Belkin's washable mouse and Mouse Trap

In the fight against dirty mice, one can never be too vigilant -- as anyone who has ever spent time carefully cleaning and drying their beloved input device will tell you -- but now there is an easier way. Like the IOGEAR anti-germ mouse we told you about, Belkin is getting into the cleanliness game with its washable mouse, a water-resistant, USB device that you can unplug and wash in your sink (or anywhere else you've got water), which should come as welcome relief to neat freaks everywhere. Of course, once you've got that thing cleaned up, you'll need something to carry it around in, so Belkin made the Mouse Trap, a mouse pad which zips up, allowing you to take your squeaky-clean peripherals on business trips. The washable mouse hits the streets in August, while the Mouse Trap is available now.

Read -- Belkin washable mouse
Read -- Belkin Mouse Trap

[Revrant2394 @ Jun 27th 2007 11:27PM]

That's cute.

[Marcus @ Jun 27th 2007 11:34PM]

Eventually this bread of water resistant computer peripherals will lead to a deadly breed of water resistant robots!

[paul34 @ Jun 27th 2007 11:48PM]

Good stuff, for germophobes like me.

Seriously, have you seen how nasty a mouse gets after even a week, especially if you game and/or sweat for other purposes? (umm...)

Anyway, I always keep a bottle of isopropyl alcohol on my shelf on the desk. Every few days I'll take paper towel, put some alcohol on it, and go to town on my keyboard and mouse. Done! =)

[NovaLand @ Jun 28th 2007 12:17AM]

If I would keep that bottle on my desktop, I would rather sniff it than use it on my computer peripherals

[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Jun 28th 2007 3:19AM]

"If I would keep that bottle on my desktop, I would rather sniff it than use it on my computer peripherals"

No wonder that post was so lame.

[Anthony @ Jun 28th 2007 12:08AM]

You know @ first I thought: How long can germs live outside the body? Is this thing really necessary? But germs can live a long time on objects. Apparently Hepatitis can live on, say a doorknob, for a month or so (according to an NYTimes article). Maybe I want to buy one of these things after all.

Libraries & other public access points shouldn't be w/o them on all their machines!

[Jeremy @ Jun 28th 2007 7:45PM]

Do you have a problem where strangers come into your home and rub Hep all over your mouse?

If I had those kind of issues, I think I would find a new place to live. :D

Seriously though, this is perfect for those young kids who like to play on noggin.com and eat PB&J at the same time. I have lost multiple mice to peanut butter and other sticky food substances because of my four year old.

[Dr. CK @ Jul 10th 2007 1:46PM]

This is for jackin' it!