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The last Razer mouse we saw packed in some odd 17 buttons.  Taking the completely opposite design approach is the Abyssus, an ambidextrous three-button mouse with Razor’s gaming grade 3500dpi Razer Precision 3.5G infrared sensor tacted on.  And because Razer knows times are tough and they wanna bring gaming grade peripherals to the masses, so they’re only charging $50.  The Abyssus is currently available on Razor’s site or you can hold out until December when it will available nationwide.

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For those of you that have a computer hooked up to your home theater full time, the new GlideTV Navigator is designed with you in mind. The palm sized wireless remote can take you away from a bulkier wireless keyboard you might have been using and looks much more at home in your living room.

The touch pad and various backlit buttons control a variety of programmable features and the whole unit is compatible with popular media applications such as: Windows Media Center, Apple iTunes, Boxee, Apple Front Row, SageTV, Firefox, or any other web browser.

On sale now through select retailers for $150. …Continue reading: GlideTV Navigator: Looks Like An Ashtray Cover

You know, I’ve had cold hands working my computer before.  But wearing gloves and trying to work a mouse is definitely a counterindicated experience.  The crew out at Gadget4All must have read my ever-lovin’ blue-eyed mind because they’ve developed something that seems ludicrous, but actually makes sense in retrospect.  Specifically, the Hamburger USB Warmer Mouse Pad.

Now, rather than freeze my hands off while operating my computer, I can slip my hand inside a big hamburger and work the mouse on the pad inside it.  It connects to my computer via USB, which actually makes sense in light of the USB soldering iron.

Like I said, this definitely sounds ludicrous until you look at it a little deeper, and realize that, yes, there could be a use for this insane device.

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Normally you think of a mouse as precious little more than a device used to point at things, but now, Philips is looking to expand the humble mouse’s role with the Bluetooth Notebook Mouse.

Granted, the name isn’t exactly inspiriting but there’s loads of time to fix that.  Anyway, the big question is how does it work.  In this case, by the sounds of it, pretty well.  It can alternate between being a normal corded mouse and a cordless mouse, with the cord also serving as a USB recharge cable for the cordlessness. Even better, it can become a presentation controller with its built-in 360-degree touch control.  Thus, it’s extremely versatile and almost two mouses in one.

Or is it mice?  Anyway–it’s good to see an invention work, for a change.

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With the looming release of DJ Hero this fall, becoming a virtual DJ has never so many options.  New from DJ-Tech is the DJ Mouse ($80) and it is designed to work with the company’s own Deckadance software for the Mac and PC.  The main component of the DJ Mouse is its backlit multi-function jog wheel that allows you to control the faders and make scratch moves.  The buttons on the mouse can be programmed to trigger samples and loops, set up cue points, and various other commands.  There is also a regular scroll wheel so you can use it as an everyday mouse in other applications.  Seems like a cool but pricey addition to the software, it could be the final touch to add that level of immersion you’ve been looking for.

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And why not a little bit more mouse news for the day, right?  Razer, which makes top notch gaming mice, has got a mouse that looks more prankster rendering than real.  The Razer Naga features 12 programmable buttons on its left side, leaving your left hand free for space bar whacking while you fight off hordes of dragons and countless wizard spells.  That’s a total of 17 buttons on one mouse, surely it’s a record?  Designed specifically for MMO players, the Naga includes custom software that plays nice with bothWorld of Warcraft and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and a 5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G laser sensor.

The Razer Naga will be available “soon” for $79.99.

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Most might consider the need to operate a mouse on a glass surface a rather moot and gimmicky marketing feature, but not me.  I hate my mouse pad and feel like I have a doormat living on my desk.  I present to you the Logitech Performance MX mouse.  It uses a technology called Darkfield Laser Tracking technology, which I assure you won’t annihilate any humans but reflects the laser off the imperfections in the glass; one caveat though, the glass has to be at least 4mm thick.

Dvice got their hands on one and did a little video demo.  Although the video shows it clearly working, if you look closely there is a bit of juttering when the Performance MX mouse is being used on glass, leading me to believe that the tech is not 100% sound.

The Performance MX mouse will be available later this month along with the smaller Anywhere Mouse MX for $100 and $80 respectively.

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That’s not a mouse, this is mouse!  Think Crocodile Dundee for a sec, and you’ll know what I’m getting at.  The 3D Connexion (owned by Logitech) SpacePilot Pro is, as the company calls it, the ultimate professional 3D mouse.  At $499 it’s cost prohibitive for most people, which is a good thing since it’s intended for use with 3D software environments.  At the center of the input device is the 3Dconnexion Cap, which can be yanked in a variety of ways and can detect movements as slight as 4 micrometers (1/25 of a human hair).  Keeping your daily life in order is the LCD Workflow assistant that provides visual access to your calendar, mail, feeds and more.   It’s available now.

[via theinquirer]

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