Kensington has announced the release of a new line of low-profile notebook peripherals today, targeting those on that are on the go and desire mice and keyboards that pack well and look good. The new line from the company called SlimBlade rolled out with 5 new mice and a configurable Media Notebook set, all having a slim profile and smooth appearance.

The SlimBlade Presenter mouse is a wireless laser tracking mouse and comes in either Ice Blue or Deep Blue. It features a battery level indicator, 4-way scrolling, auto power savings and a backlight to let you know when you are ready with your presentation. The Presenter retails for $49.99

Microsoft has announced the launch of its new Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 designed for use with notebook computers providing wireless mousing without the need for any transceiver sticking out of your USB port.

According to Microsoft, over half of the notebooks shipping next year are likely to have Bluetooth built-in, and a wireless Bluetooth mouse makes connectivity even more convenient than a traditional wireless mouse that requires a separate piece plugged into your notebook to receive the signal.

Repeat after me…Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse, Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse, Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse. Tongue tied yet? Silly name aside Microsoft unveiled today what could be an interesting notebook mouse - the Mobile Memory Mouse 8000, priced at around $100 and available next month.

The Microsoft MMM 8000 (not real model number but I’m tired of typing out the title) is designed for those who want to cut down on excessive USB port hogging on their laptops. The mouse has 1GB of flash memory on board for storing files, uses a magnetic charging system for keeping it up and running as you work and can connect to a PC wirelessly via 2.4GHz wireless or Bluetooth. All that and it looks pretty to boot.

Fujitsu today unveiled a new product in PC security that uses “palm vein biometric authentication” to secure access to computers called the PalmSecure PC Login Kit. The kit comes in two versions, one as a standard which incorporates the palm vein scanner and the other that doubles as a standard computer mouse with the vein reader built in.

The palm vein device from Fujitsu uses a newer type of authentication which uses near-infrared rays to identify the unique patterns of veins in a persons hand. The system promises to provide secure authentication since no two persons vein patterns are exactly alike, and is touchless providing a more hygenic biometric authentication than touching a fingerprint scanner. Also, since the technology looks for deoxidized hemoglobin in the veins to reflect the pattern a hand with no blood pumping …

IOGEAR apparently has a new mouse out today which does Bluetooth, uses lasers and also kills germs as well. The IOGEAR Bluetooth Laser Mouse with Nano Technology is priced at around $80 and available in a variety of locations.

The IOGEAR Bluetooth Laser Mouse offers up a 1600 dpi laser sensor to offer greater mouse movement accuracy as you point and click on screen. Wireless Bluetooth functionality lets you operate the mouse up to 30 feet away, though your computer must be Bluetooth enabled. The germ fighting characteristic comes via “antimicrobial properties built in to protect the product from bacteria surviving on its surface.”

Logitech has announced the the new MX5500 cordless desktop system, featuring the already launched MX Revolution mouse along with a new LCD-enhanced keyboard, both Vista-ready.

The new keyboard in this combo from Logitech focuses largely on a small LCD screen on the top center of the keyboard which prominently displays the time and date along with calculator functions, music playback status and incoming messages. The keyboard features the Vista Flip 3D, Gadgets and Zoom along with shortcut buttons and a Zero Degree tilt keyboard for comfort.

How many functions can you cram into a mouse? IoGear is finding out with an unveiling of the 3-in-1 Wireless Phaser Presentation Mouse (GME422RW6), priced at around $60.

The Phaser Presentation Mouse offers up the ability to serve as a laser pointer for presentations, a track ball for wireless connectivity to a PC and optical ability when on a desktop surface. The track ball allows for wireless control up to 30 feet from a computer via a USB receiver while the optical tracking of the mouse allows for operation between 800-1600 dpi.

Razer has recently launched the Lachesis (bringer of silent death), a new whopping 4000 dpi gaming mouse that’s set to hit stores this coming October. The new Lachesis mouse uses the Synapse onboard memory giving you 32KB to store as many as 5 different gaming profiles that go with the mouse, not the computer. It also has 9 individually programmable hyperesponse buttons and allows adjusting the sensitivity on-the-fly.

The claw-grip style mouse carries an “Ultrapolling” rate of 1000Hz giving it a mere 1ms response time for fast movements. It includes a new 3G Laser sensor which gives it the impressive dpi upgrade from Razers previous versions along with a tracking speed of 60-100 IPS.

The Razer Lachesis is available now for pre-order for $79.99 from the RazerZone site.

Microsoft has launched the Sidewinder mouse built specifically for high-performance PC gaming. The Microsoft Sidewinder is loaded with features to make it highly customizable and in turn very comfortable.

The mouse features three buttons that allow you to switch on the fly between 400, 800, and 2000 DPI or set a customized setting with the included software. It has an LCD display to show the current DPI or macro recording icons and a Vista gaming quick launch button along with 5 other buttons you can customize. It comes with an accessories box where you can load up and adjust the weight of the mouse to give better control for different uses, and the accessory box doubles as a “cable anchor” to keep slack in your mouse cable, giving it a wireless feel, according to Microsoft.

In total the mouse offers almost 5,000 …

Matching up to the increasing number of notebooks being made with Bluetooth built in, today Logitech announced a the new V470 cordless laser mouse designed to work with notebooks having Bluetooth connectivity. The V470 uses Bluetooth 1.2 to connect to either a MacBook or Windows PC notebook, ridding you of the need for any type of external receiver required for most wireless mice. Logitech says the new mouse will be available in September in Europe and the U.S. going for $49.99.

The Logitech V470 comes in a glossy finish of white or blue, boasts a battery life of up to 4 months and includes a low-battery indicator light. The mouse also has a “zoom” feature along with Logitech’s side-to-side scrolling which gives the user both vertical and horizontal scrolling. This comes in real handy on wider pages viewed on smaller notebook …

This is an interesting combination of peripherals if nothing else. A company called Navilock out of Germany who specializes in GPS products has produced a Bluetooth enabled mouse that also acts as a GPS receiver. This is convenient in that if you are looking for a powerful GPS antenna and you are going to be using a mouse anyway, you can now just get them both in one device adding less clutter to your workspace.

The BT-451 mouse from Navilock connects to your PC, laptop or other device that supports wireless Bluetooth connectivity. If this thing is really a mouse at all or just looks like one, the company boasts that the powerful antenna under your hand will perform better with getting indoor signals than most GPS receivers, and obviously performs well outdoors, too.

The BT-451 is currently available at stores in …

Logitech released the $99 G9 Laser Gaming mouse today as its latest addition to their G-series of gaming peripheral devices. The G9 has a number of features to improve both its usability and comfort for long gaming sessions with a dpi range from 200 to as high as 3200 and 1,000 reports per second through the wired USB connection.

For starters the G9 has interchangeable grips, one being a wider, softer grip for comfort and the other a smaller, “DryGrip” for precision movements with no fluff. To add to this customized size Logitech also lets you customize the weight to comply to the type of game your playing, your mousing surface and simply to get the best feel for you. In the bottom of the mouse is a spring loaded cartridge that allows up to 28 grams of additional varying weight, which can be changed …

Razer earlier this week updated its precision mouse known as the Diamondback with a third generation infrared sensor. The new Razer Diamondback 3G is priced at around $60 and comes in several colors.

The Razer Diamondback 3G, said Razer, uses the highest-performing mouse sensor as determined by an independent mouse benchmark test. The mouse offers 1800dpi, a 16-bit data path, 5.8 megapixels per second and up to 60 inches per second. This all amounts to one hell of a responsive rodent attached to your computer.

The new Wave keyboard from Logitech has your complete typing comfort in mind with curves that are designed to nicely fit your hands without any odd-shaped or spread-apart keys that cause you to re-learn to type. The wave design even goes all the way down to the actual keys, giving them each a slight contour for your fingertips.

The total typing comfort doesn’t stop there, though. The Wave keyboard also has a cushioned palm rest and the height is adjustable to three different positions. Should you choose to go with the whole Wave desktop set instead of just the keyboard you’ll also get a ambidextrous and precise laser mouse with standard buttons and rubberized grips that will run for up to 6 months on one set of batteries (the keyboard goes for 15 months without a battery change).

The Wave Desktop set is …

Remember that cool little Mogo Mouse we showed you last October that fit in your PC card slot to stow and charge? Well Mogo has new version called the Mogo Mouse X54 that stows just as nicely as its older sibling and comes with some equally cool features.

The mouse connects to your computer through Bluetooth and the back end of it fits into an ExpressCard slot for charging. The real feature of the X54 however is the devices dual function as a regular mouse and as a multimedia remote.

By flipping a switch on the bottom you can choose between the two modes. While in “mouse mode” you have the right, left and center buttons, a scroll pad and a “back” button. Switching it into “multimedia mode” uses the same buttons for controlling music or video playback. …