Razer introduces Firefly mousepad with RGB lighting

[RyanM]

This wouldnt be so bad either. At the price they're asking for, I'm sure they could've found a few reasonable uses for the power being pulled via USB. Not even including a USB hub to connect the mouse to so as to prevent double lining cables is a bit much though.

The USB cable isn't just for power, it carries data between the LED controllers and the Razer Synapse software. but yes for £55 most people would expect something extra. I think the wireless charging is a great idea.

[CK_1985]

Judging from the comments here (most of which I agree with - had the exact same thought about USB hub, and I think wireless charging is a winner) Razer presumably did absolutely zero market research when designing the product!

Taking the wireless idea a bit further, they could have made the whole pad a wireless charger and released it in conjunction with a new wireless mouse that charged as you used it... so it could have had much smaller batteries, and hence WAY more customisation options for weight distribution.