13 Stages In The Evolution of the Mouse

Mice—they’re something we PC enthusiasts tend to take for granted. After all, once you’ve specced out your new rig with a blazing fast processor and a video card the size of a VCR, what’s it really matter what we use to move the pointer around?

They’re easy to forget, because the baseline options we have today are exponentially better than what we had just a decade ago. To refresh your memory, we’ve put together a list of 13 mice that introduced major new features and blew open new markets. Read on for a lesson in the history of the mouse!

First Trackball – 1952

First Mouse – 1963

Xerox Alto I Mouse – 1973

Logitech Mouseman Cordless – 1991

Genius Easyscroll – 1995

Microsoft Intellimouse – 1996

Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer – 1999

Razer Boomslang – 2000

Logitech MX1000 – 2004

SteelSeries World of Warcraft Mouse – 2009

Apple Magic Mouse – 2009

Cyborg R.A.T. – 2010

Razer Mamba 4G – 2011