An innovation in mouse technology... we really needed?
Logitech's latest trick: a mouse that works on glass
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/08/logitech-perfor.php
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You love your glass desk. Being able to see your shiny shoes while you work is a major plus, and wood is so overrated. One problem: You need to use an archaic throwback of technology — a mousepad — since your computer mouse won't work on glass. Life really is a burden, isn't it?
Well not anymore, my exquisitely modern friend. Logitech has just the mouse for you: Its Performance MX mouse is so sophisticated, it will work on that sexy glass desk of yours. Thanks to the company's newly developed and scarily named Darkfield Laser Tracking technology, transparent surfaces work just as well as opaque ones. Magic? Not quite — Darkfield tracking works by reflecting the mouse's laser off imperfections in the glass; it just needs to be at least 4 millimeters thick. The mouse also has Logitech's new Unifying receiver tech, which controls your mouse and keyboard from the same wireless dongle.
The Performance Mouse MX sells for $100. Its little brother, the more portable Anywhere Mouse MX, does the same glass trick for $80. Both will be available this month.
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