SteelSeries WoW mouse

SteelSeries has announced a special edition World of Warcraft mouse, due out some time in Q3.

Bruce Hawver, SteelSeries CEO, said: "We brought to market the first MMO gaming mouse more than three years ago with Blizzard, and since that product launch, we've been working to improve and perfect what the MMO community has wanted and asked for - from the size and button shape to the hardware and wireless functionality."

"The World of Warcraft Wireless Mouse not only answers players requests, but we're confident that it will impress players by arming them with state of the art hardware features and an exceptional user experience."

Dark stone-gray in colour, Translucent, with an illuminated World of Warcraft world map background. It will have 11 ergonomically placed buttons. New pro-grade switches and a laser sensor that will reach up to 8,200 CPI.

The drag & drop interface allows users to: "Program all buttons with more than 130 preset game commands and create custom macros and/or use the in-game macro scripting language."

The technical specs are as follows:

"Frames Per Second: 12,000
Counts Per Inch: 8,200
Lift distance: 2mm - 5mm
Battery type: Lithium Ion
Wireless battery life: 16 hours
Charge time: estimated 1 hour from low to full charge
Compatible with all current MMO titles
6.5ft cable with mini-USB and USB"

Head over to SteelSeries for pricing details, but expect to pay around £100.