This touchscreen mouse is an over-engineering nightmare
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– Turtle Beach’s new Command Series includes the $160 wireless MC7 mouse with a 2.25-inch touch display bar for customizable commands, similar to the MacBook Pro Touch Bar.
– The MC7 mouse features dual hot-swappable 1,000mAh batteries offering up to 10 hours of use, or 15 hours with lighting off.
– The lineup also includes the $200 KB7 TKL keyboard with a 4.3-inch display replacing the numpad, and the $150 KB5 keyboard with a 2.4-inch touchscreen above the numpad.
– The touchscreen displays on the peripherals are designed for assigning macros, apps, and OBS controls, functioning like a built-in Stream Deck.
– The full lineup is available for preorder now, with keyboards shipping globally in May and mice in July.
Turtle Beach has unveiled a new lineup of PC peripherals, and one of them takes customization to a questionable extreme. The company’s $160 Command Series MC7 wireless gaming mouse includes a 2.25-inch touchscreen display bar positioned on its left side , a spot that seems primed for accidental thumb taps during intense gameplay.
This touch bar functions similarly to a built-in Stream Deck, letting users assign macros, launch apps, or control OBS settings. But the design echoes the infamous MacBook Pro Touch Bar, which Apple retired in 2023 largely because users kept hitting it by mistake while typing. The MC7 does offer some redeeming hardware features, including dual hot-swappable 1,000mAh batteries that deliver up to 10 hours of use per charge , or 15 hours if you turn off the lighting.
The MC7 is just one piece of Turtle Beach’s broader Command Series rollout. The collection also includes two other mice without touchscreens, plus two keyboards that embrace the display trend. The $200 KB7 TKL Hall-Effect wired keyboard swaps the traditional numpad for a larger 4.3-inch touchscreen, while the $150 KB5 wired mechanical keyboard places a 2.4-inch touchscreen above the numpad, allowing users to keep that layout intact.
All four devices are available for preorder now. The keyboards are set to ship globally in May, with the mice following in July.
(Source: The Verge)
