Logitech has announced a new member of the mouse family, the VX Nano.  This is the second notebook-oriented mouse (the first is the VX Revolution) to sport the acclaimed “Hyper-Fast” scroll wheel.  What sets this mouse apart, however, is it’s mini-micro-sized receiver.

While most notebook mice ship with a receiver that’s about the same size as a medium-sized USB flash drive, the VX Nano’s receiver is scarcely larger than the USB plug.  It appears to extend from the USB port about 1/4 of an inch, which is quite possibly the smallest receiver ever used on a mouse.  The rounded edges and very small protrusion combine to make it possible to just leave the receiver plugged in, even in the case.  The receiver also plugs into the bottom of the mouse for storage.

With the buggy-ness of Bluetooth-based mice, I’m still a big fan of FastRF-based devices like the Logitech series of mice.  Until Bluetooth mousing becomes more reliable, it appears the VX Nano may be the best notebook mouse available.

The VX Nano should ship in August world-wide and will be priced somewhere between $70 and $80 (most reports say $70, Logitech says $80).  Notebooks.com did a video first look as well.

via Engadget

For those of you looking for an online Office replacement, the Google Docs and Spreadsheets applications have gotten a makeover.  Here’s wondering if this more influence of über-designers Douglas Bowman and Jeff Veen.

The new interface sports a much more attractive interface as well as folders to organize your documents.

via LifeHacker