Another problem with today’s laser mice is that they function using image correlation.
Meaning that the sensor snaps pictures of the surface, then compares these
pictures to determine the movement of the mouse. If the user performs an
“advanced movement”, which can include sudden deceleration, mouse movements at a
certain angle or something else weird, that couldn’t be programmed into the
robotic testing machines, the mouse will either stall or try to “guess” the
intended movement. This is not what we consider “gaming grade”. A gamer requires
precision and accuracy from his gaming gear – not software that tries to predict
and emulate his intended movements. If these “gaming laser mice” had been tested
by professional gamers before their release, the test results would have clearly
indicated that they weren’t suitable for high level gaming…..”

“When a company mentions DPI in the same sentence as precision, or anything else
regarding better tracking, it is simply bullshit. First of all the term DPI
(Dots Per Inch) has nothing to do with mice. It’s an expression from the
printing world and shouldn’t even be used to describe mouse movement. DPI is
meant to describe the fact that for one inch of distance you move your mouse on
any surface, the equivalent number of counts are sent to the PC - resulting in
movement on your screen. The correct term for this is CPI (counts per inch). You
can achieve higher CPI in many ways: By having a larger image, higher sampling
rate, better light source quality, adding DSP (Digital Signal Processor) power
and having the right algorithm (prediction)….”

The link to the article is: http://www.fragyou.net/?page_id=24

SteelSeries would like to get
your thoughtful thoughts on this article regarding these new gaming mice, we
have a place to comment on the forum here:

http://www.panhandlegamers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=20828#20828

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Copenhagen, Denmark - June 11th, 2007 -- SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, today announced a new sponsorship of GameSenseT, GotFrag's definitive statistical database for competitive PC
gaming. GotFrag is the world's leading coverage site for eSports with more
than 700,000 unique visitors a month.

No sport is complete without statistics. GotFrag's GameSense is the
definitive statistical platform for PC eSports and was a natural fit for
SteelSeries' mission to support the growth of eSports. GameSense tracks
detailed statistics on players and teams in PC eSports and is today the only
mathematical and statistical answer to the most important question in any
sports: "Who's the best in the world"? Moreover, the information in
GameSense is used in GotFrag.com's proprietary Content Management System to provide the latest and most detailed information in PC eSports news and
coverage.

"Like professional sports have professional sports equipment, professional
gaming has professional gaming gear. And SteelSeries has been a frontrunner in that industry before anyone even coined the term eSports," says Lee Chen, President of GotFrag. "SteelSeries has time and again proven that their support of the eSports community is far more passionate than any other company on the planet. It's a natural partner for a company like GotFrag, and I can think of few other companies that would actively be a partner for us in both promotion and development of a service like GameSense."

"It's a huge part of our mission statement to help grow competitive gaming
as a sport," says Kim Rom, Marketing Director for SteelSeries. "GameSense
and the professional staff on GotFrag has done a lot for eSports in terms of
growth, recognition and coverage of PC eSports - we're delighted to partner
with GotFrag on a project like this."

Inside of GameSense, GotFrag readers can find in-depth information on
favorite (or least favorite) players, teams and events. The system provides
detailed statistics based on official matches and events from tournaments
around the world. How many Frags do they have? How many Aces? Who has thebest K:D ratio? Who has the worst? Who has the highest FAR? GameSense is the definitive source for the answers to these questions and many more.

GameSense 2.0 is currently in open beta and includes a brand new feature,
GameSense Live! which streams live, play-by-play action to visitors
web-browsers from the GameSense stats servers.

More information about GameSense at: http://www.gotfrag.com/cs/stats/

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Copenhagen, Denmark -- May 8th, 2007 -- SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, today announced the release of SteelSeries SX, a new professional gaming mousepad made of fiber polished aluminum featuring an anodized oxide surface treatment. The exclusive gaming surface raises the bar for gaming accessories, offering what is probably the smoothest gliding sensation ever found in a professional gaming mousepad.



The spectacular gliding sensation of the SteelSeries SX is achieved by the most time consuming manufacturing process ever put into a mousepad from SteelSeries. Every SteelSeries SX is individually fiber polished and anodized, before being manually treated with a new unique liquid silicone coating, developed specifically for this surface. The surface on the SteelSeries SX was further developed and sophisticated from an original aluminum surface released by SteelSeries in 2001, once labeled "the sexiest mouse pad in the entire industry" by Angel Munoz, Founder and President of The Cyberathlete Professional League®.



The glide and feel of SteelSeries SX does not resemble any other professional gaming mousepad on the market today. During research and development of this surface, professional Counter-Strike players from Team NoA described the mousepad as "the purest form of glide in the world".



"With the SteelSeries SX we wanted to create something spectacular and exclusive," says Kim Rom, Marketing Director for SteelSeries. "It feels good to create a gaming surface where the only focus is performance, glide and the overall feel of the product - without trying strike a balance between production cost, price point and volume."



"With the SteelSeries SX we tried to reach new limits and I can honestly say we reached them. It was our goal to make a pad that would offer smoothness and be very durable and not lose it over time. We knew from experience that aluminum was a perfect material to achieve this goal." says Jonas 'Johnny R' Bollack, SteelSeries Development Team. "Several months, and after countless tests by professional gamers, later we can finally present the result. An anodized aluminum surface that does the job perfectly and both we and our testers agreed: This is as good as it (aluminum) gets. :-)"



Included with the mousepad is SteelSeries Glide MS and SteelSeries Silicone Glide, a specially designed saturated cloth, to further improve glide and reduce friction. Development, refinement and testing of the SteelSeries SX has taken 9 months and involved input and help from professionals players in Team NoA, mousesports, compLexity, Team 3D and Reason Gaming.



SteelSeries SX is available in very limited quantities at selected retailers worldwide. It is also available at the SteelSeries website as a single product - or in 3 different bundles: SteelSeries IME 3.0 SS bundle, SteelSeries 5H v2 USB bundle and as a SteelSeries 4H bundle.





About SteelSeries



SteelSeries is a leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, software, and gaming surfaces. SteelSeries have been on the forefront of professional gaming gear since its inception in 2001, thanks to continued innovation and product development in cooperation with leading professional gamers. All SteelSeries products are developed in co-operation with professional gamers to ensure optimum performance and durability. SteelSeries supports the growth of competitive gaming and electronic sports through aggressive sponsoring of teams and support of communities, tournaments and LAN-events all over the world. For additional information, visit http://www.steelseries.com.

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