The Mamba, a sleek, "lag free" gaming mouse with the "world’s fastest 5600DPI Razer Precision 3.5G Laser sensor." It's got Teflon coated feet! All that coolness comes with a price tag, $129.99 USD to be exact, or €129.99 if you're on the Euro.

It's available starting February.

The other thing we'll be going body parts-on with at CES this week is the Razer Carcharias, a professional grade gaming headset that we'll get pronunciation details on soon. Read on for pretty pictures, prices, technical details and much, much more.

Razer™ Unveils New Product Suite For Gamers.

New products reveal renewed focus on product design and proprietary technologies
Las Vegas, NV – January 8, 2009 – Today, at the Consumer Electronics Show, Razer™ unveiled a cutting edge of gaming peripherals including the Razer Mamba™, a high precision wireless laser gaming mouse, and the Razer Carcharias™, a circumaural audio headset. Product demonstrations will be held at the South Hall, meeting room 35166.

This new suite of Razer products will give gamers the competitive edge and allow for enhanced game play for longer periods of time. With an emphasis on product design and a focus on proprietary Razer technologies, these latest products will help gamers amplify performance levels with faster response times, increased precision and offer unique design features.

“The best entertainment experiences happen when you are fully immersed in your game, and hardware shouldn’t get in the way of that,” said Razer president Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff. “We’ve put every bit of advantage available in the hands of our gamers with the new Razer Mamba, and the Razer Carcharias. These products are for gamers who understand how minimal wireless lag time, high quality audio communications and increased precision can mean the difference between winning and losing.”

PRODUCT OVERVIEW:

The Razer Mamba™
Razer has unleashed the full potential of gaming mice by designing an ergonomic, lag free gaming mouse with 2.4GHz gaming grade wireless technology, making it the fastest mouse both on and off the cord. With dual mode wired/wireless functionality, the Razer Mamba lets users immediately and seamlessly switch from wired to wireless play. With first in class polling rates at 1ms as compared to traditional wireless mice that poll at 8ms, players will have virtually lag free game play.

The Razer Mamba also includes a host of features like Razer Synapse™ on-board memory that lets gamers store and bring their mouse settings wherever they go. And the world’s fastest 5600DPI Razer Precision™ 3.5G Laser sensor, the Razer Mamba wireless gaming mouse lets gamers move with lightning speed and precision to easily escape from becoming prey.

Cost: US- $129.99; Europe- €129.99
Available: Razerzone.com Feb, 2009, Worldwide Q1 2009

Features:
• Detachable seven-foot, lightweight, braided cord
• Battery life & DPI stage indicator
• Ultra-large non-slip Hyperesponse™ buttons
• Ergonomic design
• Zero-acoustic Ultraslick™ Teflon feet
Specifications:
• Gaming Grade Wireless Technology
• Dual Mode Wired/Wireless Functionality
• Razer Synapse™ On-board Memory
• 5600DPI Razer Precision™ 3.5G Laser sensor
• 1000Hz Ultrapolling™ / 1ms response rate
• Up to 200 inches per second*/ 50g acceleration
• Approximate size: 128mm x 70mm x 42.5mm
• Battery Life: 14hrs (continuous gaming); 72hrs (normal gaming usage)
*Depends on surface used

The Razer Carcharias™
The Razer Carcharias is the essence of uncompromised comfort and audio clarity. The Razer Carcharias contain certain key features focused on comfort, like a circumaural shape to allow full over-ear coverage, interchangeable ear pads for a custom fit and a fully adjustable headband. The Razer Carcharias headset boasts superior audio clarity, deep, thumping bass and a noise filtering microphone. An inline remote lets users quickly and easily adjust volume and mute the microphone.

Cost: US- $79.99; Europe- €79.99
Available: Razerzone.com Jan, 2009, Worldwide Q1 2009

Headphone:
• Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz
• Impedance: 32 at 1kHz
• Sensitivity (@1kHz, 1V/Pa): 102 ± 4dB at 1 kHzMax.
• Input Power: 200 mW
• Drivers: 40 mm, with neodymium Magnets

Microphone:
• Frequency Response: 50 – 16,000 Hz
• Sensitivity( @1kHz, 1V/Pa): -37 ± 4dB
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 50 dB
• Pick-up pattern: Unidirectional
• Cable: 3 meters, Braided Fiber Sheath
• Connector: 3.5 mm jack (headphone and mic)

On the downside, only two of the four buttons felt like they were naturally positioned, with the glowing mousewheel awkwardly out of reach. Perhaps smaller hands will have an easier time scrolling, but when you've got dainty digits like I do, it's hard to imagine the current form factor working for a wide range of players.

Verdict: A good gimmick that works for simple shooters, but not for those in need of a robust button set up.

According to NCSX, "the mice require a USB port and are compatible with WinXP/ME [Vista too!] and Macintosh OSX operating systems."

And the lovely additional specs:
- Mechanical ball mouse
- 400dpi resolution
- Cord length of 120cm or 47.23"

Does not require previous experience with carpal tunnel syndrome. They'll set you back $23 American and are ready to ship! Michael McWhertor

Super Mario Bros Dot Design Mouse 2 [NCSX]

Pretty transitions at least. Woo.

Now go get the best mouse ever before they are all gone! Michael Fahey

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Razer Copperhead Blog Page [Woot! - Thanks theuberasian!]

Since I'm currently rocking no speakers (I've been without a PC sound system since my move in November), it's actually a perfect set for my needs. I don't have the space to install 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound just for my PC. Hopefully I'll find three one hundred dollar bills on the ground over the next few days to pay for it, because I was amazed at the rich, deep, room filling sound coming from three (admittedly large) speakers.

If you're in the market, you should try to get a demo. These were pretty damn impressive. Afterward, I got some hands on time with a few other products which are after the jump.

Normally, I'd consider worrying about keypress lag minimized from 8 milliseconds to 1 millisecond and finely tuned 72 gram key resistance focusing solely on the details, but the Tarantula keyboard is still super cool. Since I, ghetto PC gamer, am still tapping away on the included PS2 keyboard I bought about ten years ago I think I'm due for an upgrade. Stored profiles, programmable macros, a nifty little light attachment accessory for nighttime gaming, I'm getting a little gadget jealous.

Since I'm pretty comfortable with my Logitech wireless optical mouse, I was less excited about some of the gaming mice on display, but they did have a very solid feel with amazing response. I also happen to suck and suck hard at most first-person shooters, so an extra 1200 dpi resolution isn't going to help me out.

But Razer afficionados should be aware that the company will be re-releasing 10,000 Razer Boomslang mice for the device's ten year anniversary. Very cool.

Hopefully we'll get some offered samples and see how our respective games improve. Michael McWhertor

Germ free?! It almost sounds too good to be true!

IOGEAR's Wireless Laser Mouse is coated with a Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) and Silver (Ag) nano-particle compound. The coating uses two mechanisms to deactivate enzymes and proteins to prevent a wide spectrum of bacteria, fungi, and algae from surviving on the surface of the mouse. The compound has been tested and proven effective against the settlement of harmful microbes on the insulated surface.

I, on the other hand, just adore scraping of the collected scum from my wireless mouse and ten-year old keyboard. It's like a PC game of its own! Michael McWhertor

Germ Free Wireless Laser Mouse [IOGear via ExtremeTech]

To all the Kotaku Nintendo haters (I'm looking at YOU, Gauger!) who may be under the impression that Nintendo doesn't have enough blockbuster titles for the DS, I say HA, and HA again! I present to you, the Biker Mice from Mars!! It's going to be the next big thing in gaming, mark my words!! It's got mice wearing patent leather, driving around motorcycles, and kicking butt (cheese not included). Go ahead, you KNOW you want to post this gem!

Look, I am not a Nintendo hater! I have a DS AND a PSP, OKAY?! Sometimes I dress them up in little fancy clothes made of toilet paper with pretty glitter glued on, and they're best friends and have strawberry tea and play whist until their mommies call them home for the yummiest dinners ever. And they never have to go to school or clean their rooms ever!

Eliza Gauger

[Thanks Jwalestrom]

I'm no ergonomist but I'm thinking these mice probably aren't the best design for comfort.

Mario & Goomba Mice Now Available [Gamebrink]