Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Ever have the urge to run a mouse across ceramic ...

Fact is, PixArt 336x is better than any laser sensor out there and yet it is opticle. And yes, I know very well that a laser sensor is an optical sensor. A laser mouse is a normal LED optical mouse ...

I've been an optical mouse junkie for a long time now. Sadly, I ran out of replacement microswitches for my Intellimouse Explorer after they started to bounce. Left has been replaced five times, ...

Unlike a mechanical mouse (which uses a ball) or a laser mouse (which uses a laser), an optical mouse uses a reflective LED light in order to track movement, which is why the best mousepads for ...

Microsoft released on Tuesday an upgraded version of a wireless optical mouse intended for laptop users and plans to introduce two new desktop mice--one laser and one optical--by this summer. All of ...

Microsoft unveiled a pair of wireless desktop mice this week that mimic the design of the company’s popular line of notebook optical mice. Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 The Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 is a ...