Microsoft has launched a wide array of peripherals recently, and while webcams and mice may not be the most exciting products in the world, they are devices many of us find ourselves in the market for at one time or another. First up we have the LifeCam NX-3000 and VX-7000 products, both of which are heavily marketed as being integrated with Windows Live Messenger. The main difference between the two seems to come down to the camera's megapixel rating (the NX is at 1.3 with the VX at 2.0) and the use of what Microsoft refers to has a "glass element lens" on the VX-7000. The viewing angle on the VX is also larger, and it features what Microsoft calls "Auto-Adjustment for Low Light Conditions" which probably translates into "jacked up contrast" in real English. MSRP sits at $59.95 on the NX-3000, $99.95 on the VX-7000.
As for mice, Microsoft has three new members of the family to introduce. First up we have the Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000, which lists itself as requiring no Bluetooth transceiver—provided, of course, your computer already has Bluetooth technology integrated into it. It's a four-button mouse with a battery light and what Microsoft calls "ergonomic design", but as far as I've ever been able to tell, all so-called "notebook mice" were actually designed by the same sadistic midgets responsible for Apple's hockey puck of horror. If you actually like or use notebook mice, you might check this out. MSRP is $49.95
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