Razer Mamba (2012) : Latest Mouse and still wireless yet more horsepower

Razer is a long time prolific maker of peripherals for both the professional and casual gamer and they have now updated their flagship mouse - the Mamba (2012). Razer has the best packaging designs and have brought it to another level altogether in the Mamba. The soft rubberized texture is smooth to the touch, but may display grease stains if you like to play and eat at the same time. Rubber grips on the Mamba's right and left sides provide additional traction for your pinky and thumb. Razer has added no buttons.

Razer Mamba 2012 Features:

1.Gaming Grade Wireless Technology

2.6400dpi 4G Dual Sensor System

3.Dual mode wired /wireless functionality

4.1000Hz Ultrapolling /1ms response time

5.Multi-Color Lighting

6.Up to 200 inches per second* /50g acceleration

7.Approximate size: 128mm x 70mm x 42.5mm

8.Battery Life: Approx 16 hrs (continuous gaming)

You will want to have your mouse plugged in when you run the application and Starting the mouse-configuration program and saving changed settings are slow processes compared with using the apps that come with other mice like the M8000X and the SteelSeries Xai ($89.99 direct, 3.5 stars). In Assign Buttons, you can designate program actions for all the mouse's buttons and the motion of its scroll wheel. Manage Profiles lets you see a summary of each profile, but the cool bit is that you can assign an application to a profile and program it to automatically switch to a certain profile when you launch that application. To measure polling rate fluctuation at 1,000Hz we used a program called Mouse Rate Checker. In wireless mode it couldn't quite hold the 1,000Hz consistently.

The latest Mouse : Microsoft Touch Mouse

Microsoft Touch Mouse, which promises not just a laser mouse but also a multi-touch enabled touchpad. Smartphones have hugely increased our appreciation of touch-sensitive interfaces. Microsoft's new Touch Mouse is very similar in design to the Magic Mouse. It looks like a pretty typical wireless mouse, though one shorn of its scroll wheel. It uses Microsoft's Bluetrack technology, which means it'll track your motions on pretty much any surface. A switch on the base lets you switch off the mouse to conserve battery life, both handy features for those who want to use the Touch Mouse on the move.

The Microsoft Touch Mouse has a simple black matte plastic structure that works for both right- and left-handed users and distinguishes its left and right only buttons only by a small slit running down its middle. On the bottom of the mouse, there's a slot for storing the wireless USB dongle when toting it around. Just plug the dongle into one of your PC's USB ports and turn on the mouse. The Touch Mouse is programmed for right-handed users, but you can swap the button orientations using the Microsoft Mouse driver software and You can also disable the touch functions within this software if you wish. The Touch Mouse utilizes Microsoft's BlueTrack tracking technology, which lets the mouse track your movements on a wider array of desk surfaces.

Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse is great opportunity for computer

Microsoft has always kept their keyboard, mouse, and webcam hardware line fresh and interesting, giving consumers more and more choices. The Explorer Touch is a great mouse for portable electronics, such as your laptop. It has a great feel to it, much better than the Arc Touch Mouse, and has precision handling for graphics designers. This mouse is about half the height of most, measuring slightly less than 1.5 inches at its tallest point and 0.5 inch at its shortest. The Explorer does fit the curve of my hand, though I am a woman with, uh, womanly hands.

Features:

1. Works exclusively with Windows 7

2.BlueTrack sensor

3.Touch capabilities… obviously

4.Nano-tranceiver slot on the mouse itself

5.Works really well on just about every surface

6.Super comfortable in the hand

7.Sleek, attractive design

8.No XP, Vista, or OS X support

9.Sloppy scrolling

Using the touch strip is not much more complicated than using a scroll wheel. You can scroll horizontally or vertically just by moving your finger across it, and when you do so haptic feedback gives you the sensation. The Explorer Touch connects to your computer via a nano USB receiver that transmits your movements on an industry-standard 2.4GHz frequency. The mouse's polling rate (the number of times per second the mouse "reports" information to your computer), as measured with our Mouse Rate test, registered between 125Hz and 130Hz.

The Explorer Touch Mouse isn’t for everyone, and Lion users should be wary of this mouse and inverse scrolling. If you’re already hooked on your Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad’s multitouch gestures, then moving to the Explorer Touch will undoubtedly be an unpleasant experience.

Logitech Wireless Touchpad is available now

Browsing is more fun when your fingers are happy. The large, 5-inch touchpad gives you plenty of room. It is a large 3.5-inch, built-in touchpad makes vertical scrolling intuitive. And multi-touch navigation makes it easier. Setup couldn't be easier - you simply plug the tiny wireless receiver into a USB port and enjoy. Windows 8 may be embracing touch in a big way, but Logitech now also has a little something for those looking to make their Windows 7 PC a bit more multitouch-friendly.

It’s hard to ignore the similarities of the Logitech Wireless Touchpad and the Apple Magic Trackpad, therefore it’s equally hard to ignore past posts. The Wireless Touchpad may bring to mind a certain Apple Magic Trackpad that was launched just last year. Though the Touchpad isn't quite as chic, it offers up to 5 inches of touch real-estate to scroll, swipe, and pinch-zoom to your heart's content: one finger moves the cursor, two fingers allows scrolling, three fingers swiped horizontally moves through photos.

Logitech Gaming Mouse G300 is available now

Nine programmable controls and three onboard profiles mean you can do more, more quickly. Durable buttons, a 2500 dpi optical sensor and a fast report rate keep you in command and in the game. The Logitech Gaming Mouse G300 is the perfect first-person shooter gaming mouse for casual players looking for better performance than they'd get out of a standard computer mouse.

The top of the mouse has a grey matte finish that's smooth under hand, and doesn't attract stains or smudge marks. The sides have a black rubberized coating to help you get a grip during long or intense gaming sessions. There's also a glowing line drawn just above the grips, which starts in the middle and stops just as it starts to follow the back curve of the G300. This line lights up to one of eight customizable colors, adding some flair to the design. The G300 is wired, and while casual gamers may prefer to clear out the clutter and go for a wireless solution, you won't be able to get a true 1,000Hz ultrapolling rate that will help keep. Its bare-bones configuration software keeps it simple for newbies and user that want to spend more time playing and less time tinkering.