Microsoft using new type of mouse technology
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft confirmed plans Tuesday to use a new type of tracking technology in its mice that will replace the red lasers now common in the industry.
The company says the BlueTrack technology is designed to let mice work on a variety of rough surfaces, not just flat desks or mouse pads. The technology will be introduced in selected mice this fall, but eventually "flow through" to the rest of the product line, said Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices Division.
"This is a big step forward that will reinvent the mouse business for us and really challenge others to keep up," Bach said.