Sanwa Launches Multi-Touch Wireless Mouse

It seems that Apple's not the only company capable of designing and launching a multi-touch mouse (albeit we'll have to admit their merits for being the first ones to do so), since the Japanese from Sanwa has also outed such a product, that works on a 2.4 GHz wireless interface.

Design-wise, the device from Sanwa is actually somewhat similar to the Magic Mouse from Apple, since it doesn't feature any buttons, instead presenting itself in the shape of a flat, black surface, ready to track the user's gestures.

According to the company's statement, the peripheral manages to recognize quite a wide array of gestures, including here scrolling horizontally and vertically, swiping, double clicking, pinch-and-zoom, etc.

The multi-touch mouse from Sanwa can detect up to 1000 dots / inch and features an optical sensor system, while the 2 x AAA batteries used for powering it should deliver a continuous operating time of around 200 hours and a stand-by time of up to 3600 hours.

It's also important to mention that the multi-touch mouse from Sanwa can be very easily carried around, since it measures 54 x 91 x 21mm and weighs 45 grams, while the wireless USB receiver is quite minute, measuring 14.5 x 18 x 6.5mm and weighing a mere 2 grams.

The mouse's 2.4GHz RF radio system offers a functioning radius of about 10m when placed on a wooden desk, but the range decreases to just 2 meters when the peripheral is placed on some magnetic material.

Plus, the mouse will work quite well with Windows 7 and the other operating systems from Microsoft (and we're pretty sure that it will also support some other OS' as well).

Pricing for the multi-touch mouse from Sanwa is fairly affordable, the device selling for around 75 US dollars (6,090 Japanese Yen), which makes it only slightly more expensive than the Apple Mighty Mouse.