It’s already been rather unceremoniously leaked , but now the Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse is all kinds official. Granted, it’s kinda tough to get interested by a mouse, but Redmond’s latest pointer is truly pretty neat. It sports BlueTrack Technology for purchasing your double click while using your jeans or carpet as a mouse pad, and a haptic scroll strip that permits you to feel the rate at which you’re flicking throughout the web. Oh, and that strip enables you to scroll both horizontally and vertically — not bad for $49.95. Microsoft even claims it could last 18-months on a single set of batteries, just long enough to forget this wireless mouse even has a group of DC cells inside. Look at the extraordinarily brief PR after the break and keep those purchasing fingers holstered for now — this bad boy wont be hitting shelves till September.
The Explorer Touch Mouse shall be available in September for $49.95, in four colors: Coal Black, Storm Gray, Sangria Red and Rust Red.
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