
If you visit
Microsoft's peripherals site right now, you'll see a teaser
for what sounds like a new series of mice. The teaser video
shows people using their mice on a variety of different
surfaces, and it mentions "the technology that will go anywhere
you do." At the end, the teaser shows a pattern of blue
eye-shaped areas on a black background and says simply, "9.9.08
Say Goodbye to Laser." In very related news,Engadget
has dug up some photos on an upcoming Microsoft mouse. The
mouse looks to be of the wireless kind, and it has a blue glow
coming out of both its optical sensor and a ring under the edges
of the mouse. Engadget claims that this Blue Track mouse will
feature "a blue LED combined with a wide-angle lens that's
supposed to work on more surfaces than laser and optical
[mice]." The site goes on to say Microsoft will aim the
technology at laptop mice only, which makes sense considering
laser and red-LED mice work just fine on the majority of desks.