14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft might be best known for its Windows operating system, but the company also deals in hardware, to some extent, like a certain desktop peripheral kit that has only now surfaced.
Microsoft is not as famous for its hardware as it is for the software it creates, and which runs on the majority of the world's PC systems.
Of course, this isn't as much because other companies have more experience in hardware, but because the software business evolved well beyond everything else.
Still, this doesn't mean that Microsoft will shy away from unleashing a new keyboard and mouse, especially ones with advanced security capabilities.
When speaking of peripherals, one would probably wonder just what sort of security features could possibly exist, and what they would be good for. Apparently, 128-bit AES encryption is the answer.
The keyboard that the outfit created, with a pillow-textured palm rest and black coating, is one that communicates with computers wirelessly, but this also poses a problem.
While the benefits of cable-less communications cannot be contested, there is the possibility that someone else could intercept the key strokes in the same manner. The aforementioned encryption protocol prevents this.
As an extra asset, the newcomer is built with Windows taskbar shortcut buttons on the upper row of keys.
Meanwhile, the mouse has the same wireless capabilities as the keyboard and features a design with side grips and a shape that makes it easy to use by both right-handed and left-handed consumers.
Finally, this same mouse boasts the BlueTrack technology, which should let one place it on any surface without sacrificing responsiveness, except clear glass and mirrors.
End-users interested in acquiring the Wireless Desktop 2000, as the keyboard+mouse peripheral set is called, need only drop by this page and, of course, prepare enough financial resources to make a purchase ($39.95).