New Microsoft Mice and Keyboard Designs
September 9, 2004 | Levent OZLER
Microsoft announced on Wednesday five new mice and keyboards: Wireless Optical Desktop, which comes with a wireless mouse and keyboard; Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse; Digital Media Pro Keyboard; and Standard Wireless Optical Mouse. All are USB-based and work with Mac OS X v10.1 or higher, with the wireless devices requiring AA batteries. Microsoft said that the new mice and keyboard will ship by the end of the month.
The Wireless Optical Desktop (US$84.95) package features a Curve Design keyboard with a Zoom Slider, which enables enlarging and reducing text and images by sliding a lever, and My Favorites keys that you can map to frequently-used functions. It also comes with a Wireless Optical Mouse that offers the ability to scroll horizontally as well as vertically by tilting the scroll wheel. The Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse ($44.95) will be available in slate or winter blue colors and includes a receiver that snaps into its underside when not in use, automatically shutting it off to conserve battery power.
The Digital Media Pro Keyboard ($34.95) is the wired version of the keyboard available in the Wireless Optical Desktop package while the Standard Wireless Optical Mouse ($34.95) is a basic three-button with a scroll wheel mouse available in black or white. Microsoft noted that the buttons have been integrated
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