New Logitech MX Mouse Tracks ANYWHERE (seriously)
Logitech has come out with a mouse that can track ANYWHERE. Even a glass tabletop. This nifty mouse and apparently it uses a super sensitive laser (called Darkfield Laser Technology) that uses the microscopic dirt, dust, and grease on surfaces to measure speed and movement of the mouse. The technology was originally used in a scientific setting for microscopes, but has now been adapted for use in a mouse that can be used on glass. Glass surfaces have traditionally proven difficult for normal laser mice because of their smoothness. Whereas a wooden surface has small cracks in it which a laser mouse can use as points of reference when it moves, glass surfaces are extremely smooth, giving mice little to work with. It will go on sale for $100, but hasn't been listed on the Logitech site yet. It may seem pricey, but the money spent will probably be worth it for people who have had to use those unsightly, archaic mousepads until now. Check out the short review on Wired.com and the innovation brief that gives more detail on Darkfield Laser Technology.
Sources: Logitech, Wired
