Logitech Launches Laser-Tracking Mouse

KingFish

Logitech this week introduced a new mouse that uses a laser beam to track the movements of the device.

The mouse, which Logitech claims is the first such laser-tracking device, provides end users with better click-and-point capabilities than traditional LED (light-emitting diode)-based optical mice, according to company officials. The MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse, developed in collaboration with Agilent Technologies, is up to 20 times more responsive and accurate than optical mice, according to Erik Charlton, global product marketing manager at Logitech. The mouse's low-intensity laser, which is invisible to the human eye, illuminates the surface underneath, and sends to the mouse's 5.8 megapixel sensor an image of the surface detail, which is reflected in the mouse movement on the screen. The laser captures more surface detail than the LED found in optical mice, says Nathan Papadopulos, spokesperson for Logitech.

Source: PC World

croc_

They better make a corded version of this mouse.

Thrax

I hope corded mice go away.

Medlock

Yeah, I always thought the wireless ones had some kinda delay time (even if it was very short) between the time you move the mouse and when the mouse actually moves. I forget where I saw it, but that's just not true I think. Now I want a cordless one.

As for the mouse, looks good! Aren't the other mice accurate enough, though? Who really needs all that? I can think of better things to spend $80 on...

entropy

Hell, I'd buy it just for how damn comfortable it looks! Seriously. Occasionally my MX510 will make my hand uncomfortable after quite a few hours, mostly because it just doesn't fit the contours of my hand real well. Great mouse, just not very ... fitting.