On April 19, 1999, Microsoft first revealed the IntelliMouse Explorer. It was the first home PC mouse with an optical sensor and paved the way for a new era in PC mice that continues today. There are ...

I find it hard to believe that mouse makers didn't just throw up their hands and roll over when Logitech released its line of MX mice. It's not that there weren't other good mice on the market, but ...

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 25, 2001 — The Hardware Group at Microsoft Corp. continues to lead in desktop peripheral innovation with the introduction of its first wireless optical mouse: the Microsoft® ...

LEIPZIG, Germany Aug. 23, 2006Today at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, Microsoft Corp. unveiled several new products to enhance its gaming line — the Microsoft® IntelliMouse® Explorer 3.0, ...

There are three benefits I thought would come from a wireless mouse. I imagined it would help me control the snarl of wires behind the computer. It could also be used at a greater distance from the ...

Bluetooth has been "the next big thing" in wireless for so I'me ti I'me, but peripherals using the technology ha I've been slow to arri I've. The Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer for Bluetooth ...

After using the Wheel Mouse Optical for 9 months I went out and dropped $40 on one of the new Intellimouse Explorer 3.0. It has a rather odd shape but is still actually very comfortable. It scans the ...

Twenty years ago, Microsoft vastly improved how we all point and click with the introduction of its IntelliMouse Explorer that used a small camera to track movements instead of an easily dirtied ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced its first wireless optical mouse: the Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer. The new mouse is built on Microsoft’s IntelliEye optical platform. Microsoft also announced new ...

Microsoft's IntelliMouse Explorer is back. Scheduled for resurrection this October, the popular mouse will enjoy new life as the IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0, which Microsoft says will have the tracking ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft’s original IntelliMouse became a status symbol and a mouse that ...