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They might seem old fashioned, but trackball mice have one thing going for them: so long as there is a solid surface, you can always use a trackball mouse and it will work. However, when you need high precision tracking and speed, optical and laser mic...
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Solid feel; good tracking reliability; efficient battery recharging.
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Finicky scrolling; awkward left-hand use. Min specs: Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar), 10.3 (Panther), 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard)...
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Product Code: 5AA-00004 Microsoft may be the worlds biggest software company, but it has fingers in the hardware peripherals pie too. The company enjoys a profitable sideline making keyboards and mice, and the Microsoft Explorer Mouse seems likely t...
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Comfortable to use, reasonably good-looking and proficient in the wireless department, the Microsoft Explorer Mouse is a thoroughly decent piece of kit. David Price Lowest online price: ££42.50 Buy it now: click here...
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gadgetrepublic.com Updated: 2011-08-02 00:21:48
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Computer mice have come a long way in the past decade. They have, for the most part, lost their tail but now they can move on virtually any surface. (Remember when the x and y coordinates were moved about on screen by a metal ball encased in rubber - h...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2011-08-02 00:21:48
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Microsoft has launched a new technology called BlueTrack. It claims to work on virtually any surface, including granite ,carpet and rough-grain wood. The idea behind this is that many people dont use their computer at a desk any more. Instead, they...
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Charging Station, Works on virtually any surface, Two thumb buttons, Bulky, but welldesigned and comfortable...
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No customisation for gamers, Logitechs USB Dongle is smaller, Scroll wheel on Logitech mice is easier to use...
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The scroll wheel could do with standing a little more proud of the device in order to make moving left and right across documents easier and the USB dongle doesn't lie flush when clipped into the underside of the mouse for storage – and that's the only way of turning the mouse off – but, ultimately, these are peripheral grumblings. Microsoft also supplies a mains...
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webuser.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-02 00:21:48
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Microsofts latest mouse is a wireless, rechargeable device that sits comfortably under your palm. As well as left, right and central wheel buttons, it has a couple of thumb buttons – one to send your browser back, the other to open a magnifier, thoug...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-02 00:21:48
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The best a mouse can get? A superb mouse, if you dont mind shelling out for it. Once upon a time, mice had balls. Then they got LEDs instead, producing the familiar red optical mouse glow. More recently, some mice have replaced the LEDs with lasers...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-02 00:21:49
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Most of us will have had problems with our mice before, such as poor tracking, where mouse movements the user makes are not reflected by the pointer on the screen.Modern 'optical' mice use a beam of light or an invisible laser to track movement. With m...
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If you have a mouse problem, the Explorer will banish the blues...
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In technological terms, the evolution of the humble mouse has been an incredibly slow one: it's taken over 30 years for the ball mouse to be replaced by now-prevalent laser technology. Microsoft, though, has tried to speed up the evolutionary process w...
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A pleasingly comfortable mouse to use, but the BlueTrak technology comes at a premium most won't need to pay...
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The Microsoft Explorer mouse ($149) has a very slick modern looking design and is comfortable to hold for long periods of time. The mouse has a black rubber non-slip grip that follows the shape of your hand and five buttons and a scroll wheel - all of...
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pcworld.co.nz Updated: 2011-11-08 00:05:20
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Mouse technology has been relatively stagnant over the last few years – there’s been the occasional upgrade in laser or infrared, but new features normally consisted of higher DPIs or a million customisable buttons. The techs at Microsoft, however, we...
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asiaone.com Updated: 2016-12-29 20:17:24
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By Sherwin LohIN COMIC book lore, Spider-Man can stick to any surface.While not as heroic, Microsofts latest Explorer Mouse is just as super because it can be used on just about any surface.From wooden tables, granite tops, carpets, the jeans Im wear...
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Short of using it on glass surfaces, the Explorer moves beyond the performance expected of a normal mouse and carves a new path...
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