Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse ($99.99)

Videogaming is so lucrative that everyone wants a piece of that pie; and what better way to jump on the bandwagon than by simply labeling something a so-called “gaming device.” Case in point, the Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse. A visit to Logitech's website and you'll see that the device lives in two places: under Logitech Products > Mice and Trackballs > Cordless mice as well as under Logitech Products > Mice and Trackballs > Gaming mice. You see, the G7 is just a good mouse; and as any PC gamer knows, nearly all “good mice” make good “gaming mice.”

Anyway, the G7 rocks a massive list of cool techie sounding features that mean nothing to me: a 2000 dpi laser engine (huh?), a 2.4 GHz wireless connection (am I downloading porn?), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) gaming feet (does that mean plastic?), and three sensitivity levels (400, 800, and 2000 dpi). What does this all mean to you? It means nothing. But I can tell you this much, I've been playing a ton of Battlefied 2 with the G7 and I'm still kicking ass.

There are two buttons below (next to, due south, who knows, just look at the picture) the scroll wheel that allow you to adjust the mouse's sensitivity from within a game. While this is nothing new with Logitech mice, it's a great feature that I'm glad to see made it into the G7. Additionally, the G7 has a ton of customizable buttons, and what's really cool is that it ships with two rechargeable batteries that plug into the wireless USB port transponder thing-a-ma-jig (each battery lasts about two or three days).

As with most Logitech mice the G7 is super-comfortable. That said, if you're a southpaw you're fucked. But hey, that's your problem. At around $100 the G7 is kind of pricey for a peripheral that ships with every computer but it's a great gift item.