This touchscreen mouse is my over-engineered nightmare

Turtle Beach’s latest lineup of PC peripherals is so focused on touchscreens that the company even put one on a gaming mouse. the MC7 Wireless Command Series, $160 It features a 2.25-inch touch display bar on the left side of the mouse, which is where it appears to be located only The right placement means users don’t have to worry about accidentally hitting it with their thumb.

The display bar is designed to function like a built-in bar Stream deckallowing users to assign customizable commands to macros, applications, and OBS controls. It also brings to mind the infamous MacBook Pro Touch Barwhich was easy to accidentally hit while typing until the feature was discovered Apple will retire in 2023. The MC7 mouse also includes two hot-swappable 1000 mAh batteries that each provide up to 10 hours of use, or up to 15 hours with the lighting features disabled.

This is one of several Command series products announced by Turtle Beach, including two other mice that lack built-in touchscreens and keyboards that include displays. the $200 KB7 TKL Hall-Effect Wired Keyboard It features a larger 4.3-inch screen instead of the usual right-hand number pad, instead $150 KB5 Wired Mechanical Keyboard It has a 2.4-inch touchscreen above the number pad instead.

The full range is available for pre-order now, with the keyboards available globally from May, followed by the mice in July.