The Razer Orochi mobile gaming mouse gets a hardware refresh-- the latest version carries "the most precise laser sensor ever outfitted in a gaming mouse" and an improved set of batteries.

According to the company the laser is coupled with a 6400 dpi 4G sensor, all the more accurate to "take out the competition with deadly accuracy."

Wireless connectivity comes through Bluetooth 3.0 and wired use is also available. Powering the mose are x2 AA batteries promising up to 30 hours of continuous gameplay Continue reading...

Edifier goes for punctuation with the e10 Exclaim PC speakers-- a 2.0 channel system with an interesting design similar to the exclamation mark.

Each Exclaim speaker carries an internal amplifier with (combined) 36W RMS of power driving 6 internal active speakers, while 2 passive radiators in the midrange/tweeter housings raise efficiency and dynamic range.

A further 2 supplementary passive radiators augment deep bass and woofer performance.

The speakers also include full integral DSP and DRC Continue reading...

Customers wanting input devices for the Windows 8 PCs of the near future now have a selection of wireless Logitech options-- the Touchpad T650, Touch Mouse T620 and the Zone Touch mouse T400.

All the devices are compatible with Windows 8 gesture commands, connecting to PCs via proprietary Logitech 2.4GHz wireless technology instead of Bluetooth.

The Touchpad T650 is a Magic Trackpad-style touchpad. It has a fairly large glass surface and uses a number of gestures-- placing a single figure on the Continue reading...

While Microsoft already covers full-body motion control with the Kinect, its Cambridge-based R&D lab reveals a portable means for tracking the 3D pose of an entire hand-- without the need for Minority Report-style "data gloves."

Dubbed the "Digits Project," the wrist-mounted device takes some inspiration from the Kinect. Using diffuse infrared light, IR laser, camera and inertial measurements the system software builds a 3D model of the moving hand the researchers claim is accurate to within one  Continue reading...