Whether the problem occurs sporadically or perpetually, a failing computer mouse always decreases productivity. In the early days of personal computing, mice had balls that sensed motion. Today's mice ...

Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out a new set of peripherals, including a laser-based mouse with enhanced game performance features. However, the company's first-ever laser mice, dubbed the 6000 series, ...

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What do people look for in their gaming mice? We recently spoke with SteelSeries about the company's distrust of DPI as the last word in mouse quality. The company's XAI Laser Mouse reflects this ...

Offering convenience and easy maneuverability, laser mice are fantastic alternatives to traditional roller-ball mice. To keep a laser mouse in prime condition, however, it must be cleaned whenever it ...

I've been an optical mouse junkie for a long time now. Sadly, I ran out of replacement microswitches for my Intellimouse Explorer after they started to bounce. Left has been replaced five times, ...

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Unlike an optical mouse (which uses an LED light to track movement closer to the surface), a laser mouse actually penetrates deeply into the material below it while tracking. As a result, the best ...

[Neumi] wrote in with a sweet robotics hack. It’s a 2D laser distance sensor (YouTube) made with a cheap line laser and an optical mouse’s flow-sensor chip used as a low-resolution camera. In one ...