Have you looked longingly at your mouse, noting its underutilized input device real estate? Canon has, replacing that excessive unused space with a built-in calculator in its X Mark I Mouse, announced today for folk inside the US. (If you’ll recall, we spent several quality moments with this guy in Germany last year at Photokina.) The mix device provides users with both a physical ten-digit adding machine and a numeric Bluetooth 2.0 keypad, which you could use seamlessly with a whole lot of apps, replacing the number pad now absent on many desktop and transportable keyboards. The company’s camera design team helped to create the hybrid input device, which also incorporates a trio of mouse buttons and laser tracking. Canon also announced its X Mark I Keypad, a whole-size calculator with Bluetooth support that’s powered by either AAA batteries or a built-in solar panel. Both devices might be available for $60 in August and September, respectively, and may ship in both black and white.
New Products Expand Canon Technology into New Markets
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 26, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a pace-setter in digital imaging, has strengthened the X Mark I series of goods today with the launch of 2 new desktop business accessories, the X Mark I Mouse Lite and the X Mark I Keypad. Designed with input from Canon’s Camera design team, these sleek and trendy products are the proper extension to a laptop’s standard keyboard, helping to enhance overall work efficiency for business professionals working remotely.
“The addition of the X Mark I Keypad and X Mark I Mouse Lite marks Canon’s entry right into a new product category,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vp and general manager, Imaging Technologies and Communications Group, Canon U.S.A. “Canon recognizes that business professionals are always searching for tools that help improve work efficiency and we feel these new products will surely accomplish this task.”
The 3-in-one Canon X Mark I Mouse Lite combines the functionality of a laser mouse as well as a keypad and 10-digit calculator making it ideal for the traveling business professional together with anyone fascinated with minimizing the variety of accessories in a workspace. Available in either black or white, the X Mark I Mouse Lite is compatible with Windows PC or Mac laptops, has three mouse buttons and Bluetooth 2.01 connectivity. Besides, this new mouse has a low battery indicator to prevent running out of power unexpectedly.
Designed for the on-the-go business professional, the Canon X Mark I Keypad provides users with a two-in-one keypad as well as a ten-digit Semi-Desktop Calculator that may be easily paired with either a Windows PC or Mac laptop through Bluetooth 2.01. Powered by solar and AAA batteries, the X Mark I Keypad comes in black or white.
The Canon X Mark I Mouse Lite could have an estimated selling price of $59.99 and is predicted to become available in August while the Canon X Mark I Keypad may have an estimated selling price of $59.99 and is anticipated to ship in September.
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