Microsoft breeds sideways-scrolling mouse
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Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a bevy of wireless keyboards and mice that mark the debut of a sideways-scrolling feature and the company's first leather-clad mouse. Three of the new mice have what Microsoft dubs "Tilt Wheel Technology," which allows people to move a cursor horizontally through Web sites, spreadsheets and other documents. The company has essentially taken a traditional scroll wheel and enabled it to be tilted to the left or right in order to send the cursor sideways.
One of these mice, the "Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer," comes in black leather, part of a Microsoft marketing move to let computer users put a fashion spin on PCs and peripherals.