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Gaming mouse launches, sensor tech, and competitive peripheral news.
MICE ASUS Drops a 65,000 DPI Sensor Into a 56g Body: ROG Gladius IV Ace Debuts at Gamescom 2026
ASUS unveiled the ROG Gladius IV Ace and ROG Spatha X 65K at Gamescom 2026, both built around a new AimPoint Pro 65K sensor and 8,000Hz SpeedNova wireless, with the Ace shedding weight down to 56 grams without ditching its ergonomic shape.
MICE SteelSeries Rival Pro Mini Leak Reveals UWB Wireless, No More Fighting Your Router for Airtime
A Reddit leak has confirmed the SteelSeries Rival Pro Mini: a 49g wireless mouse that drops 2.4GHz entirely for ultra-wideband connectivity. It's the third UWB mouse to surface in 2026, and the first from a major peripheral brand.
MICE Glorious Model O3 Wireless Review: Swappable Batteries Finally Make Sense
Glorious ditched the single sealed battery for a hot-swap dual-pack system on the Model O3 Wireless, and paired it with the new BAMF 3.0 sensor and 8000Hz polling. I dug into the specs to see if the InfinitePlay gimmick actually holds up in a competitive setup.
MICE Razer Naga V3 Pro Lands With Magnetic Side Plates and a 50K Sensor: But Where's the Polling Rate?
Razer's modular MMO flagship returns at $179.99 with a Focus Pro 50K Gen-3 sensor, Gen-4 optical switches rated for 100 million clicks, and three swappable magnetic side plates. What Razer conspicuously didn't put in the spec sheet: polling rate and weight.
MICE Superstrike 2 Leak: Logitech's Haptic Flagship Gets a Faster Brain, Same HERO 2 Eyes
A fresh leak says Logitech will unveil the G Pro X2 Superstrike 2 at G PLAY this September, upgraded MCU, refined HITS haptics and adjustable actuation, but the same HERO 2 sensor. The world's first true analog mouse is getting a sequel just months after launch.
MICE Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition Gets a July 21 Launch: Yes, There's a Real Fan in Your Mouse
Pulsar's Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition finally has a release date: July 21, 2026. It packs a genuine Noctua NF-A4x10 fan under a ventilated shell, a 42,000 DPI XS-2 sensor, and 8K polling, all at 73 grams. Sweaty palms, meet active cooling.
MICE Corsair Nightsword v2 Wireless SD: The First Gaming Mouse With a Stream Deck Button Ships July 27
Corsair's Nightsword v2 Wireless SD is the first gaming mouse in history with a built-in Stream Deck button, 8,000Hz polling, 170-hour battery, 33K DPI Marksman S sensor, but at 89g and $129.99, does it belong on a competitive player's desk?
MICE Logitech G305 X SUPERLIGHT: The $80 Mouse That Matches the $160 Pro
Logitech dropped the G305 X SUPERLIGHT on June 30 at $79.99, same HERO 44K sensor and 8 kHz polling capability as their $160 Pro X SUPERLIGHT 2, 59 grams, and finally USB-C. The original G305 is officially a relic.
MICE Turtle Beach's Command Series Puts a Touchscreen on an 8K Gaming Mouse
Turtle Beach is launching three Command Series gaming mice in July, led by the MC7: a $159.99 wireless 8K mouse with a built-in touch display, Owl-Eye 30K sensor, optical switches, and hot-swappable batteries.
MICE Keychron M6 8K Brings PAW3950 Tracking and Hall-Effect Scrolling to a $70 Ergo Mouse
Keychron's M6 8K upgrades the budget ergonomic wireless mouse with a PixArt 3950 sensor, 8,000 Hz polling, a metal magnetic Hall-effect scroll wheel, and browser-based tuning for $69.99. The catch: the performance bump comes with an 86 g weight penalty.
MICE Razer Viper V4 Pro: 49g, 8K Polling, FrameSync: The 2026 Competitive Benchmark
Razer's Viper V4 Pro hits 49g, 8000 Hz polling, and introduces FrameSync, a sensor-to-polling synchronization system that targets input jitter at the microsecond level. At $159.99, it's setting the competitive bar for wireless mice in 2026.
MICE SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 Lands at $110: 4K Polling Hits the Mid-Tier
SteelSeries just dropped the Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 at $109.99 with a TrueMove 26K sensor, 4000Hz polling, and a 1.2ms click response time. It's the cheapest 4K-polling wireless mouse on the market, and at 68g, it's not even a featherweight pretender.
MICE MSI Enters the 8K Polling Rate War with the $60 Versa 300 Wireless 8K
MSI's Versa 300 Wireless 8K delivers 8,000 Hz polling, a PAW3395 sensor, and 66 g weight for just $60, dramatically undercutting the 8K wireless competition.