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A germ-resistant, fingerprint-scanner-enabled mouse

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Are you really paranoid? Do you fear data theft as well as germs? Do you wish there was some way to protect both your precious computer from hackers and your delicate immune system from disease all in one compact device? Good news.

This mouse has both a built-in fingerprint scanner to protect your data as well as a Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) and Silver (Ag) nano-particle compound coating that kills of all sorts of bacteria, funghi, and algae that would just love to grow all over. It should put your mind at rest, at least a little bit. That is, until you think about how hackers won't physically sit at your computer when they access your data and that such anti-bacterial features will only promote the development of superbacteria that are impervious to your fancy mouse. But hey, don't sweat the small stuff.

IO Gear, via The Raw Feed

 
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