As expected, the division in charge of equipment at Microsoft, has lifted the veil on its new mouse with technology BlueTrack at a press event in Seattle, USA. With the launch of Microsoft Explorer and Explorer Mouse Mini Mouse, Microsoft intends to once again revolutionize the world of mice as the inventor of optical mice with BlueTrack proposes an entirely new technology for monitoring movements. The Microsoft engineers have indeed developed a new optical engine using a blue light. It is up to four times larger than the traditional laser mice today, allowing BlueTrack mouse to operate on a larger type of surface (carpet, marble table, wooden table, etc.).
And Microsoft, of course, not forgetting the design with these new mouse as you can find mice with a halo of light blue, a logo backlit, and materials of various kinds: a place rubber, plastic mat and shiny, or a chrome finish. While roulette is metal with a comfortable grip, but it is still not serrated.
Microsoft Mouse with BlueTrack Technology
For now, Microsoft announced two new mouse: Microsoft Explorer with Bluetrack technology, a rechargeable wireless mouse logically with technology BlueTrack and dedicated to the desktops and Microsoft Explorer Mini with technology that addresses BlueTrack about it the laptops. Pricing side, Microsoft is announcing a retail price of 79 euros including tax for Microsoft Explorer and 59 euros including tax for Microsoft Explorer Mini. It is noteworthy that the commercial availability of these products should be done in the autumn. As for autonomy finally, Microsoft announced 3 weeks between each load for Microsoft Explorer with technology Bluetrack and six months of autonomy for the model for laptops with a single battery.
According to our first tests, rapid and limited, mice with BlueTrack technology works on the following materials available in our hotel room: carpeting, above bed, jeans, wooden desk, LCD screen and leather sofa. Naturally some surfaces are a little crazy but still it is interesting to note that technology BlueTrack is actually better than traditional laser technologies.
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