Razer's dual-sided Vespula mousepad: for smooth, seductive mood-swingers

Not that we haven't seen multifaceted mousepads before, but there's something quite delectable about Razer's latest. The craftily-named Vespula is the company's first (update: we forgot about the Exactmat!) dual-sided gaming surface, complete with "speed" and "control" sides that supposedly give you the best of both worlds when switching from one genre to the next. Essentially, the speed side is as smooth as a baby's bottom, while the control side adds a textured layer to pick up on the finest wrist twists. There's also a bundled gel-filled wrist rest to keep the ergonomists happy, and if you're interested, you can get yours right now for $34.99 (or €34.99 elsewhere).

Razer Vespula

[satish Posted Jan 28th 2010 6:13AM]

Better than iPad, it does 100% what's it's supposed is to do! :-), can't get out iPad from my mind :-(

[wickywills Posted Jan 28th 2010 6:21AM]

@satish

I know what you mean, at least this can actually be used to play Crysis :-)

[hq Posted Jan 28th 2010 6:15AM]

Razer's first dual-sided gaming surface?
Then I am wondering how I can have a Razer dual-sided mousepad for more than 2 years now?
It's called Razer exactMat -> http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mousing-surfaces/razer-exactmat/

Can't see any big difference between these two to be honest.

[braek Posted Jan 28th 2010 6:28AM]

@hq Yup, I have one too! Seems like just an updated version to me.

[doug parks Posted Jan 28th 2010 8:45AM]

@hq Same here. ExactMat owner for two years now. I much prefer the "Control" surface as opposed to the "Speed" surface, fwiw.

[Hoot Posted Jan 28th 2010 9:59AM]

@doug parks

Yep, been using the "Control" side of both my Exactmat's for almost 4 years now.

[mattisdada Posted Jan 28th 2010 6:26AM]

Ummm you should make that the SECOND two sided mouse pad from razer
The Razer Exactmat (which i happen to be using right now, and have been using for some time now)

It has a Speed and a Controll side to
More info:
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mousing-surfaces/razer-exactmat/

[sonicyoof Posted Jan 28th 2010 6:32AM]

Can this be hooked up to an iPad?

[pprior Posted Jan 28th 2010 6:36AM]

Just bought my second Exactmat yesterday for use on my other desktop.
Come on guys, do your homework before blogging.

[Arcaria Posted Jan 28th 2010 7:03AM]

I'm wondering how this is different at all from the exactmat.

[Pancakes Posted Jan 28th 2010 7:03AM]

My Genius Agama also has this double-sided speed and control feature and DID NOT cost $35.

[grumbles Posted Jan 28th 2010 7:05AM]

Looks okay. I really love my func 1030 archetype, though.

[Rimshot Posted Jan 28th 2010 9:13AM]

I have a feeling Romanians will get a kick out of the name...

[Mareshalu Posted Jan 28th 2010 12:54PM]

@Rimshot I just did, and I'm buying anything Razer.

[nowayman Posted Jan 28th 2010 9:52AM]

2 years??? I had mine for almost 4 years by now. Are Razer marketing team full of senile people?

[neosis Posted Jan 28th 2010 11:34AM]

@nowayman sorry but the person who wrote this article is the senile one. maybe you are too for thinking razer doesn't know their own product history.

[neosis Posted Jan 28th 2010 11:21AM]

Darren Murph, you are a giant fail, do your research before you write articles next time, nubsauce.

http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mousing-surfaces/razer-exactmat/

[KrazyCalvin Posted Jan 28th 2010 5:25PM]

Just ordered this... Who cares if its just an update, I want it regardless! Also february is coming up quick so I ordered windows 7 ultimate and a solid state hard drive so I'll be happy in a couple days shipping time.

[sonicyoof Posted Jan 28th 2010 5:39PM]

Eh, I dunno. As evidenced by the iPad, we really don't need a mouse or any keys at all to play the world's best games.

[dataninja Posted Jan 28th 2010 7:16PM]

Rocketfish made one, then quit making it some time ago already.

http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/popup.aspx?src=images/PRODUCT/large/67.jpg