Microsoft has just announced the newest member of the Microsoft Hardware touch line ? the Explorer Touch Mouse. The new mouse is featuring a strip with both vertical and horizontal navigation, allowing you to swipe your mouse in any direction. In addition, the scroll wheel also allows for three speeds of scrolling: slow speed for precise movements, medium speed to advance a page or two, or hyperfast speed to flick quickly through a long document. And with haptic technology, it's easy to feel and hear how quickly you are scrolling.

The Explorer Touch Mouse lets you explore beyond the confines of your desk with BlueTrack Technology for seamless scrolling on everything from your carpet to your couch to your pant leg. And it?s also Microsoft's first mouse to offer up to 18 months of battery life. The Explorer Touch Mouse will be available in Septemeber for $49.95.