Microsoft Corp. has rolled out four new special edition hardware products: Wireless Optical Desktop Special Edition, Wireless Optical Mouse Special Edition, Optical Mouse Special Edition and MultiMedia Keyboard Special Edition. With icicle white and matte black versions, the mice and keyboards come in both Mac and PC versions.
The US$84.95 Wireless Optical Desktop Special Edition sports a white and chrome-accented mouse, keyboard, and shared receiver. The keyboard features a multimedia center and hot keys that let you launch music playlists, surf the Net, and more. You can get the Wireless Optical Mouse Special Edition — in a shining white finish with an ambidextrous design and a scroll wheel — separately for $44.95; the matte black version is due next month for $34.95.
The MultiMedia Keyboard Special Edition, designed in a matte black finish but without the mouse, is $44.95.