CES: Razer’s Mamba mouse does wireless right

Peter G. 9 Jan, 2009 at 6:00pm ET Article published in Tech

I stopped by the Razer booth today, tucked away in a meeting area of the convention off the beaten path. They keep their gear hidden from general sight, but I was able to get in and see first-hand their new wireless gaming mouse and full-size gaming headset.

The Mamba wireless gaming mouse was announced just a few days ago, and it feels awesome. The mouse runs in wired mode like a normal Razer we’ve all seen, but will detach from the cord for true 2.4GHz wireless freedom. The response time is 1ms with a 5600dpi, and they’ve removed mouse smoothing so you get true 1:1 action. I tested it. I approve. Should hit the streets soon for $129 or so. Oh, and the battery life is 14 hours of hardcore fragging before you have to recharge.

Also showcased was the Carcharias professional gaming headset. It has super-soft over-the-ear cups, a flexible boom mic, and some quality 2.1 speakers. A 7.1 surround version is coming with technology Razer purchased from the Israeli military. Ex-professional gamer and Razer product development dude Nicholas Depalmer said you can play CS:Source and if somebody under the bridge in de_dust2 pulls their knife out, you’ll hear it above them and know exactly where they are! Too swank. Expect it later this year.

Razer is changing their sponsorship program and is looking to work with smaller LANs like the Icrontic EXPO so we hope to get their gear up there and into your hands in June.

Comments

9 Jan 2009 ~ 6:25pm Snarkasm That design is freakin' swank. Does it charge via the cord, or does it require a base?

Slick slick slick. I already have four Razer mice, and I think I'll be springing for this.
10 Jan 2009 ~ 12:46am MachineDog I like my G7 but I'd be interested in something lighter with more battery life. I find myself constantly readjusting my mouse positioning (I guess I use my mouse fingertip style?) and the weight is a little annoying. I can't stand corded mice though, the back of my desk is a mess of cables and a mouse cable would get caught on everything.
10 Jan 2009 ~ 3:31am BuddyJ It charges via the cord. You don't need to worry about fiddling with a base.

MachineDog, you should try this mouse when the go on sale. Best Buy should have them at all their stores. Give it a feel and I bet you'd be willing to ditch your G7 after 3 minutes of messing with it.
10 Jan 2009 ~ 10:31am the_technocrat Nice. How do they solve the problem of the cord falling behind the desk?
10 Jan 2009 ~ 11:16am mas0n sexy
10 Jan 2009 ~ 1:43pm Winfrey HAWT!
10 Jan 2009 ~ 4:46pm DrLiam

the_technocrat wrote:

Nice. How do they solve the problem of the cord falling behind the desk?

My thoughts exactly. Very clean and professional looking as well but I'm not sure if it will fit into my hand like a G5. The G5 mouse is just heaven in my hand and I never get pains.
12 Jan 2009 ~ 5:27am Winga The design alone makes me drool. Never mind the specs. That's a friggin awesome looking mouse! Sinkinking 129 or so bucks into it hurts though. let's hope we can pick them up special soon.