Microsoft has a new mouse that looks normal from the top, but flip it over and you have a whole world of new features. Ok, so it's not that exciting, but you have to admit, it's pretty innovative.
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I've been a gamer a long time now. From Duke Nukem, circa 1997, to present, CS:Source, and the most buttons I've had on a mouse is 7…the normal right and left buttons, the scroll wheel, and then buttons on the side that are programmable to do anything. I never used the programmable buttons but it was cool to tell my friends and family I had a 7 button mouse.

I doubt this mouse will help any gamers, since you have to flip the mouse over to access the additional buttons, but the laser pointer alone is well worth the $90 price tag.

What next?
Well that's pretty obvious, Microsoft is obviously going after the iPhone, which will be released later this year. I expect to see full mousing on all cellphones within the next 10 years, maybe sooner.

I can see myself using this mouse with my laptop, since I always use a mouse. I hate the touch pads on laptops. When giving presentations or seminars this will come in very handy. It's bluetooth enabled so no wires. Just pull it out and start playing with it.  

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