For many years, Microsoft has made a line of computer peripherals like mice, keyboards, and web cams. Microsoft has over the last few years reintroduced its line of SideWinder gaming peripherals and today the software giant announced that it was entering into a new peripheral category for notebooks.

Microsoft has introduced the Notebook Cooling Base that helps keep notebooks running cool. The device features a built-in fan and a cooling channel on a base that fits any notebook and is designed for use on the desktop or on a users lap.

The cooling base is 1.16-inches thick and the fan gets power from the laptops USB port. White or black colors will be offered for $29.95 in July. Microsoft has also announced new colors for the slick Arc mouse including special edition frost white, eggplant purple, deep olive green, and marine blue.

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