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Most guys under oath wouldn’t even admit to looking at porn at the office, but it happens. We know it happens. It’s one of those don’t ask, don’t tell type of things. No matter how many people there are who look at porn, or who are just plain goofing off on company time, there is always the risk that you will be the one who is caught actually in the act.

The USB Privacy Mouse includes a special button which allows you to set a predetermined window to pop up when you’re goofing off at work, not to mention all of the key-features of a standard mouse, such as 800dpi of movement ability and a scroll wheel,. So when your boss turns the corner towards your cubicle, click the privacy button, and a work-friendly window will pop up to save your ass. Get your own for $20. — Andrew Dobrow

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The iPod Touch is great for people who want an iPhone-like interface, but what about those of us who love the original “iPod Classic” look and feel, but want some sort of modern advancement? Jobs and Co. are on it, with a recently revealed patent showing a revamp of the scroll wheel system.

The scroll wheel thankfully remains present in the patent, though takes a lesson from its touchy-feely counterparts, integrating a touch pad which provides a visual feedback with light when it’s touched, depending on the function you are using. The patent discusses different ways that light can be used to provide an interactive interface. Pretty interesting stuff for us iPod freaks. — Andrew Dobrow

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With news of Apple’s patent for a touch controlled mouse, other similar concepts and releases are jumping out from the drawing boards. Saitek has released its Wireless Obsidian Mouse which features a touch scroll wheel along with a high-precision 1000dpi optical sensor that operates through RF. The mouse also comes with a USB dock for charging and a spare battery.

The mouse just as an all around cool look to it, with its sleek black, curved design. Luckily for everyone, the mouse works with both Windows and Mac OS X systems. Yay for us! Available now for $50. — Andrew Dobrow

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The portable mouse became a huge commodity once WiFi led the notebook market to explode. Then came the popularity of the wireless mouse. Now, here comes the EXTRA portable mouse. This thing is so small it should be called the baby mouse since it seems like an offspring of its big sister (which would technically be incest). The finger sized SliMouse made by InferPoint, fits everything in that a typical mouse has. Instead of the two click buttons next to each other on the left and right, the SliMouse buttons are one in front of the other and a scroll wheel on the side. The whole finger sized mouse seems a little overdone. The word portable has gone too far. We can’t imagine the ease of use to be good with the way the clickers are set up. We haven’t used the SliMouse yet, but we still say, just get a wireless and cut out the middleman (even though the SliMouse is available in wireless form, we just really don’t like the idea of a mouse of this size, and an insecestous one at that.) — Andrew Dobrow

InferPoint SliMouse [via Coolest Gadgets]