We suppose if there are folks who’d prefer a gaming laptop as their primary PC, then there must also be a market for portable gaming mice. But would you pay $115 for one?
[CES 2013] Mad Catz has made quite the splash at CES Unveiled, with the introduction of the R.A.T.M GameSmart mouse that will merge Bluetooth Smart technology alongside a gaming grade laser sensor into a single gaming peripheral. According to Mad Catz, this would come with market leading battery life so that you would not run out of steam during the most crucial of gaming moments. We are looking at up to a year of battery life on this bad boy, although just how many hours of gaming does it take to last that long remains to be seen.
The R.A.T.M will play nice with a whole host of devices that range from PC and Mac to next generation TVs and tablets. For those of you who own devices that lack Bluetooth Smart mouse support, the R.A.T.M will even come equipped with a nano dongle. Platforms that run Windows 8 with native Bluetooth Smart mouse support will see the R.A.T.M hook up directly without any issues.
Hardware features include an adjustable palm rest, a dozen action buttons (10 of which are programmable), and a power efficient 6400DPI twin-eye laser sensor. The R.A.T.M will rely on an all new Windows and Mac compatible drag-and-drop programming interface, so that gamers can intuitively program commands with speed.
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After introducing the world to its GameSmart crossplatform hardware initiative last week just ahead of CES 2013, Mad Catz today revealed exactly what that’ll mean for consumers: several of the company’s peripherals are being reappropriated for use across mobile, PC, and Mac platforms. That includes the R.A.T. mouse, the F.R.E.Q. headset, the M.O.U.S.9 wireless mouse, and the C.T.R.L.R. wireless gamepad, all of which are being branded into the GameSmart line. Beyond the PC / Mac / mobile applications of these devices, Mad Catz says “some” are also designed for console use without going into specifics — we’ll be sure to ask Mad Catz about that when we get our first hands-on with the line of GameSmart peripherals this evening. All four devices become available “in a range of distinctive colors” to the general public in “early 2013.”
Gallery: Mad Catz R.A.T.M
Gallery: Mad Catz M.O.U.S.9
Gallery: Mad Catz C.T.R.L.R.
Gallery: Mad Catz F.R.E.Q.M
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