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MacMice announces Danger Mouse Red
Digging MacMice's laser-based Danger Mouse but not so keen on its unassuming color scheme? Well, the company's aiming to please and to do good deed as well with its latest mouse, taking inspiration from a certain other (RED) organization. While you likely won't be seeing Bono and Oprah sharing a few clicks with one of 'em, MacMice will still be donating a portion of the profit ($3, specifically) from each Danger Mouse Red to a worthy effort, the Peace Village School & Orphanage in Kenya, Africa. Apart from the eye-catching color, the mouse is exactly the same as the regular Danger Mouse, with two buttons to lighten the load on your control key and 1600 DPI to keep your cursor on track. The Danger Mouse is also not the only product getting the "other red" treatment, with a brightly-colored GarageKey MIDI keyboard also available for pre-order. Both should be shipping by the end of the month, with the Danger Mouse Red running $30 and the GarageKey setting you back an even $100.[Via MacMinute]
MacMice tries their hand at VoIP phones
Best known for their mice for obvious reasons, MacMice has taken a crack at the VoIP industry (Voice over IP) with the Danger Phone. This strange looking gadget is a low-cost, USB-powered VoIP phone that works on both Mac and PC and is compatible with Skype and any other VoIP service capable of recognizing standard USB phone devices. At a mere $30, it would be hard to go wrong with the Danger Phone to satisfy your VoIP urge.[via Engadget]
MacMice Danger Phone brings the low-cost VoIP via USB
We've seen many a' VoIP handset that takes a design page from cellphone manufacturers and seems to be similarly priced as well. But what about a VoIP phone for the rest of us? MacMice (the same folks who brought us the Danger Mouse) has just released one of the least expensive USB VoIP phones that we've seen, coming in at a nice and cool $30. This little rounded white handset, better known as the Danger Phone, will work with Macs and PCs alike -- so we'll take one for every computer at Engadget HQ, thanks.[Via CrunchGear and MacUser]
MacMice busts out laser-powered Danger Mouse
If that Mighty Mouse of Apple's isn't fulfilling your need for classic cartoon references or laz0r-based accuracy, the new Danger Mouse from MacMice might do the trick -- plus it tosses in a nice, fresh pop cultural reference to boot. The Danger Mouse sticks close to Apple design cues, but splits its shell in the front to make concession to a traditional right click function. MacMice also tossed in a MicroScroll wheel to ape Apple's scroll ball (in 1 dimension at least), and a 1600 DPI laser sensor for tracking with the best of 'em. So yeah, MacMice isn't exactly breaking new ground here with their stylings, but with the homogeneous tastes of the general Mac populace, would that make them Crazy?[Via The Gadget Weblog]
MacMice ships The Mouse BT II
If dropping 70 bucks on Apple's one two-button Bluetooth Mighty Mouse just wasn't going to happen, then it's highly unlikely you'd spend the same amount on a third-party alternative that may never arrive. Although MacMice hasn't been in the news of late for mysteriously missing shipments, we're still not sure what to make of the company. Nevertheless, it's releasing a new version of The Mouse BT that sports a white outfit in favor of the previous silver, plays nice with OS X and Windows XP, and supports the Bluetooth v1.2 standard as well. This honest-to-goodness two-button mouse certainly resembles the Mighty Mouse, but in place of Apple's miniature trackball is MacMice's "MicroScroll" (i.e. your run-of-the-mill notchless scroll wheel). While The Mouse BT II doesn't support single-battery operation, it does include a nifty USB charging base where you can park your pet for the night to recuperate. Although the company may have a shaky past, the real issue here is the questionable pricing -- unless a charging station just rocks your world, it's unlikely MacMice will win over any potential Bluetooth Mighty Mouse customers by just matching Apple's (debatably high) $69.99.
