Microsoft Unveils A Designer Mouse

jeckil writes "Today Microsoft unveiled the new Starck mouse; a new shiny mouse designed to take the 'cool' from other mice such as Logitech or Apple. Microsoft is calling it the 'first museum-quality mouse.' Looks shiny enough to be on a museum display along with other succesful Microsoft products."

Comments

Re:Wow.

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

Who knew Microsoft would turn into Apple?

Actually their hardware division makes products that are as good as their software division's products are bad, and it isn't new.

The Microsoft "natural feel" keyboard (or whatever its name is) is well build and many people I know swear by it. It's unusable to me, but I recognize a good product there. Same for the optical mouse: if memory serves right, Microsoft was the first to introduce that technology, pretty much to go around Logitech's patent on roller-less trackball and mouse balls.

So, hating Microsoft's software is a healthy attitude, hating their hardware product isn't.

One reason not to buy...

[Jace of Fuse!]

This mouse is beautiful, and it actually matches the theme of my most recent system.

BUT -- I won't buy it for one reason. It has a cord.

I'm using the Logitech MX700 Optical Cordless mouse with charging station and I absolutely love it.

I thought I would hate this mouse at first because it's not designed for either right or left hand use but since I normally only use my mouse with my right hand anyway I figured I'd overlook that fact.

While Microsoft's new object is designed for either hand, I just can't go back to a cord. I've gone cordless, I've gone optical, and I've gone rechargable. The only thing that can convince me to replace this mouse is one that has all those features as well as being usable with either the right or left hand.

Maybe Microsoft will release a cordless and recharagable version? Until then it's just a pretty mouse on a cord.