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Microsoft Mice Honor “Year of the Dragon”

by Radiris Diaz on November 30th, 2011

Microsoft is celebrating the 2012 Chinese New Year with three limited edition mice designed exclusively with artwork for the “Year of the Dragon”.

Two Wireless Mobile Mice 3500, feature a design from artist Nod Young, who took his inspiration from the Nice-Dragon Wall in Beihai Park, China, and the popular Dragon Ball Z cartoon. Artist Lin Xu embraced Chinese heritage and incorporated a five-finger dragon claw into the Arc Touch Mouse, the five-finger claw symbolizes nobleness and was a symbol exclusively used by royals.

The Wireless Mobile Mice 3500 are on sale now for $34.95 in both red and gold, and the Arch Touch Mouse will be available soon for $69.95.

For more information visit the Microsoft Hardware Blog.

Gung hay fat choy!

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Sexy new Mouse from Microsoft

by Ashley Giordano on August 23rd, 2011

Microsoft today announced it’s stylish and dear we say sexy new Touch Mouse artist edition. It’s a laser engraved mouse that is quite stunning in my opinion.

New York based artist Deanne Cheuk, was inspired by the motion of our fingers and items such as circuit boards, and as you can see from the image to the right it’s a gorgeous design. I can’t wait to rub my fingers over it and find out what it feels like. Looks to me like it would feel nice!

But the Touch Mouse Artist edition isn’t just about having a great mouse, it also features multitouch technology which allows you to make gestures on the mouses surface and the ability to you se 1, 2 or 3 fingers. Clicking, swiping, pinching flicking and snapping have never been sexier!
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Xbox 360, Dim Sum and Disney…Quite the Cocktail Experiece!

by Wendy Wick on July 27th, 2011

Tonight I went to an xbox 360 cocktail party in downtown NYC with Mike from hardwaregeeks. Having only ever played the xbox once, goaded on by mike during one of our recent and ever-amusing Best Buy excursions, I was a tad shy to jump in and splay my limbs all over, so I sat and watched while we indulged in duck spring rolls and dim sum. Appetite sated, my curiosity overcame any inhibitions I had about jiggling arms and spastic legs and I dove right into a Disney reality experience. It was so much more fun doing it, then watching it. Next up was my air guitar jam… Oh so very public and silly, followed by a smashing, slashing fruit game which brought out the Bruce Lee in me and gave me a better upper body workout then Tae Bo!

The best part of the evening was confirming my suspicions that the xbox technology has and is being applied in non-gaming modes including gross and fine motor skill development, core strength building, vestibular and other therapies. I enjoyed the user experience more than I ever imagined I would. I am curious to explore the gaming, social and family experiences an xbox could bring into my home and even more curious to explore what else is going on with xbox technology in education and life sciences.

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Microsoft Studio Series: Artist Edition Wireless Mice – new designs

by Radiris Diaz on May 12th, 2011

Last night I attended a Microsoft event where they showcased 5 new premier, international artists they partnered with to make the wireless mouse even more attractive. These artists created these six beautiful pieces of art and Microsoft transformed them to be on your desktop, or at your fingertips, on their cute wireless mouses. The five artists are Kirra Jamison (Australia), Matt Moore (Maine), Linn Olofsdotter (Sweden), Mike Perry (Brooklyn) and Jonny Wan (UK).

I fell in love with their Australian artist because her use of watercolors and pencil, as described by Microsoft’s Young Soo Kim (an Industrial Design Manager). It reminded me of my childhood, and my many attempts of being a painter with my watercolors.

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Lovely new Mice from Microsoft & Webcam Too

by Shoshana Diggs on February 23rd, 2011

Many, myself included forget that Microsoft makes more than just software and the Xbox, they also make what Michael from HardwareGeeks.com has told me are some of the best mice on the market. Something I have come to agree with after playing with an Arc Touch Mouse and loving it.

Today Microsoft announced their new Express Mouse. The Express Mouse is a wired mouse that can be used on any surface with out a mouse pad. The new mice also come in five cute colors. Flint Grey and Hibiscus Red will be available in April, Turf Green, Dahlia Pink, Ultramarine Blue and Coast Blue will be available in June for $19.95.

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To All Chick-Lovers: The Tech Gods Are On Your Side

by Radiris Diaz on November 12th, 2010

Have you woken up and thanked the Tech Gods for saving you during this holiday and possibly every future holiday season?

No?

Well why the heck not?

You no longer have to buy the fabulous women in your life jewelry. Haven’t you heard that the latest fad is tech?! Diamonds aren’t cool anymore (I am soooo kidding-they always will be)…but a girl’s best-friend CAN be her handy dandy Windows Phone 7, or HP’s new Palm Pre 2…

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Microsoft Open House | Dance Central Demo

by Radiris Diaz on October 11th, 2010

At Microsofts Open House I tried out some of their Xbox Kinect games and Michael, from HardwareGeeks.com, captured me playing Dance Central (available November 4th), a game from MTV/Harmonics – so – you can start laughing now. There’s just something about coordinated dancing that just turns me into a rhythm-less fool…I have no shame in my game though, if ya’ll ever catch me in a club, I will be far from being the best dancer, but I will probably be having the most fun. (I can bet money on that). Just an FYI Microsoft made us limit the video time due to licensing issues.

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Pink Microsoft Mouse Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

by Shoshana Diggs on October 5th, 2010

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month so you will be seeing a lot of pink. On a recentlDelta Airlines Flight they served Pink Lemonade for $2.00, at my local Chase Bank all the tellers wore Pink Polos, and now Microsoft has released a cute and stylish pink mouse perfect for the lady on the go.

Microsoft has partnered with Susan G. Komen For the Cure and will be donating 10% of the selling price, the mouse will run you $40.00 so each purchase will generate a $4.00 donation.

Every 23 seconds smeone in the world is diagnosed with breast cancer, and your next mouse purchase can possibly help find a cure!

For more information about the Pink Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 click here.

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Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse

by Shoshana Diggs on September 1st, 2010

Say good-bye to the click wheel and hello to the capactive strip! Is it possible that Microsoft has improved the mouse? I always thought of mice as toilet paper they can’t really get any better but Microsoft proved me wrong.

The new Arc Touch Mouse is the first mouse I have seen with a touch strip in lieu of a click wheel, it is also the first mouse that flattens in order for you to take it with you as it will fit into your purse or pocket and it pops up for added comfort. The Arch Touch Mouse also features Microsofts BlueTrack technology which allows you to use the mouse on pretty much any surface. I have used Mice with BlueTrack technology before and they do not work on clear glass but do work on everything else.

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Xbox 360 Kinect

by Radiris Diaz on June 15th, 2010

Hello Cute Geeks – Microsoft unofficially kicked off e3 with their “Project Natal” event aka Kinect. The event was amazing – screens, lights and incredible designs throughout the stage and performers. We all had to wear these poncho looking white tops, with crazy shoulder pads that lit up during the event.

The show exemplified the evolution of gaming-which was just using a controller and eventually not using a controller. The many examples shown really cleared up the confusion I walked in with and I left pretty excited about the future of gaming, especially after seeing the many ways all members of a family could use it.
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