Canon Launches X Mark I Lite Mouse!

[Canon Rumors]

CANON U.S.A. ANNOUNCES NEW DESKTOP ACCESSORIES FOR TODAY’S BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

New Products Expand Canon Technology into New Markets

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 26, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, has strengthened the X Mark I series of products today with the launch of two new desktop business accessories, the X Mark I Mouse Lite and the X Mark I Keypad. Designed with input from Canon’s Camera design team, these sleek and stylish products are the ideal extension to a laptop’s standard keyboard, helping to improve overall work efficiency for business professionals working remotely.

“The addition of the X Mark I Keypad and X Mark I Mouse Lite marks Canon’s entry into a new product category,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies and Communications Group, Canon U.S.A. “Canon recognizes that business professionals are always on the search for tools that help improve work efficiency and we feel these new products will certainly accomplish this task.”

The three-in-one Canon X Mark I Mouse Lite combines the functionality of a laser mouse in addition to a keypad and 10-digit calculator making it ideal for the traveling business professional along with anyone interested in minimizing the number of accessories in a workspace. Available in either black or white, the X Mark I Mouse Lite is compatible with Windows PC or Mac laptops, has three mouse buttons and Bluetooth 2.01 connectivity. In addition, this new mouse has a low battery indicator to avoid running out of power unexpectedly.

Designed for the on-the-go business professional, the Canon X Mark I Keypad provides users with a two-in-one keypad in addition to a 10-digit Semi-Desktop Calculator that can be easily paired with either a Windows PC or Mac laptop through Bluetooth 2.01. Powered by solar and AAA batteries, the X Mark I Keypad is available in black or white.

The Canon X Mark I Mouse Lite will have an estimated selling price of $59.99 and is expected to become available in August while the Canon X Mark I Keypad will have an estimated selling price of $59.99 and is expected to ship in September.

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[neuroanatomist]

We ask for a new camera, and we get THIS?!?  We need a X Mark II Cat to eat this X Mark I Mouse Lite, and get Canon back on track...   

[kode]

Well, I've been sort of in the market for a keypad, I guess, but I do have an urge to second-guess this new product line...

[NormanBates]

I totally checked the date: "it can't be april 1st, right?"

what a joke...

[PXL_Pusher]

Accounting departments worldwide - rejoice!

Photographers..... back to purgatory.

Come on Canon! 

[steven63]

So disappointing. 

[IWLP]

I see no Direct Print button.  I suppose we're supposed to be excited about the new "Indirect Print Button" functionality.

[bycostello]

yeah, not sure i totally see the point of that....  i'll stick to my magic mouse....

[victorengel]

This is not new. Do a google search for calculator mouse, and you'll see plenty of links for this product from last year! Or is there some feature that's different this time around, in which case, why is it a Mark I product?

[neuroanatomist]

This is not new. Do a google search for calculator mouse, and you'll see plenty of links for this product from last year! Or is there some feature that's different this time around, in which case, why is it a Mark I product?

You're refering to the X Mark I Mouse, this is the new X Mark I Mouse Lite.  It's Lite, which means...well, I have no idea what it means, since it appears to be exactly the same product that was released in the UK last year around this time.  This time, it's available for the US market, which I'm sure has been eagerly awaiting a new calculator/mouse product.     Perhaps since America has a higher rate of obesity in the population, Canon felt that re-naming this product Lite would boost sales...

[michi]

I did the same thing, is it April 1st?  Wow, really, a new line of keyboards and a CALCULATOR mouse?  Wow...  Maybe the 5DMIII will come with a built in calculator too.  Such innovative thinking!

[neuroanatomist]

Maybe the 5DMIII will come with a built in calculator too.

Could be...according to endgadget, "[Canon's] camera design team helped to create the hybrid input device."  Of course, that might simply be because Canon's calculator/mouse design team is understaffed, a shortcoming they'll certainly address before they start working on the X Mark II Mouse UltraLite.

[Sdiver2489]

The keypad looks like its 5 x 4....odd aspect ratio and only .000020MP? At least it should be low noise...

[davidpeter]

Definitely needed.

I see the future of a splitted 5D line: one with calculator and one without that...

[docrender]

Do they sick? So-o-o... expecting Canon made android based tablet pretty soon.