The verdict: Logitech takes the mouse prize with Darkfield sensor

The results were definitive in our pussyfoot head-to-head. Logitech's Performance Mouse MX and its newborn Darkfield device boldly went where Microsoft's Explorer Mouse and its BlueTrack device could not. We proven two assorted glass tabletops and Logitech's newborn pussyfoot tech had no pain maintaining communication integrity. Microsoft's pussyfoot obstructed dead. Logitech was also healthy to appendage every of the newborn surfaces Microsoft's BlueTrack blazed when it surpassed the traditional laser device at the modify of 2008. And patch Microsoft is right to point discover that its BlueTrack mice are acquirable for less, Logitech's $99 Performance Mouse MX not only gets you the prizewinning pussyfoot device on the market, it also blithely marries its wireless and rechargeable shelling technologies into a unseamed whole. Throw in a tiny USB earpiece that entireness with another Logitech products, Logitech's innovative variable-speed scroll wheel, and a host of multipurpose buttons placed around the easy design, and the termination is an Editor's Choice-winning product that we'd recommend to anyone who takes his or her screen signaling devices seriously. Read our analyse of the Logitech Performance Mouse MX.

Leaked Asus roadmap shows (surprise!) more Netbooks

Digital City No. 47: Installing Snow Leopard and the fallout from falling PS3 and Xbox 360 prices

Episode 47 of the Digital City, where we establish Apple's new Snow Leopard OS update; handle the current ammo of game housing toll cuts; check discover whatever Netbooks with HD displays; and encounter discover why Time Warner Cable's new "Mystro" cable box code update makes us poverty to give up on TV altogether. Related links: >>All things Snow Leopard >>New toll cuts upend housing continuance landscape >>Rise of the high-def Netbooks Watch the Digital City springy every Friday at 3pm EST on CNET Live! >>Subscribe to Digital City on iTunes >>Join the Digital City Facebook follower page >>Need more? Follow Dan on Twitter! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

Get a loaded Lenovo laptop for $399

For less than $400, the business-savvy Lenovo G550 features a full-size denotive keypad.(Credit: Lenovo)

MSI: Intel Core i7 processors coming to laptops next month

Duo converts laptops and monitors into tablet PCs

As consumers hold their respite for the rumored Apple tablet, KCI Communications has an immediate and possibly meliorate solution for those who can't wait to get touchy-feely with their screens. The Duo turns monitors and laptops 17 inches or small into a tablet. A small figure that acts as a "base station" clips onto the top of the monitor, continuously production up the user's signaling with the Duo pen. Lee Jae-jun, nous of research and utilization at KCI Communications, explains the technology: "The pen's coordinates are calculated by the turn of instance it takes for the infrared and ultrasonic waves to be echolike from the base station."

Digital City No. 46: Debating the PS3 Slim, plus how to get your free Windows 7 upgrade

Episode 46 of the Digital City, where we speaking the merits of the PS3 Slim, show how to intend your free Windows 7 upgrade, and handle newborn games from Batman: Arkham Asylum to GangStar for the iPhone. Related links: >>Skip the PS3 Slim and intend one of these Blu-ray laptops >>Should I acquire a newborn laptop now, or move for Windows 7? >>Are recreation handhelds likewise expensive? Watch the Digital City live every Friday at 3pm EST on CNET Live! >>Subscribe to Digital City on iTunes >>Join the Digital City Facebook follower page >>Need more? Follow Dan on Twitter! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)