Logitech unveils first smart mouse

If it could, what would a computer say to a mouse? While the question at first may seem a bit whimsical, that question or something similar was probably what the folks at Logitech must have asked themselves when they decided to construct the world’s first smart mouse.

You see, the typical computer mouse has only a one-way conversation with your computer. It mainly speaks X and Y coordinates so that the computer knows where on the screen to display the mouse cursor. As you continue to move the mouse, it keeps updating the X and Y values so that the computer can place the mouse cursor at the corresponding location. Other items spoken by the mouse are if and when its buttons are pressed, and which button it is if it has more than one of them. And that’s about it. The mouse speaks and the computer listens.

But with Logitech’s MX 610 Laser Cordless Mouse, the mouse speaks and listens as well. The MX 610 is a cordless mouse and as with anything cordless, battery life is of primary concern.

By Craig Crossman Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service –

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