Razer has actually launched its first-ever glass computer mouse floor covering for players. Billed as a floor covering that provides “pure sleek accuracy,” the Razer Atlas (opens up in brand-new tab) uses a micro-etched solidified glass surface area with CNC-milled rounded sides, a non-slip rubber base, and also fast wipe-down cleansing. This $99/ EUR119 glass computer mouse floor covering isn’t merely an upcycled glass cutting board.
Glass has actually been an important component of our lives for centuries. Still, worldwide of computer system peripherals, where ergonomic factors to consider suggested everybody in the noughties had a gel wrist remainder, it may be a more difficult sell. On top of that, there has been a certain fad towards difficult ‘quick’ mousing surface areas for eSports pros in the last few years, yet does glass go as well much?
Razer highlights that its glass computer mouse floor covering boosts a number of pc gaming efficiency metrics. For precise monitoring, the Razer Atlas includes a black or white surface area that has actually been micro-etched with 2μm texturing for smooth optical sensing unit comments. For rate and also responsiveness, the ultra-smooth matt surface area promotes “fast swipes and also regular glides,” states Razer. If you have a tendency to wear your computer mouse floor coverings, one more promoted advantage of this solidified glass layout is its impressive longevity – and also it needs to be very easy to tidy after a streaky, perspiring Cheetos-fueled pc gaming session.
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Making this action far from typical computer mouse floor coverings, Razer appears to have actually not yet discovered a means to incorporate its trademark Chroma RGB right into the Atlas. Or maybe it will certainly launch the RGB variation once the exhilaration concerning this initial Atlas design has actually lessened.
Razer consists of some interested cautions on its Atlas item web pages. Naturally, glass can be unsafe, especially contrasted to the material and also foam of a typical computer mouse floor covering. Nonetheless, do we require to be warned not to make use of the Atlas to begin fires, as a lens for enjoying eclipses or solar flares, or to not strike others over the head with it?
Razer is asking $99/ EUR119 for this 450 x 400 x 5 mm (17.72 x 15.75 x 0.19-inch) glass piece. Possibly this rate will certainly serve to some, yet others may be attracted to enjoy some do it yourself Advantages design shenanigans, like upcycling a glass cutting board (opens up in brand-new tab) or sandblasting a section of a glass workdesk top (opens up in brand-new tab) for a comparable outcome.
