Microsoft's Classic Intellimouse Updates 2003's Iconic Mouse For The Modern Era

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- Mark Hachman

Fans of the classic Microsoft Intellimouse 3.0 from 2003 can now buy an updated version, which, Microsoft has promised, is true to the spirit of the original.

In fact, Simon Dearsley, Devices Design Director at Microsoft, said this week that some of the components in the new Classic Intellimouse (go.pcworld.com/imby) remain the same as those in the original Intellimouse 3.0, its inspiration. The key improvements are in the switch and tracking technology, updating the components for the modern era.

“We’ve reached a point where tracking and switch technology and price has matured immensely,” Dearsley said. “We saw this as an opportunity to improve on an icon by updating it with modern technology.”