Awesome Mouses

Logitech’s Wireless Desktop MK710 is in it for the long haul: the keyboard and mouse combo have a three-year battery life and connect via the included 2.4 GHz Unifying receiver.

The ergonomics will keep you from having a ball with the SPHEREtouch, but at least its looks match its price; it’s a stainless steel dual-button mouse with platinum, titanium, or satin dinishes.

Mad Catz goes mature with their new Eclipse Collection; it mixes upmarket metal finishes and minimalist design with touch-sensitive technology on their keyboards and mice.

Mad Catz updates its gaming-centric Cyborg line with four flavors of R.A.T. mouses; they top out with a programmable wireless 5600 dpi laser unit with weight system and Li-ion batteries.

Available 12/18/09, Cyber Snipa’s new Silencer is a relatively affordable gaming mouse; it features a 5000 DPI sensor, 150 IPS, 9 programmable buttons, and 6 x 4.9 gram weights.

It floats like a butterfly, but Roccat’s Apuri USB Hub won’t sting despite its looks; this four-port hub features a flexible arm that keeps mouse cables from snagging or rubbing.

Razer’s Imperator mouse placates finicky fingers by mounting two side buttons on a slider for a custom grip; it also features a 5600 dpi laser sensor, 200 IPS, and 1ms response rate.

It’s a bit pricey at $50, but Razer’s Abyssus is a great no-frills gaming mouse: you’ll get a 3500 dpi infrared sensor with DPI and polling rate toggling, 3 buttons, and 1 ms response time.

Move over, Magic Mouse: the Titanium ID is so over-the-top we can’t help but drool: the Bluetooth mouse is made with Grade 1 Titanium and features a neodymium scroll wheel.

Chief amongst Apple’s announcements today is their new Magic Mouse: it’s features a seamless multi-touch shell, four months of battery life, a laser-tracking engine and Bluetooth.

It’s a modest update, but fans of Razer’s venerable DeathAdder gaming mouse should be pleased: it packs a 3500dpi 3.5G IR sensor w/ 1ms response time and tangle-free braided cable.

Cooler Master enters the gaming mouse market with the Sentinel Advance; it packs a 5600 DPI twin-laser sensor w/OLED display, 6 m/s 235 iPS tracking, and weight system.

Ditch the mousepad, because Gyration’s Air Mouse Elite is their flagship in-air mouse; it weighs 3.3 oz. and features 3 programmable buttons, a 100 ft. range and charging cradle.

Short of wearing status update pants, these Twitter and Facebook Mouse Pads show your social networking geekery like none other; they’re accurate down to the tweet speech bubble.

Part keyboard, part mouse, Razer’s Naga is designed for MMO games including WoW and Warhammer; it features 17 programmable keys, a 5600 dpi laser sensor and 1ms response time.

Logitech’s Unifying Receiver finally gets playmates: the Performance and Anywhere Mouse MX’s use Darkfield Laser Tracking that can work on nearly any surface including glass.

Logitech’s MK700 Wireless Desktop sounds more like a bed than a keyboard, with concave keys that cradle fingers, a cushioned palm rest and sculpted mouse with 128-bit encryption.

The successor to their 2005 G5 mouse, Logitech’s 10-button G500 Gaming Mouse sports a 165 in/s laser, 200-5700 dpi switching, dual-mode scroll wheel and 27g of adjustable weights.

We’re for efficiency, and Logitech’s tiny Unifying Receiver delivers it six-fold: it’s a 2.4 GHz wireless receiver that’ll connect with up to half a dozen mice, keyboards and other wireless devices.

For hardcore gamers only: SteelSeries’ Xai is an ambidextrous, 8-button mouse with a 12k FPS/150 IPS laser sensor, 100-5,001 CCPI, 10.8 Megapixels/second and built-in LCD display.

Razer drops a two-fer with the Orochi and Kabuto; the former is a bluetooth gaming mouse with 4000 dpi laser sensor, while the latter is an ultra-thin 1.2 mm microfiber mousepad.

Combining two essential items for road warriors, Brando’s USB Hub and Mouse Pad is an interesting mix: you’ll get a 4-port USB 2.0 hub and a retractable mouse pad with LED backlight.

Logitech’s M555b is a Bluetooth enabled mouse for notebook users; it features 5 buttons, a 1000 DPI laser sensor, an LED low-battery indicator and hyper-fast, single-spin scrolling.