Razer’s ultrathin Sphex mousepad is sufficiently neat: It’s more like a sheet of rugged paper that’s sticky on one side and a solid, plasticky, mousing surface on the other. Worth $US15 if you need to take a mousepad everywhere. [Razer]
The MacPadd mousepad is a little matchy-matchy, but we can certainly appreciate the intent. Engineered entirely from anodized aluminium, the $US25 MacPadd promises industrial durability, bacterial resistance, increased laser mouse precision and, of course, a complimentary style to your aluminium MacBook of choice. But for those who aren’t excited over a mere metal mousepad, then consider this post the first official scoop of an ultra-thin MacBook with no screen, inputs or power source. Oooh! [MacPadd via TidBITS]
Unlike other models we’ve seen, this roll-up mouse pad doesn’t just have some random, empty cylinder hanging off the side, spiting you like an empty tallboy through the workday. Instead, it uses this otherwise empty space to store a 4-port USB hub and a speaker complete with 3.5mm in and outputs. In other words, you can charge your MP3 USB gear while playing it right back through your mouse pad. Priced at $US22, it’s not especially easy on the eyes, but its casual disregard for style is kind of what makes it great. [Gadget4All]
Thanko’s previous heated USB mousepad was a stick-your-hand-in-a-whale affair, which was fine until the inside of it started smelling like an actual whale from your palm sweat. Their latest, thankfully eschews the cover method for a bottom-up approach to warming. I can’t read Japanese, but the surface thermometer claims the pad gets up to 41.2 (avg. between 40 and 45) degrees Celsius, which is 106.1 Fahrenheit. Not too bad, actually. And if that’s not enough, you can combine it with a heated mouse to double your efforts. [Thanko]
