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• Microsoft Corp.has released its first highly contoured, ergonomically designed mouse. The new Microsoft IntelliMouse Pro has the familiar scroll wheel embedded between two buttons, but its sloped, right-handed design keeps the hand and forearm aligned in a natural position. . New driver features include zooming within Microsoft Office 97 applications and standard wheel-based scrolling in any Windows 95, 98, or NT program.

• Logitech updated its TrackMan Marble trackball. A new scroll wheel is now embedded in the middle button to create the Logitech TrackMan Marble+ . Like its predecessor, the new device is thumb- operated and features Logitech's Marble sensing technology, which detects motion by optically .The wheel provides scrolling in any Windows application.

• Creation Station pen tablet from CalComp Technology . It includes a 4- by 5-inch tablet that plugs into your PC's serial port, as well as a pressure-sensitive cordless pen and cordless mouse. Both mouse and pen use CalComp's QuickScroll feature, The pen's pressure sensitivity lets you create thin or thick lines of greater or lesser opacity simply by pressing it down against the tablet.