If you're in the hardware manufacturing business, you'll be wanting to cash in on the launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system with a new line of Win 7-compatible kit.
As expected, that also applies to Microsoft itself - who has this week kick started a new range of peripherals designed specifically for its upcoming Windows 7 operating system. First out the door is the Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000, a keyboard and mouse combo launching later this month with a price tag of around $80.
As part of the bundle, users will get a "Curve" keyboard with a soft-touch palm rest designed with comfort in mind. Helping tailor the keyboard to Windows 7 are a row of Taskbar Favourite keys, each mapped to the location of open applications on the operating system's all-new taskbar. That's joined by a dedicated key for Windows Flip, and software support for Device Stage.
Microsoft's choice of mouse is the recently-introduced Wireless Mouse 5000, an ambidextrous BlueTrack mouse that should work on more surfaces than traditional optical or laser mice.
Not a bad looking solution, but we'd expect to see many more Windows 7 keyboard-and-mouse combos in the coming months.
