Microsoft just introduced a new mouse "with a mind of its own" -the Mobile Memory Mouse 8000. What’s unique about it is that the transceiver which you’d normally have to plug in via USB anyways to use the mouse includes 1GB of Flash Memory. It’s not going to be on the shelves until about October, and the price is set at $99. While it’s a great idea, especially for college students, the price seems a little high for only including 1GB of flash memory – especially when you take into consideration that you can buy a 4 GB Flash Drive for $35 and a 16 GB Flash Drive for $100.
Despite the fact that it may be a little pricey for the amount of memory you get, it’ll definitely be convenient for those who usually carry a mouse with them as well as a flash drive. Giga Om reviewed this mouse yesterday and said the mouse "doesn’t make much sense. I mean, who carries their mouse without a laptop?" I’m not sure the point of this mouse is for those who only want to carry a flash drive with them. When I was a college student, I always had my laptop, a mouse, and a flash drive with me. While a flash drive certainly doesn’t take up much room, using the Mobile Memory Mouse would just mean one less thing I had to carry, and one less USB port I’d have to use.
Other features that this mouse has besides the transceiver with 1GB of Flash memory include:
- 2.4 GHz wireless technology
- USB rechargeable with magnetic connectors
- High definition laser technology
- Battery life indicator
While the idea of a mobile mouse that includes storage is new, I think there will definitely be a group of consumers willing to snatch up the Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 for $99 bucks. If by chance you’d like to pre-order this mouse, you can do so at Amazon.
I do carry around my laptop and a mouse, and I think it’s a great idea to include memory in the USB stick. I’d love to get this, when it gets a bit cheaper
???60 GB Flash Drive for $100???
60 or 6?
I got a chuckle out of reading about how you always carried your laptop, mouse, and flash drive as a college student. When I was a college student, nobody carried those things because they hadn’t been invented yet.
Yeah, right now the value of it doesn’t sound all that great, but I would say it’s a good deal around $50 if it ever gets down to there.
It’s amazing how far technology has come even over the last 10 years, and then it’s crazier to think about where it is going to be in another 10 years!
Wow, wouldn’t that be a deal!
And yes, I meant 16 GB.
Wow, I couldn’t imagine not having my laptop
– I type much faster than I write… which helped a ton when taking notes!