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Comes in a shiny plastic display box which it seems a real shame to open up but I want to see how classy it looks in use so out with the knife.

Robyn Peterson wrote a good review of the mouse for ExtremeTech:

"Functionally speaking, the Starck mouse is quite ordinary. Frankly, it's a comfortable but ill-equipped mouse by today's standards. It's not wireless--nor will it ever be. It's not a power user's mouse – but it doesn't pretend to be. What it is, however, is stylish--with more thought behind it than 99% of the peripherals on the market. By partnering with Starck, Microsoft is making an artistic statement, something that needs to be done more in the PC industry."

It is definitely different. The small patches on either side of the mouse are where you grip it between thumb and little finger. The rest of the case is the buttons, one half for left and one half for right, so it actually looks like it hasn't got any. Down the middle is a gorgeous blue illuminated strip with the obligatory wheel (I'm sure I wouldn't be using it if the wheel was not designed in). Underneath is also stylish and no labelling at all - the only way you know it is a Microsoft mouse is a tag attached near the USB connector.

I notice that the box says 2004, as does the ExtremeTech review, so it looks like somebody had some hardware lying around collecting dust and found someone with morale budget to spend. Every silver lining has a cloud!

# posted by John Breakwell @ 6:06 PM