Ever wonder what your desk surface looks like up close? No. No one has. Not even [Sprite_tm], but upon disassembling his optical mouse and discovering its 18×18 CCD he decided to put it to use ...

Early optical mice required a special mouse pad, but modern devices can be rolled over traditional pads, as well as almost any surface other than glass or mirror. Laser-driven mice are even more ...

Readers with long memories will remember the days when mice and other similar pointing devices relied upon a hard rubber ball in contact with your desk or other surface, that transmitted any ...

A fabric-covered rubber pad roughly 9" square that provides a smooth surface for rolling a mouse. Since the advent of optical mice, mouse pads are no longer as essential as they were in the past.

Optical mice are the most common ... Use a spudger to clean out the groove around the mouse and a microfiber cloth to wipe ...