Microsoft's Explorer Mouse ($99) might just remind you of your dad's Oldsmobile. It's built for comfort rather than speed, for long cruises down the Internet's superhighway, with some features that give it a bit of coolness and flash. If you're looking for an ultra-high-rez mouse for first person shooters...keep on moving; nothing to see here. But, if you spend most of your time browsing websites, checking email, and knocking out Microsoft Office documents...this just might be a winner!

You wouldn't believe how many mice and keyboardshave recently found their way to jamesgames.com for review. Though they may look similar, and even have similar pricing, these peripherals are as different as night and day.

I've taken them for a test drive, and what you'll find here are my personal reactions. However, I always suggest that you take any product review of input devices with a grain of salt, because my hands and yours may be sized very differently.

Go to the store and take them for a spin to see if your body and their design is a good match. You can't get that info from an article or even a photo.

So far, here are the products I've looked at: Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard and Mouse, Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard, Logitech Illuminated Keyboard, Review: Microsoft Explorer Mouse, Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Keyboard, and the Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000.

The $69.99 Habu Mouse is a result of a partnership of sorts between Microsoft and long-time uber-mouse-maker Razer designed from the ground up for serious gamers. Like the ill designed Reclusa keyboard, the Habu has glowing blue trim; even the scroll wheel is illuminated. Unlike the Reclusa, however, the Habu’s design is actually helpful to gamers. The mouse can be adjusted, on the fly from 400 to 2000 dpi.