Smart Mouse with E-Mail and IM Alerts

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday November 27, 2005 @02:16AM from the who-is-looking-at-their-mouse dept.

lilrock writes "CoolTechZone.com takes a look at the world's first smart mouse from Logitech, the MX610, that has e-mail and IM alert buttons. It also has auto turn on/off functionality as well. According to the article, 'All these standard features aside, what has us impressed are the e-mail and IM notification buttons. Though the idea behind them is simple, it's interesting how Logitech comes up with such exclusive features. Basically, you will have to configure the indicators to alert you when you receive an e-mail and/or an IM message from the person of your choice. The buttons will alert you by lighting up, and lead you directly to the message once you press them.' " Because I for one am constantly staring at my mouse when I have a gigantic monitor right in front of me. Cough.

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Re:Why the mouse ? by aussie_a · 2005-11-27 03:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Why the fuck would you want you fucking mouse to do this ? A mouse is there for interactivity in a GUI, or more generally to represent the analogy between hand movements and virtual movements.

I never knew talking about mice could be so arousing... wait. That came out wrong...