With the release of Surface, Microsoft is taking a serious dive into the wide world of hardware production. But this isn’t the first time Microsoft has gone down that road. In fact, Redmond has racked up a pretty impressive catalogue of devices. Here’s a list of all of them.
Surface Hardware
Surface RT
Photo: Microsoft
Surface Touch Cover
Photo: Microsoft
Surface Type Cover
Zune Hardware
1st Gen: Zune 30
2nd Gen: Zune, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
3rd Gen: Zune 80
4th Gen: Zune 180
5th Gen: Zune HD
Zune Sync Cable
Zune Home AV Pack
Zune Travel Pack
Zune Premium Headphones Version 1
Zune Premium Headphones Version 2
Zune Dock Version 1
Zune Dock Version 2
Zune Car Charger
Keyboards
Arc Keyboard
Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000
Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000
Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000
Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000
Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000
Digital Media Pro Keyboard
Internet Keyboard
Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth Keyboard
Microsoft Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader
Multimedia keyboard
Natural Ergonomic Desktop 4000
Natural Elite Keyboard
Natural Keyboard Pro
Natural MultiMedia Keyboard
Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000
Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition
Sculpt Comfort Keyboard
Sculpt Mobile Keyboard
Sidewinder 4x keyboard
Sidewinder 6x keyboard
Wedge Keyboard Mobile
Wired Desktop 200
Wired Desktop 400
Wired Keyboard 500
Wired Keyboard 600
Wireless Comfort Keyboard 4000
Wireless Comfort 5000
Optical Desktop Elite Keyboard
Wireless Entertainment Keyboard 7000
Wireless Entertainment Keyboard 8000
Wireless Media Desktop 1000
Wireless Keyboard 2000
Wireless Keyboard 3000
Wireless Keyboard 6000
Wireless Keyboard 800
Wireless Laser Desktop 3000
Wireless Laser Desktop 5000
Wireless Laser Desktop 6000
Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
Wireless Multimedia Keyboard
Wireless Natural MultiMedia Keyboard
Wireless Optical Desktop 700
Reclusa
Webcams
LifeCam Studio, LifeCam HD 3000, LifeCam Cinema, LifeCam Show, LifeCam VX-2000, LifeCam VX-5000, LifeCam VX-5500, LifeCam HD-5000, LifeCam HD-5001, LifeCam HD-6000 for Notebooks
LifeCam NX-3000, LifeCam NX-6000, LifeCam VX-1000, LifeCam VX-3000, LifeCam VX-6000, LifeCam VX-7000, LifeCam VX-800
Assorted Other Goodies
The Digital Sound System 80, DSS80
Microsoft Cordless Phone System
Microsoft Fingerprint Reader
Microsoft RoundTable
Microsoft Response Point
Bluetooth Number Pad
Cooling Base
Pixel Sense (Tech Formerly Known as Surface)
Actimates
Home Networking Products
Wireless Base Station MN-700
Wireless Base Station MN-500
Wireless Base Station MN-100
Wireless USB adaptor MN-510
Wireless USB 2.0 adaptor MN-710
Ethernet USB adaptor MN-110
Wireless Notebook adaptor MN-720
Wireless Notebook adaptor MN-520
Ethernet Notebook adaptor MN-120
Wireless PCI adaptor MN-730
Ethernet PCI adaptor MN-130
5-Port Switch MN-150
Wireless Notebook Kit MN-820
Wireless Notebook Kit MN-620
Wireless Desktop Kit MN-610
Headsets
Lifechat LX-1000
Lifechat LX-2000
Lifechat LX-3000
Lifechat LX-4000
Lifechat LX-6000
Lifechat ZX-6000
Xbox Hardware
The Original Xbox
Photo: Steve Wilson/Newsmakers)/Getty Images
Xbox: Atari Edition
Photo: Ebay
Xbox: Launch Team Console
Xbox: Skeleton Black
Xbox: Panzer Dragoon Orta Edition
Xbox: Translucent Green
Xbox: Halo 2 Edition
Xbox: Kasumi-Chan Blue
Xbox: Mountain Dew Edition
Xbox: Hulk/Pepsi Edition
Xbox: Tony Hawk 2 Underground Edition
Xbox: Hello Kitty Crystal
Xbox: Pure White
Xbox: World Racing Edition
Xbox Controllers
Xbox 360 Elite
Xbox 360 S
Xbox 360: Halo 3 Bundle
Xbox 360: The Simpsons Bundle
Xbox 360: Resident Evil 5 Bundle
Xbox 360: Modern Warfare 2 Bundle
Xbox 360: Modern Warfare 3 Bundle
Xbox 360: Halo 4 Bundle
Xbox 360: Halo Reach Bundle
Xbox 360: Gears of Ware 3 Bundle
Launch Team Bundle
Xbox 360: Kinect Star Wars Bundle
Xbox 360 Controllers
Xbox 360 Controller: Spartan and Brute Editions
Xbox 360 Controller: Dragon Edition
Xbox 360 Controller: ODST Edition
Xbox 360 Controller: Radioactive Edition
Xbox 360 Controller: Fable 3 Edition
Xbox 360 Controller: Halo 4 Edition
Xbox 360 Controller: Xbox Live 5 Year Anniversary
Kinect
Chatpad
Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote
Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
Xbox 360 Wireless Headset
Xbox 360 Wireless Headset: Halo 3 Edition
Photo: Alphathon/Wikimedia Commons
Xbox Live Vision Camera
Xbox 360 Detachable hard drive
Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter
Xbox Wireless Adapter MN-740
Xbox 360 Battery Pack
Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit
Xbox 360 Charge and Play Kit
Xbox 360 Wireless Headset with Bluetooth
Modern Warfare 3 Bluetooth Headset
Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter
Xbox 360 Hard Drive Data Transfer Cable
Xbox 360 High Speed HDMI Cable
Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable
Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable
Wired Mice
Basic Optical Mouse
Comfort Mouse 3000
Comfort Mouse 4500
Comfort Mouse 6000
Comfort Optical Mouse 1000
Comfort Optical Mouse 3000
Compact Mouse 100
Compact Optical Mouse 500
Express Mouse
IntelliMouse
IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
IntelliMouse 4.0
Intellimouse Explorer 4.0 with Bluetooth
IntelliMouse Optical
Mobile Memory Mouse 8000
Notebook Optical Mouse
Notebook Optical Mouse 3000
Optical Mouse 100
Optical Mouse 200
Optical Mouse by Starck
Wheel Mouse
Wheel Mouse Optical (AKA The Best Mouse Ever)
Original, no-wheel mouse
Microsoft Mouse: 1982
Trackball Optical Mouse
Sidewinder
Sidewinder x3
Sidewinder x5
Sidewinder x8
Photo: Microsoft
Sidewinder 3D pro
Photo: Smirnoff103/Wikimedia Commons
Sidewinder Precision Pro
Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro
Sidewinder Precision 2
Sidewinder Force Feedback 2
Sidewinder Joystick
Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel
Sidewinder Strategic Commander
Sidewinder Game Voice
Sidewinder Freestyle Pro
Sidewinder Dual Strike
Sidewinder Gamepad Pro
Wireless Mice
Arc Mouse
Arc Touch Mouse
Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000
Explorer Touch Mouse
Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000
Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 7000
Sculpt Touch Mouse
Standard Wireless Optical Mouse 1000
Touch Mouse
Wedge Touch Mouse
Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer
Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0
Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer for Bluetooth
Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer with Fingerprint Reader
Wireless Laser Mouse 5000
Wireless Laser Mouse 6000
Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 v2
Photo: Microsoft
Wireless Laser Mouse 8000
Wireless Mobile Mouse 1000
Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000
Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500
Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000
Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000
Wireless Mouse 1000
Wireless Mouse 2000
Wireless Mouse 5000
Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 6000
Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000
Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000
Wireless Optical Mouse
Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
Wireless Optical Mouse 5000
Explorer Mini Mouse
Whoever compiled this article... well done :)
Well that was an epic post.
Epic post indeed. Total page size comes up to almost 30mb. I'm surprised it doesn't have a 56k warning in the title. That's still a thing, right?
I know you still live on the Central Coast of NSW, Lachie. Perhaps a 56k warning would be good...
Your page code is broken - either that or you've made the Telstra ad and the most viewed/most commented box purposely overlay the left hand side of the article (and remain floating) when you start scrolling down the page. A really great way to block out what most of the article is showing. Happens on both Chrome and IE10.
Page looks fine to me (Chrome, Win7)
Safari + AdBlock :)
Agreed. Happens to me (Chrome, MBP)
Has happened to me in the past in Firefox.
Hey all. That happens when I fuck up and don't close tags properly. DERP.
Should be fixed for all now.
Enjoy!
I'm happy we don't filter out the word 'Fuck' around here - No joke, I'm ecstatic!
...fuck yeah?
Yep all fixed.
Never mind.....
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Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro! Best joystick i've ever used and got many, many hours of play on my PCs playing X-Wing vs TIE Fighter on the Game Zone or whatever it was called at the time.
X-Wing Alliance was the business.
Oh yes, Alliance was really good too. Partial to Freelancer too.
Really hoping that Chris Roberts game gets off the ground!
hell yes it was. Damn those Veraxo!
WORST.
Have to agree. That was a great joystick. The Sidewinder Game Voice was a good pairing with it too.
Your missing my Xbox Controller. You will notice the lack of colour on the A,B,X,Y buttons.
http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/Xbox360/Accessories/Controllers/xbox360wirelesscontrollerdpad
But other than that its pretty impressive list and it shows for those that MS has never really done hardware. They have for a while produced some of the best Input Devices out there.
I was going to post the same thing. I love that controller.
Its even better when someone who isn't used to the Xbox controls fret going Where the Frak is the Green?
Cant find my old Sidewinder plug & play gamepad in there either, it was the last of the sidewinder gamepads.
Epic post. Well done.
Gosh the Zune HD was gorgeous.
Correction, the Zune HD IS gorgeous. Actually holding it in your hand takes it to a whole 'nuther level. Every little detail is perfect.
true, true, is. I never got a hold of one. Hope some of that excellent engineering made its way into the surface!
That Zune Sync cable looks a lot like a certain other proprietary cable made by a certain fruit vendor.
Since the Zune came way first, Microsoft may just have the beginnings of a good old fashioned court case here!! :D
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000
Possibly the best piece of hardware I own - has outlasted 4 computers and is my longest lasting piece of hardware having owned it for about 7 years and still works perfectly - mind you it is very battered and worn
Mouse wheel now broken.
My index finger is refusing to do any more work, it's got it's little pillow out and everything... No wait, that's a blister.
Although Australia never had Zunes I always wanted one. I actually still use the Zune Media Player for my desktop PC and have been for about 3 years.
having done the windows to osx 'switch' a while ago, i still miss the zune media player software.
There was a Microsoft version of the Xbox 360 wireless headset made too. It was for computers rather than the gaming console. Same bit of kit really but with different branding and colouring. So technically a different product.
I am thinking some intern said "Surface huh, well it's about time MS started doing hardware"...
Also, missing the Microsoft Media Center Remote Control.
Ahh the original xbox controller... I'm gettng nostalgia flashbacks
I understand you wouldn't put ALL accessories in the list, such as the quiz games hand controllers (Lights, Camera's, Action), I can't remember the name of it but I have one right next to me for some reason... But this > http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-US/Hardware/Controllers/Pages/XboxWirelessGamingReceiverforWindows.aspx < Should be on the list, because it makes the xbox controllers work as a PC peripheral.
What about the Glossy Microsoft 2 Two Button Serial Roller Ball Mouse RS232?
You forgot the Kin?
I remember how i really wanted one of them when they came out!
Really well integrated software and everything. Poor microsoft WHY WONT PEOPLE BUY YOUR SHIT?!!?
touchbook-ultrabook review for 2012? Sony vs asus vs dell one?
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The every product? That I can deal with.
Every colour of every product being an item? Especially the Xboxes and controllers? WHY GOD WHY?
Missing the Explorer Mouse - http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-BlueTrack-Technology-Recharging-5AA-00001/dp/B001F7AP1Q
Baaa haa haa..
I'd forgotten all about the '82 mouse.
I had one of those for years. I think I tossed it out (still working ) about '95 when I bought Win 95 on Floppy (yes, floppy disks. There were a few disks) because it came with a new MS intelli mouse (or something similar)
I should have kept both. They might be worth something as collectibles some day.. maybe ...
Missing the Tablet they made that worked with WinXp that came out about 3-4 Years before Ipad. Yes it was over priced and cumbersome but they made it first :)
It was made by Microsoft?! What was the model name/number, do u remember?
Haha wow, thanks for this post! Very nostalgic.
Otherwise known as "A History Of Hardware That Just Didn't Quite Get It Right".
I think Microsoft's keyboard and mouse sales figures would disagree with you there.
But does bundling with OEM hardware really count. :)
You're really implying that Microsoft keyboards and mice have only ever sold because of OEM? Really.
NVM, missed the humour I guess.
I also noticed it's absence. I'm really satisfied with mine.
I had to check twice before commenting. The list is very comprehensive.