Can Microsoft kill off the mousemat?

BlueTrack - proprietary
BlueTrack - proprietary

Microsoft's BlueTrack technology is so good that it could spell the end for the mousemat, according to company peripherals expert Andre Reuter.

Reuter is well aware that mousemats are one of the most common add ons for computers across the planet, but as Microsoft's well-received BlueTrack technology begins to appear in more and more mice, Reuter thinks that many people could find them redundant.

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