There will also be an update for the Microsoft Touch Mouse, bringing Windows 8 functionality. The Wedge keyboard and mouse retail for $79.95 and $69.95 respectively, while the Sculpt counterparts retail for $49.95. The difference with the latter is a mousewheel is replaced with a strip, so we’ll have to see if the lack of a tactile grooving when scrolling works. The devices are more traditional in form factor the Keyboard is also tenkeyless, and the Touch Mouse’s design is also more familiar. There’s also the Sculpt Mobile Keyboard and Sculpt Touch Mouse. The Wedge Mouse Arc fulfils its name in design but, at least, it’s striking. The Wedge Touch Mouse Arc resembles Apple’s Magic Mouse in function – both support gestures on the mouse, via touch – and there’s also a trackpad for iMacs. It doesn’t seem to have as great a focus on a thin form factor with seamless integration into Surface, though it’s not a mechanical keyboard. Each has an unusual design for a reason: portability.
They aren't classic-looking mice and each one has garnered the occasional double-take from passersby. I'm classifying both of these mice as 'weird' because, well, they are. Like Apple’s Smart Cover, putting the hinge cover over the keyboard turns it off. I'm using the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse and the Microsoft Wedge Mouse. The Wedge Mobile Keyboard continues in the portable vein, offering a tenkeyless design (sans the right-hand-side number keys), and includes shortcuts for Metro specifically. The devices connect via Bluetooth, so the Arc mouse seems a good fit for laptop users want more productivity than with a trackpad. The accessories do work with the Surface devices, but there doesn’t seem to be a reason why non-Surface devices would be incompatible. The Wedge Mobile Keyboard and the Wedge Touch Mouse Arc were unveiled by the company, and the mouse in particular is a move away from the form factor we know. The company has announced a range of mice, along with a keyboard, for the upcoming operating system. Using a traditional keyboard and mouse with Windows 8 arguably isn’t the optimal input method for the touch screen-based half of the operating system, despite Microsoft saying otherwise. The touch mouse Apple offers? Microsoft has unveiled a similar product for Windows 8