Here is a leaked video of the Microsoft Courier Tablet that was announced by the company last week. The video provides an overview of the interface and Courier’s features, and more of how you would actually use it if you are not a designer. The heart of Courier appears to what’s called the “infinite journal,” which means a journal/scrapbook that is endless. The journal can be published online, where you can download it in three formats including a Courier file, Powerpoint, or PDF. Watch the video after the jump to get more details. More
Microsoft today released the Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 keyboard and mouse combo. The keyboard features a Comfort Curve layout that encourages natural wrist posture with a slight six-degree curve, meanwhile the included mouse adopts BlueTrack technology to make sure that most surfaces can be used with the mouse. The mouse also has low-profile quiet touch keys and rubber grips on both sides. The Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 will be released later this month for $79.95. [Microsoft]
Microsoft comes back to the computer accessories market by releasing the Wireless Mobile Mouse 5000 and Wireless Mouse 6000. The former is ambidextrous, providing full-sized comfort in either hand. Meanwhile, the latter comes with Microsoft’s nano transceiver that will take up just 0.8cm of space when plugged into your USB port, so you to leave it inside wherever you go without fear of having the receiver break off during your travels. You can now buy the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 5000 and 6000 for $40 and $50, respectively. [Press Release]
Microsoft today rolled out the Notebook Cooling Base, which is the company’s first laptop stand. It offers a built-in fan and efficient cooling channel to keep your laptop chilled. It is compatible with any notebook. The stand is USB-powered and includes a cable management clip. The Microsoft Notebook Cooling Base will be released in July for an estimated retail price of $29.95. [Microsoft via Laptop Notebook News]
Microsoft has finally released its SideWinder X8 wireless mouse that comes with BlueTrack technology that produces up to 13,000 frames per second. However, this mouse cannot be used on glass. This gaming mouse also uses the 2.4GHz wireless spectrum. Its battery is able to supply enough juice for up to 30 hours of non-stop gaming. Microsoft says the SideWinder X8 should be available this week at retailers at a suggested price of $99.95 each. [DigitalTrends]
Canadian Future Shop has decided to sell the Microsoft Zune 8GB for around $100, cutting out $50 from the original price tag. The discount will end this November 20th. So moved fast, purchase this gadget right now at the Future Shop. [Electronista via iPod and MP3 Players]
Microsoft has decided to release the new Gears of War 2 Special-edition Zune PMP on November 7th, 2008. The gadget comes pre-loaded with 244 pieces of “Gears of War” media including the soundtrack, concept art, behind-the-scenes videos, etc. The gadget is priced at $280, with pre-orders at Walmart.com and Amazon.com starting tonight. This special edition Zune 120 also features a laser-etched “Crimson Omen” onto a glossy black casing. [Engadget]
The CX1 Supercomputer from Microsoft and Cray is powered by Windows HPC Server 2008 and supports up to 8 nodes and 16 Intel Xeon CPUs (dual- or quad-core). Priced at $25,000 upwards, the supercomputer also boasts up to 4TB of internal storage, 64GB of memory per node and supports Linux. The benchmark result shows that the CX1 Cray Supercomputer reaches 768 Gigaflops. [Network World]
Microsoft today announced BlueTrack, a new mouse-tracking technology that the software giant claims is more precise than existing laser and optical mice, and works on more surfaces as well. BlueTrack uses a blue light beam sensor that is four times the size of the typical laser mouse’s beam, and integrates with a Microsoft-desgined tracking sensor. Microsoft has fitted two futuristic-looking mice with BlueTrack tech: the Explorer Mouse and Explorer Mini Mouse. Both products are wireless and come with little USB receivers that snap into the bottom of the mouse. The BlueTrack-equipped Explorer Mouse will retail for $99.95, and the Explorer Mini for $79.95. Both will be available from Best Buy starting next month. [Microsoft]
Microsoft comes back with the new Wireless Media Desktop 1000 keyboard that features a flip 3D key for navigation and the same number of keys as found on Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 keyboard. The Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 is priced at $100, meanwhile the Wireless Media Desktop 1000 retails for only $50. Both keyboards are compatible with Mac and Windows platforms. [vhxn] More
