Microsoft is dropping another BlueTrack enabled mouse in the market just after the recently announced Explorer and Mini Explorer mouse. The SideWinder X8 comes to offer gamers the benefit to use their mouse on any surface giving them a tracking range from 250 to 4,000 dpi. It runs on 2.4GHz band giving the mouse a near zero latency and lag free play. Easy dpi switching, a small LCD on the mouse to quickly see the current settings, in-game macro support and more than 30 hours of gaming possible on a single charge makes it one of the advanced mouse available for gamers.

Amazon has started taking pre-orders, but the mouse will retail from February 2009 for $100.

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Microsoft has made its rumored SideWinder X6 keyboard official. Catering to the gamers, Microsoft says that they have built this keyboard from scratch with keeping gamers in mind. The detachable keypad functions as a number pad in normal mode but turns itself to a powerful macro pad while in gaming mode. 90 macro commands can be saved per game. Other features include two color backlighting, multimedia keys, knobs to control volume and backlight, cruise control and quick launch key for Vista games explorer.

Microsoft also launched the SideWinder X5 mouse supporting sensitivity of up to 2000 dpi. It is a nine-button mouse with five customizable buttons, vertical side buttons and quick launch for Vista games explorer.

Both the peripherals will be commercially available from September but can pre-ordered from Amazon at a price of $80 and $60.

SideWinder X6 Keyboard
SideWinder X5 Mouse

According to rumors, the latest entrant in the Sidewinder family will be X6 keyboard designed to attract gamers. Its detachable numeric pad will enable the gamers to place it either on the left or the right side as per their liking. The keyboard will have other features like backlight, customizable keys and the two knobs placed on the top. It will be selling for $80 with a mouse when it comes out in September.

[Via SlashGear]