14:02:29
http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2008/09/17/microsoft-bluetrack-technology-comes-to-4000-dpi-sidewinder-x8-gaming-mouse

Looks pretty cool if they incorporated some of these technologies into "working" mice.  I particularly like the "Play and Charge" feature.  The mouse is wireless, but if/when the battery runs out, just plug in the USB cable, and keep using it while the battery charges.  I used to use a Logitech MX1000 that was rechargable.  It was annoying on the rare occasion when I would run the battery down and have to put it in its cradle to recharge, thus not having a mouse to use (I do have a stash of corded mice, but that's not the point :) ).  I could do without the "extreme" styling and weight set, though.
Title: New MS Blue Tech "Gaming" Mouse
Post by: D-EJ915 on Wed, 17 September 2008, 17:25:07
I like that, hybrid wireless/wired