Maybe you can’t stand wireless mice because they are a bit less responsive than the wired ones, but if you need a clean and organized office desk you might want to try what Targus has to offer in the wireless range.

Take for example the Wireless Stow-N-Go Rechargeable Mouse, which is said to be the only 27MHz mouse in the Stow-N-Go Mouse product line from Targus. This wireless mouse integrates a 800-dpi high-tracking resolution laser sensor which provides extremely precise cursor movements (as I said, good for the office stuff only). The design of this new mouse is highly portable and includes a small, thumb-size USB receiver that doubles as an on/off switch when stored. Moreover, the receiver tucks on the underside of the mouse for easy travel. Although it seems too round to provide a comfortable use, Targus ensures us that it’s specifically designed for laptop users and people on the go.

The Wireless Stow-N-Go charges via the USB port even when you’re using it, so no more dead batteries to give you headaches. What makes it simpler to use than most of the wireless mice out there is the fact that it requires no drivers or software.

You can find this one online for $49.99.

Time to leave gaming and ultra-portable mice alone for a bit and concentrate on the latest vehicular rodents. Ever wanted a fast American muscle car, but couldn’t afford it? Now you can try one of NGC’s latest Shelby-like mice that’s guaranteed to give you adrenaline rushes every time you use it.

The Novelty Gift Company prepared the V8 Bullet with an authentic retro shape based on Ford Shelby’s design. It comes complete with front and rear blue LED lights and you can use the provided decals to further customize the looks.

On the functional side, the car-mouse is ergonomically designed to fit your palm and comes with a decent 800 DPI optical sensor that is suited for browsing and office stuff. The mouse has 5 buttons and a scroll wheel and is available in wired or wireless versions. The wireless model includes rechargeable batteries charged via a petrol nozzle styled USB cable and the wireless transmitter has been cleverly hidden in the form of a starter key. Unfortunately this is just an RF transmitter that allows only for a 1,5 m range.

In case you don’t like the Cherry Red color, NGC also have this model available in Diamond Black and Racing Green.

More info and pricing details on the NGC official website.

There are quite a few obscure manufacturers that like to play around with mouse designs, forgetting everything about ergonomics and comfort. Weird-shaped mice take the form of funny animals, tools and cars, and just anything you could imagine. While playing with such mice could be fun, the actual usage might not prove to be that entertaining. Anyhow, I think that one should have one good mouse and the rest could go into his/her collectibles stash.

One of the latest less ergonomic, but funny mice comes in the form of a slightly flattened golf ball complete with a specially designed mouse pad that resembles a golf course. The mouse pad features a flag, a putter and a tiny ball, so now you have to slalom your way on the pad.

Goofing around with such mouse and pad won’t serve in any way if you intend to play FPS and other games requiring precision and lightning-fast response times, though the mouse is optical. This set looks like it would be more appropriate as an ornamental gadget lying around the office desk of a golf veteran. In addition to its special shape, the mouse can also light up in several colors, making for a stroboscope and keeping you awake in those lazy summer office days.

No info on price and availability. The guys over at Gizmag might know something about these aspects.

I guess professional gamers know which mouse is best suited for competitive use. The usual suspects come from Logitech and Razer, which are, no doubt about it, renowned manufacturers. But there are some obscure brand names like Ideazon, not really known world wide, which provide good, if not some of the best gaming mice around. However, most of the times gamers will continue to stick to their favorite brands, even though obscure competition might have better mice in stock. That’s the case of Wolf King. I just heard of this manufacturer, but it looks like they have a pretty solid gaming mouse that has been weakly promoted.

The Wolf King Trooper Laser Gaming features a 2200DPI Ultra High Resolution Laser Engine that allows you to perform all sorts of lightning-fast maneuvers. This mouse provides all the now standard features that a respectable gaming mouse should include. Thus, you get driverless on the fly sensitivity adjustment selectable between 2200, 1600, and 800DPI. This allows you to easily switch from browsing and basic PC functionality to those sniping and precision settings required by FPS and strategy games.

Specifically built for FPS players, Trooper enables you to select your rate of fire at the touch of a button. Single, double, triple, and even four round burst per mouse click, again, with no special driver required.

Here are some more features:

• High speed USB2.0 connectivity
• Sleek ergonomic design for comfort and good looks
• Track wheel LED color indicates fire status
• LED DPI speed indicator

Reviews over the net claim that this mouse can’t really compare to Razer Lachesis and the Logitech gang, but I reckon it’s still pretty decent one you see it costs only $26.99.

Ready for some more notebook rodent extravaganza? First of all, let me say that I’m no fan of little things. I don’t like smallish cellphones, I totally dis the minute iShuffle, and can’t understand why people need tiny mice for their laptops when they can use the best wireless laser mice with any kind of computer. Speaking of tiny laptop mice, Logitech has recently released a new model, and its name says it all from me.

The V450 Nano cordless laser mouse is meant for notebook users, but it could be used as a desktop mouse too, they say. Now, why would I use something that small with my desktop PC? Does it come with some out of the ordinary features, at least? Let’s see…Logitech’s exclusive Plug-and-Forget Nano-receiver, featuring a USB receiver that is so small, you’ll forget about it in no time once it is plugged in, letting the mouse always be ready for use. Mmmno, nothing special here. Next!

The battery inside the V450 Nano is claimed to last for an entire year before a replacement is required, but that figure clearly depends on just how long you intend to use the mouse for each day. Hmmm, that might be a good feature, but since a do some gaming, I wonder if this can really last longer than my current cordless solution, whose batteries last for about 5 months no matter what I do with it.

Since it’s wireless, the tiny thing integrates a 2.4GHz wireless transmitter that comes with the standard 10m range. The V450 Nano is scheduled to hit the US market later this month, while Europe receives it later, in July. Another hateable thing about smallish technology is the price. Would you pay $49.99 for this mouse?