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Peripherals
Razer Imperator Gaming Mouse With Slip-Slidey Thumb Buttons
3:59AM Matt Buchanan | Razer’s Imperator is pretty standard right-handed Razer gaming mouse (5600dpi tracking, etc), but it has sliding thumb buttons, so you can adjust exactly where they sit on the mouse. Could be gimmicky, but I’m definitely intrigued. More »
Peripherals
Elecom ‘Spoon’ Mouse For Bite-Sized Travel
12:31AM Mark Wilson | If you’re going to buy a travel mouse, it might as well, in some small way (possibly entirely induced by marketing), resemble a spoon. Right? More »
Software
Magic Mouse Drivers For Windows Now Available
6:00AM Chris Jacob | Magic Mouse owners lusting for multi-finger gestures on a PC can stop wishing. Some good ol’ fashioned hackery pulled Windows drivers from the latest Boot Camp update. You can grab them here, report back with results. [Uneasy Silence, thanks Dan!]
Peripherals
Detecting False Coins With Mouse Sensors
10:03AM Jesus Diaz | A team of Spanish researchers at the University of Lleida have developed a way to detect false coins using a mouse’s optical sensors. The system works comparing patterns in two euro coins, which at the ongoing exchange is about $US15,302. More »
Peripherals
Razer’s No-Frills Abyssus Gaming Mouse Needs More Frills
3:03AM Matt Buchanan | I’m a minimalist when it comes to mouse bling, but for $US50, Razer’s Abyssus is a little too lean — there aren’t even any thumb buttons — just raw 3500dpi and a 1ms response time with on-the-fly adjustment. More »
Peripherals
OpenOfficeMouse Is An 18-Button Freak, But I Want It
8:19AM Rosa Golijan | It’s got 18 programmable buttons. E-I-G-H-T-E-E-N! Forget the 512k of flash memory, analogue Xbox 360-style joystick, basic scroll wheel and whatever else is in there. Yes, I’m a button lover. Yes, I just had an orgasm. And yes, I will waste $US75 on this. More »
Peripherals
Apple Software Update Enables Support For Magic Mouse
1:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Apple just released an update for Leopard and Snow Leopard granting use of the Magic Mouse’s more advanced functionality (read: multitouch) instead of just pointing and clicking. Check out our review of the Magic Mouse here. [The Loop]
Peripherals
This Mouse Costs $US1200
2:59AM Jesus Diaz | Get your $US1200 ready, because after you learn this Bluetooth mouse is made with grade 1 titanium, high-quality resin and has a neodymium scroll wheel, you are so going to want it. Come on, you know you want it. More »
Peripherals
Magic Mouse Torn Apart, Nothing Magical Found Inside
2:10PM Dan Nosowitz | What a bait-and-switch, Apple. You charge a boatload for this fancy new mouse and call it “Magic”, yet iFixit’s teardown reveals nothing even close to magical — just boatloads of capacitive sensors. More »
Peripherals
2:00AM Jason Chen | The Magic Mouse is undoubtedly the best mouse Apple’s made in years. They’ve taken their knowledge in trackpad finger gestures and one-piece manufacturing and made this delicate, yet sturdy, bridge-shaped mouse. The question is how it compares to other mice. More »
Apple Magic Mouse Review
2:00AM Jason Chen | The Magic Mouse is undoubtedly the best mouse Apple’s made in years. They’ve taken their knowledge in trackpad finger gestures and one-piece manufacturing and made this delicate, yet sturdy, bridge-shaped mouse. The question is how it compares to other mice. More »