Not too long after

desktop mice

lost their tracking balls thanks to the proliferation of optical technology, they lost their tails to the wireless trend too. Poor things. As anyone who’s ever used a laptop trackpad for any extended period of time will likely tell you, sometimes a mouse is necessary and so it is that we take a look at the

Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000

, an optical mouse that connects to your laptop with the included wireless dongle. It's small enough to slip into a book bag and is a real life saver if your laptop's trackpad or navi-nipple thingy leaves a little something to be desired where refined control is concerned.