News - Microsoft to unveil "BlueTrack" mice on September 9th?

[HEXUS]

Microsoft has today stated that we can all "say goodbye to Laser" on September 9th. Will this signal the launch of its BlueTrack mice?

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[TAKTAK]

so it's just a higher frequency light wave?...

so it will pick up slightly more surface detail and be more slightly accurate?

[Subnet1]

Sounds really pointless to me. Unless Microsoft has some trick up it's sleeve I can't see people buying this for any reason other than the novelty of a blue light under their mouse.

[koocha]

The blue light is actually a microscope that a small woodland creature housed inside the casing is looking through, then moving a tiny ball inside the mouse with his hands.

This thing's DPI is so great because the ball the woodland creature is moving is so small.

Apparently.

[Biscuit]

so it's just a higher frequency light wave?...

so it will pick up slightly more surface detail and be more slightly accurate?

That would make sense if you consider differences between blu-ray and dvd

Sounds really pointless to me. Unless Microsoft has some trick up it's sleeve I can't see people buying this for any reason other than the novelty of a blue light under their mouse.

I dont think it is just a blue light its a blue laser.

The blue light is actually a microscope that a small woodland creature housed inside the casing is looking through, then moving a tiny ball inside the mouse with his hands.

This thing's DPI is so great because the ball the woodland creature is moving is so small.

Apparently.

[Subnet1]

I dont think it is just a blue light its a blue laser.

Well the first image on the news article says, "Say Goobye to Laser" so it can't be

[cobhc]

Haha, just tried to check this out on Microsofts website and cannot get to the US hardware site. It just keeps reloading and bringing up the Location Selector. Can't see it on the UK site.

[Biscuit]

Well the first image on the news article says, "Say Goobye to Laser" so it can't be

Good point but i think all that means is goodbye to traditional (red) lasers.

EDIT: just had a thought - look at the price difference between red laser (dvd) technology and blue laser (blu-ray) technology. Whilst in the world of storage/consumer media its useful to have blue laser as it gives you the capacity to have 50GB disks (and the rest), does it really make sense to use it in mice even though the current ones work perfectly fine? i mean will ANYONE actually notice the difference between 3200dpi and a 5000dpi(as an estimate) mouse? Even if the answer is yes will that difference EVER be worth the extra £50 over a standard high DPI mouse?

I barely notice the difference between my LED and Laser mice so im guessing the only reason i would get one would be to have a cool blue light to match my keyboard

[Subnet1]

Personally I agree. I think that traditional mice have reached the end of the performance spectrum, there simply is no reason to make them have a higher DPI now. The only way a mouse can really be "improved" now is to change its design entirely, i.e. the way that use user physically controls the device.

[brasco]

I've had a G7 wireless laser for 3-4 years now, i'm considering buying it in bulk before it vanishes off the market, it's smooth, reports faster than anyone i know can move their hand so why oh why do we need more than 2000dpi? Is this maybe more economically viable? Maybe less power use or less baby seals are going to die from the big microsoft sponsored hole in the ozone layer?

I'll sticking to red for now