I know that when you use a laptop, you're supposed to outfit it with an external keyboard and mouse, if you're interested in practicing good ergonomics. But when I'm on the road, the thought of traveling with yet-another-thing is pretty unappealing. Microsoft's new multitasking mobile mouse might just make it into my carry-on.
On the surface, the Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 looks like a regular old wireless laptop mouse. But inside the transceiver is a full gig of storage, which negates the need to tote along a USB thumb drive (and God knows, one of these days I'm going to end up losing one). The other cool part is how it recharges: The device comes with a cable with magnetic connectors that snap to the underside of the mouse and the end of the transceiver, so you can juice the sucker while you keep on tapping away. (It comes with a triple-A rechargeable battery that lasts about three weeks.)
In fact, you don't even need to plug in the transceiver at all. If your laptop has built-in Bluetooth, you can flip the switch on the bottom of the mouse and connect that way. If it doesn't, you can connect using the 2.4GHz transceiver. Super cool. Hand relief is on the way in October for a hundred bucks.
