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It’s nearly vacation time, you’ve got your second-gen Razer Blade nestled in wrapping paper below the Festivus pole, and all you need is a fancy new mouse to go along with that fancy new gaming laptop. Razer’s apparently got you covered in that department as well, refreshing its Orochi wireless gaming mouse just in time for the upcoming holiday. Sporting a new laser with a 6400 dpi 4G sensor, Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity (as well as wired support) and 30 hours of advertised battery life on two AAs (double the previous model), the Orochi promises to “take out the competition with deadly accuracy.” Here’s hoping Razer’s not talking about beating your opponents to death with the mouse, and just means that figuratively. The company’s already got the new Orochi up for sale on its website for $69.99 / €69.99, which we’d suggest heading to sooner than later should you want to beat the holiday madness.

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The Razer DeathAdder mouse is one of the more popular gaming mice to date, and considering how it was launched all the way back in 2006 (yes sir, it is half a dozen years that we are talking about here!), it is all too timely for Razer to come up with an update to this venerable gaming mouse. Touted to be the world’s best-selling gaming mouse, the updated and upgraded Razer DeathAdder will come with an upgraded optical sensor which will move from its 3.5G roots to a cutting-edge 4G infrared sensor that delivers improved performance and precision. Not only that, it is also touted to be the world’s most powerful optical sensor, where it is capable of achieving up to 6400 dpi resolution without having to sacrifice the natural tracking feel of an optical sensor, and neither will it yield the robotic sensation which is more often than not associated to that of a comparable laser option.

Sporting the iconic right-handed ergonomic shape (southpaws lose out on this again) that have grown on gamers over the years, it will even carry integrated textured rubber side grips to deliver superior mouse control and grip. Similar to its predecessor, the new Razer DeathAdder will come with Synapse 2.0 support, letting you synchronize your range of settings and profiles automatically over to the cloud without missing a beat. Depending on which side of the pond you live on, the updated Razer DeathAdder gaming mouse will retail for $69.99 or €69.99. Enjoy the photo gallery after the jump. [Press Release]

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Razer has always been a maker of premiere gaming peripherals, especially their mice. One of the biggest features of their gaming mice are the high dpi ratings (dots per inch) of the sensors. Most of their mice have over 3000dpi sensors, but their newest DeathAdder mouse has a whopping 6400dpi, making it the most precise mouse on the planet.

Razer is simply calling the new mouse the “DeathAdder 2013,” and it packs in a 6400dpi optical sensor, compared to the 3500dpi infrared sensor of its predecessor. It’s just in time for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and we can’t help but think that dedicated gamers who are wanting the slightest edge over their competition will want this new mouse.

Then again, we could only see the 6400dpi being useful for those intense gamers who might be able to tell the difference when gaming, but for everyday users, the DeathAdder 2013 (as well as pretty much any Razer product), might be a bit overkill for your purposes. The black and lime green color scheme is pretty cool, though.

However, the new DeathAdder 2013 costs $70, which is only $10 more than its predecessor, which means that if you’re in the market for a new Razer DeathAdder, you’d be stupid not to go for the extra dpi for only $10 more. Any way you look at it, 6400dpi is a lot of dots, and we’re really curious to see how much more accurate it is over inferior sensors.

Razer releases DeathAdder 2013 gaming mouse with 6400dpi is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Welcome to the Engadget holiday gift guide! Picking presents for friends and loved ones is never a simple task, and with thousands of options for each category, buying technology can be an especially frustrating experience. We’re here to help. Below you’ll find today’s bevy of curated picks, and you can head back to our hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the holiday season.

Nothing quite says “holidays” like snuggling up with your favorite gaming device and putting some serious time into the backlog of games piling up next to the TV. But 2012 is a year of change when it comes to gaming devices — PC graphics cards are dropping in price and easily outclassing console competition, and new entrants like the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Wii U offer novel ways to interact with classic characters. So, what should you get for the gaming-inclined people in your life? Read on to find out what will fit best into your budget this year.

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