Asus launches a new device called MS71 - it is a USB Thumb Drive and a mouse. MS71 is a wireless laser mouse with built in flash memory. The device consists of two parts: mouse transmitter and receiver (mouse itself). The two parts attaches together in a magnetic locking mechanism forming a USB drive! The other thing is that when the device is plugged into USB port, it charges built-in mouse battery. Read the rest of this entry »

Ordinary mouse too big or heavy for your tiny laptop? Designer, Wooteik Lim, who invented the inflatable mouse that can be used by being inflated satisfying both portability and usability – it weights like AIR. When deflated the user can fold it up for a convenient portability and when inflated and in use a feeling as if you were touching a soft jelly or even a balloon can be felt.

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Who doesn’t surf “personal” websites or do non-work-related things during working hour? Unless you have one of those nasty IT managers who monitor each worker’s Internet traffic (firewall) and sophisticated phone tracking system. If you do not have such manager, then this mouse is what you’ll need to be worry-free. (if you’re lucky enough to have that type of manager - this mouse won’t do you any good.)

It looks like an ordinary mouse but if you look carefully, you can see an extra button near the thumb. A simple press of the button, it launches a productive-looking screen when you need to instantly hide what you’re really doing online. If you’ve installed its driver and configured it (see picture 2), then once you press the button, you can conceal any and all programs in windows and jump to your dedicated windows (as shown in picture 3). It might save your job… This mouse costs $19.99.

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We all know that wood is one of the more expensive materials compared to plastic. For just $20, you can get a “wooden” (partially wooden?) USB keyboard and optical mouse at Geeks.com. This seems to be a good deal since we’ve showcased the Wooden DIY keyboard and the price tag is ~ $200. If you’re environmental friendly person or your computer desk and chair are made of wood, this is one product you might want to grab! However, a reader informed me that the keys on the keyboard are wood colored plastic. We have zoomed in the keyboard for you to judge this