Consumer and Business Products Product Overview 2008-2009 www.microsoft.com/hardware m Table of Contents Microsoft® Hardware — Discover performance, Features Section 1 comfort, and design Mobility 4 Internet Communications 8 Microsoft Hardware, with more than 25 years of delivering Gaming 12 world-class quality and innovation, offers a complete line of PC Great for Business 16 peripherals that provide an easier, more productive, and more Product Information enjoyable PC experience for people at home and at work every day. Wireless Desktop Sets 21 We’ve added innovative products that allow you to go anywhere: Wired Desktop Sets 25 • Breakthrough Microsoft BlueTrackTM Technology lets you work on virtually any surface. • Our foldable ArcTM Mouse is as portable as it is stylish. Wired Keyboards 26 Wireless Notebook Mouse Products 29 We also offer products that let you share more: • The LifeCam ShowTM webcam makes it easier to share more with friends and Wired Notebook Mouse Products 32 family during a video call. Wireless Desktop Mouse Products 33 • Fun video effects deliver a new soundtrack to your video calls — laughter! • Experience a new dimension in video communication with Windows LiveTM Wired Desktop Mouse Products 36 Video Mail. Gaming Mouse Products 39 Our expanded line of SideWinderTM gaming products continue to give you the edge: Gaming Keyboards 41 • The unique SideWinder X6 Keyboard, with over 90 programmable buttons and a detachable key/macro pad, provides unprecedented flexibility and control. Gaming Controllers 42 • The SideWinder X8 Mouse delivers wireless freedom with wired-mouse performance. Notebook Webcams 44 And, in keeping with our 25-year heritage, all of our products are optimized for today’s Webcams 45 Microsoft software and services — including Windows Vista®, Microsoft Office, and Headsets 48 Windows Live. Keyboard Comparison Chart 50 ™ ® WindowsVista Mouse Comparison Chart 53 Experience Microsoft Hardware today — and Discover the Difference. Internet Communications Comparison Chart 56 Gaming Comparison Chart 58 1 m Proven comfort you can count on For more than 25 years, we’ve led the industry in delivering innovative comfort. For example, our #1 best-selling line of Natural® ergonomic keyboards uses a breakthrough split-key design associated with reduced computer-related pain*, including symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome**. Our popular Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 is curved, rather than split, and is designed to help improve overall posture with better wrist and arm alignment. Our most comfortable ergonomic desktop The Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 combines the unmatched comfort of an ergonomic keyboard and mouse with High Definition Laser Technology performance. Add in sleek styling and the increased range and secure connection of 2.4 GHz wireless, and you have a desktop Microsoft Hardware delivers a difference that looks and performs as great as it feels. Software/hardware integration. No other hardware vendor also provides the software Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 Ergonomist Approved that most people use every day at home, at the office, and on the go. That’s why our and Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 hardware and software are so well integrated, providing one-touch access to our latest software features and advancements. 7º History of success. We’ve been delivering computer peripherals for more than 25 years and continually incorporate what we’ve learned into our new products. No one else Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 comes close to understanding — and meeting — the demanding needs of consumers and 7-degree reverse slope with removable palm lift business customers. 14º Proven product reliability. All of our mouse products, keyboards, desktop sets, presenters, webcams, headsets, and gaming devices are thoroughly tested and backed by our world- class reputation for quality and reliability. 12º 12º 14-degree gable reduces wrist pronation 12-degree split encourages more natural wrist posture Unmatched innovation. Over the years, we’ve introduced more technology “firsts” than anyone else, from mice with four-way scroll wheels and BlueTrack Technology tracking to ergonomic keyboards and webcams optimized for Windows Live. You can be confident Best-selling Comfort Curve that we will continue to raise the innovation bar and deliver industry firsts. keyboard: Microsoft has sold millions of Comfort Curve Best choices for comfort. We offer the most complete and most advanced line of ergo- keyboards worldwide. nomic and comfortable keyboards, mouse products, and desktop sets. Comfort Curve shape compared to flat keyboard The following sections describe how our new products give you even more choices in software integration, reliability, innovation, and comfort. * Tittiranonda, P.; Rempel, D.; Armstrong, T.; and Burasters, S.: “Effect of Four Computer Keyboards in Computer Users with Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders,” American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1999, 35:6, pp. 647–661. 2 ** Moore, J.S. and Swanson, N.: “The Effect of Alternative Keyboards.” 3 m DiscoverMOBILITY the Difference Products that let you work anywhere The freedom of “go-anywhere” tracking Introducing the next breakthrough in mouse tracking: Microsoft BlueTrack Technology. Our proprietary technology works on more surfaces than both optical and laser mice*, including on granite countertops, living room or airport carpets — even on a wood table or a rough, unfinished park bench. GRANITE CARPET WOOD Microsoft® BlueTr ackTM TM Technology Microsoft Explorer Mouse Go anywhere *Compared to leading laser and optical mice commercially available Spring 2008. 5 m World’s most advanced tracking Convenience and efficiency while on the go Microsoft Explorer Mouse Full-size rechargeable mouse This year we bring even greater flexibility and mobility with snap-in transceiver Microsoft® with desktop mice that use snap-in transceivers for on-the- TM go convenience, and unique webcams that can work with BlueTr ack desktops or laptops — at home, in the office, or anywhere else. TM Technology Snap the mini-transceiver into the underside of mice like the Microsoft Explorer Mouse or Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse Works on virtually any surface* 6000 and hit the road. Introducing the world’s most advanced tracking! The Explorer Microsoft Explorer Mouse Mouse and Explorer Mini Mouse deliver Microsoft BlueTrack Snap in the mini-transceiver — and go Technology, with remarkable tracking on more surfaces** — better than optical or laser. Expand for full-size comfort, fold for portability With the increased popularity and reliability of wireless note- Beautiful styling. No-compromise convenience. People book connectivity, more and more people are taking their take their notebook PCs everywhere. That’s why the computers along wherever they go — around the house, wireless ArcTM Mouse is designed to be their travel- around the office, and on the road. Until recently, mouse ing companion. Expanded, it’s a sturdy and com- technology couldn’t keep up with the new kinds of surfaces fortable full-sized mouse. Folded, it reduces 40% that these mice would have to work on. in size — a perfect fit for a bag or briefcase. Microsoft has solved this challenge by developing BlueTrack Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse Small-size mouse with snap-in Technology, which combines the power of optical tracking transceiver with the precision of laser to deliver better tracking on more surfaces** — including granite, carpet, unfinished wood, and other surfaces — so you can use your mouse virtually anywhere you can use your computer*. Microsoft ArcTM Mouse Expand for full-size comfort, fold for portability *BlueTrack Technology does not work on clear glass or mirrored surfaces. 6 **Compared to leading laser and optical mice commercially available Spring 2008. 7 m COMMUNICATIONS INTERNET Discover the Difference See, hear, and share more with Microsoft LifeCams Share life experiences with friends and family. Communicate more effectively with coworkers. Windows Live + Microsoft Hardware = easy and fun. These inno- vative products let you see and hear each other with world-class video and audio quality, easily swap photos live during a video call, and share more of your surroundings with flexible product design. MIZED TI FO P R O W ™ E I N V I D L O W S Microsoft LifeCam Show Enjoy ultimate mobility 9 m Easy-to-use, flexible Web cameras that let you share your life — and the world around you Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 Share your world with friends and family LifeCam Show LifeCam VX-5500 Ultra-thin, mobile design. Share your world with the Microsoft Versatile and fun to use. The LifeCam VX-5500 LifeCam Show when you make video calls on the go. Its sturdy lets you hold video calls or exchange Windows Video Mail mount lets you flip and adjust the webcam to capture and convey Live video mail with friends, coworkers, and family in • Easily exchange your surroundings. You can also swap photos live during a video high-quality video and audio, no matter where you are. video mail using Windows Live and your LifeCam call, add video effects that reflect your mood, and preview/record Great on the go! Included carrying case and folds-flat design video messages and send them as e-mail attachments. Add in a make it easy and fun to use, with interchangeable face plates unique, mirrored-glass finish and sleek design, and you’ve got the that let you pick the color that matches your personal style. ultimate in webcam style, functionality, and mobility. You can also add video effects (facial exaggerations, filters, 3D accessories) that reflect your mood, and share and swap photos Microsoft LifeCam Show Attachment System live during a video call. The universal attachment system sits on a desktop or fits securely on your laptop screen, flat panel display, or traditional monitor. Desktop Stand Laptop Clip Attachment Disc World-class VGA optics Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 Flexible attachment base Staying in touch is easy with the fun, flexible Microsoft works anywhere LifeCam VX-5000. Its high-quality lens delivers vibrant, true color and a world-class video image, even in dim light, while the noise-canceling microphone delivers crisp sound.