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Microsoft to launch new mouse technology next month
We could be bidding farewell to laser mice next month, if Microsoft’s teaser graphic is to be believed
First there were mice with balls that got clogged up with dirt, then there were optical mice with a pretty red glow and then there were high-resolution laser mice with spaceage designs. You might think that this would be enough for gamers looking for accuracy, but a new teaser graphic on Microsoft’s Hardware website suggests that Microsoft has a brand new peripheral on the horizon, and that it will be even better than a laser mouse.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t get to the site without going to an international redirect page. However, Todd Bishop at SeattlePi has a screenshot of the graphic from the US side and says that Microsoft is planning an event in Seattle to launch the new hardware. According to the graphic, the launch date of the new product is 9 September this year. With a caption that reads: ‘Say Goodbye to Laser,’ the graphic hints at a new form of mouse technology, but we don’t know what the seven blue pads are implying.
Could this be hinting at a form of Microsoft’s multi-touch technology that it recently demonstrated, or could it be a completely new mouse technology? What would you like to see in a new mouse? Let us know your thoughts.
Via Engadget
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Just found this from an article on hexus http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-5BA-00004-Explorer-Mini-Mouse/dp/B001DC9T92/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1219842987&sr=8-2
Comment by dr4ygon at 11:32pm 27th August 2008
As has been said below/above (whichever way these posts run); "don't like it/them, dont use their product(s)". I'm happy with my 8yo MS keyboard & mouse (Internet Pro & Intellimouse™ Optical, resp.) -- I just can't decide what to replace them with (mouse, especially), that will instill the level of confidence of build quality, ergonomics, etc as the current items I have... No; not looking for recommendations, just adding my input to the discussion...
Comment by jaghine at 11:47am 29th August 2008
Apparently Bill Gates has pledged his fortune to charity, rather than his kids. All this microsoft bashing tends to get a bit boring. If you don't like Microsoft, don't use the OS.
Comment by Number631 at 8:47am 29th August 2008
No, I am not a Linux user... Ironically I am a Vista user (lol). I am aware that MS make a lot of money, I am aware Bill Gates is a total tosser, I am aware they are money grabbing...um.... people. All I am saying is that there is no need to keep making new stuff, particularly new stuff as pointless as all this crap. For example, Vista. They are already working on Windows 7, why? No one liked Vista, no one will like crappy Windows 7. Why can't they just be happy with what they've got while they check their bank account ffs. Apple.... do you see them coming out with a new OS every month? Nope. Do you see them inventing pointless crap that no one will like? Nope. Do you see people saying how crap all their stuff is? Nope. Get the hint? MS have had their day, they are old news. Move on, for everyones sake.
Comment by mitzy1002000 at 9:50pm 28th August 2008
That's a good one. You're a linux man by any chance? Everything they have done makes money, eventually. As to their hardware, I've used Microsoft keyboards and mice for over 6 years only just replaced my gaming setup with the Microsoft Razer products. Very impressed with them and would recommend them. As the secret is now out on what is being replaced, it just looks like a more accurate laser only blue. If they can prove it works better then I'm sure it will become standard.
Comment by crazyceo at 1:17pm 28th August 2008
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/microsofts-new-blue-track-mouse-spotted/
Comment by drake at 11:09am 28th August 2008
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/images/B001DC9T92/sr%3D8-13/qid%3D1219830648/ref%3Ddp_otherviews_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dce-de%26img%3D1%26qid%3D1219830648%26sr%3D8-13
Comment by LeMatt1 at 9:03am 28th August 2008
Anyway, I am intrigued as to how MS thinks it can better laser technology. I guess only time will tell. As always. Stupid time. tch.
Comment by RedHotsRule549 at 7:27am 28th August 2008
very funny. had me laughing out loud.
Comment by RedHotsRule549 at 7:17am 28th August 2008
is this just money making or development we wil just have to wait and see you have to remember though sales will push it and resellers will stock it because they will recieve offers from ms to do so . jj7
Comment by kingjohn721 at 1:18am 28th August 2008
MS fail at every thing they do!? Really? Have they gone bust? Oh wait, MS is the most successful company ever!* MS hardware is also amazing, it used to make the best ball mice back in the day and is still up near the top today. Go away with your anti MS rubbish. *I could be well off with that one! :)
Comment by nenos at 12:02am 28th August 2008
Just found this from an article on hexus http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-5BA-00004-Explorer-Mini-Mouse/dp/B001DC9T92/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1219842987&sr=8-2
Comment by dr4ygon at 11:32pm 27th August 2008
Why do we need yet another new mouse? Optical is good enough, let alone Laser. Blue Track is just a pathetic way to to fail making money. Microsoft can't accept that all this new stuff doesn't change anything. Take Vista for example... when it first came out, no one liked it. It was a failure, and even now many people refuse to upgrade to it. It will be the same with this, everyone will just ignore it. And, at Microsoft's usually steep prices, I don't blame them. Microsoft - for god sake, get the hint. You fail, always have, always will. If you're gonna invent new stuff, make it something remotely interesting that people can actually benefit from!
Comment by mitzy1002000 at 7:46pm 27th August 2008
it'll be pressure sensitive as well.... that way it can tell when its been mistreated. que a whole new 'look after your mouse' type work games. Or maybe it measure pulse rate and tells you when you've had too much coffee... or not enough. It could send gentle electric shocks when your heart stops.
Comment by nenos at 5:39pm 27th August 2008
First we had blu-ray, now we have blu-mouse. Kind of expected something a bit more exciting though...
Comment by Number631 at 4:15pm 27th August 2008
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/microsofts-new-blue-track-mouse-spotted/
Comment by thefish21 at 3:04pm 27th August 2008
most people using graphics apps use a tablet/pen or even touchscreens (Cintiq) as they are pretty damn accurate...and there's always k/b input for accurate numerical values...Minority Report would be good...it could also be like the Wii's nunchuk
Comment by EdArch at 2:15pm 27th August 2008
Perhaps it is some sort of device that detects your hand movements, so you don't actually have to touch or hold anything. A bit like 'Minority Report' but on your desk...
Comment by Number631 at 1:29pm 27th August 2008
Perhaps it is some sort of device that detects your hand movements, so you don't actually have to touch or hold anything. A bit like 'Minority Report' but on your desk...
Comment by Number631 at 1:29pm 27th August 2008
"Say goodbye to laser" could also mean a new printer technology is on the way...
Comment by gavomatic57 at 12:36pm 27th August 2008
Through work when they come out :D
Comment by finlay666uk at 12:28pm 27th August 2008
the only people who have any need for the accuracy of a laser mouse are gamers and people using things like graphics programs
Comment by Cogwulf at 11:46am 27th August 2008
Most people are still using optical rather than laser which shows that most people don't care about the accuracy, they just want something cheap that will work. I know people that are still using a ball mouse for God's sake and they were awful, but they still used it. So unless this new mouse technology is something vastly different and cheap it will never catch on.
Comment by KanPai at 11:28am 27th August 2008
Sorry, Custom PC comments are now closed.
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