Microsoft's environmental contribution: a mouse with a switc

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Microsoft has announced a new "green" wireless mouse, with such environmentally-minded features as...an on/off switch.The Redmond company is gently marketing its new Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 today as being environmentally friendly due to its six-month battery life. This, according to Microsoft, will amount to an 80% reduction in battery consumption over a three-year period How does it achieve this feat? By using a rechargeable battery, and equipping it with a battery level indicator and power switch.Seems deceptively simple for a device which also touts "High Definition Laser Technology," and Vista Flip 3D-maximized magnifier tool/tilt wheel.