mouse

Peripherals

Apple Magic Mouse Hands On

3:00AM Brian Lam | Apple’s Magic Mouse is an aluminium base topped off with a curvy, white multitouch panel. You point; you gesture with fingers. It’s a little weird to use but leagues ahead of the mighty mouse. I may go back to mice. More »
Science

Real Mouse Navigates Quake 2 Using A Trackball

8:50AM Dan Nosowitz | Neuroscientists at Princeton created a new way to study the neurons of the classic mouse-in-a-maze: Strap it to a suspended ball and have it run through a virtual maze. That first virtual maze? Derived from a Quake 2 level. More »
Computers

Logitech’s New Mouse. Glass Act.

11:14AM Chris Oaten | Here’s good news for anyone with a glass desk. Yes, you know who you are you Freedom/Ikea tragics, you. Logitech has announced a mouse that works on glass surfaces, and we’re rather enamoured with the science that’s behind this minor miracle. More »
Peripherals

Chocolate Mouse Is No Chocolate Mousse, Sadly

10:30PM Jesus Diaz | Unlike the Chocolate Keyboard, the USB Chocolate Mouse is an actual mouse. How stupid is that? Very. [MegaGadgets via Random Good Stuff]
Gadgets

What In The Hell Is This Thing? A Skateboard Etch-A-Sketch?

1:30PM Dan Nosowitz | MAKE calls this a huge XY table. Crunchgear thinks it’s kind of a mouse-controlled Etch-A-Sketch. All I know is, it uses a mouse, three skateboards and an Arduino microcontroller. But for what purpose? More »
Peripherals

Logitech MK700 Wireless Desktop Cradles Your Fingertips

9:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Logitech’s new wireless desktop keyboard/mouse set, the MK700, is a nice-looking, if standard, Logitech offering. It’s got a little LCD, shiny black finish and efficient batteries. But it’s also packing Logitech’s new “Incurve” concave keys to sensuously caress your fingers. More »
Peripherals

Ultrathin MoGo Mouse Latches Onto Netbooks, Barnacle-Style

1:40AM John Herrman | Many moons ago, MoGo mice nested in PCMCIA slots, and lived out their their lives in peace and seclusion. But their offspring, native habitat threatened by the dreaded “netbook,” needed to adapt. Hence, the Mogo Mouse: parasite netbook edition . More »
Peripherals

Ill-Fated Input Devices: Wonderfully Strange, But Tragically Flawed

1:20AM Danny Allen | Harry McCracken over at Technologizer has put together a fun collection of weird and wonderful mouse patents, most of which fell off the conveyer belt somewhere between the drawing board and better judgment. More »
Peripherals

Microsoft’s Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 Includes Smart Features For Windows 7

1:17AM Sean Fallon | Its got “comfort” right in the title, so you know Microsoft has put a premium on ergonomic design with their Desktop 5000 keyboard and mouse. They have also added “smart features” specifically designed for Windows 7 users. More »
Peripherals

SteelSeries Xai Gaming Mouse Is HD, Whatever That Means

11:20PM Matt Buchanan | Did you know it was gaming mouse season? It’s the time of year when they come out of their Cheeto-packed burrows to mate. SteelSeries’ Xai’s mating call is its “high definition” sensor. More »