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Microsoft goes "HD" with Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000
Microsoft has upgraded its Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse with "High Definition Optical Technology" tracking technology, which the company boasts puts its mice "two generations ahead" of other pointing devices. According to Microsoft, the Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse works at 1,000 dpi, captures 6,000 frames per second, uses a low-powered chip to conserve battery power, and offers smoother tracking on any surface. Not bad for a $30 mouse that doesn't even use a laser. A desktop version, the Wireless Optical Mouse 2000 will also be available for $30, while the Laser Mouse 5000 will be priced at $50. As for Microsoft's appropriation of the term "High Definition," we'll have to cut them a break, given that Logitech and other rodent-makers also use the term for their high-DPI pointers.
Light Blue Optics PVPro mini projector
Is that a projector in your pocket or are you just happy to me? That's what people might be asking if you carry a PVPro from Light Blue Optics. This mighty-mite has no moving parts and is just 3.78 cubic inches, which is roughly the size and shape of a matchbox. Lo and behold, the PVPro uses lasers to project green monochrome images at up to a 1024 x 512 resolution, although the company kindly points out that up to 2048 x 1280 is available by request. The PVPro is really geared towards short-range projection from a mobile device (can you say video iPod?) and there won't be a full color version until later this year, so don't pull your projector from the ceiling just yet.[via HDBlog]
