Mice
Gaming mouse launches, sensor tech, and competitive peripheral news.
Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition Gets a July 21 Launch — Yes, There's a Real Fan in Your Mouse
Pulsar's Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition finally has a release date: July 21, 2026. It packs a genuine Noctua NF-A4x10 fan under a ventilated shell, a 42,000 DPI XS-2 sensor, and 8K polling — all at 73 grams. Sweaty palms, meet active cooling.
Corsair Nightsword v2 Wireless SD — The First Gaming Mouse With a Stream Deck Button Ships July 27
Corsair's Nightsword v2 Wireless SD is the first gaming mouse in history with a built-in Stream Deck button — 8,000Hz polling, 170-hour battery, 33K DPI Marksman S sensor — but at 89g and $129.99, does it belong on a competitive player's desk?
Logitech G305 X SUPERLIGHT — The $80 Mouse That Matches the $160 Pro
Logitech dropped the G305 X SUPERLIGHT on June 30 at $79.99 — same HERO 44K sensor and 8 kHz polling capability as their $160 Pro X SUPERLIGHT 2, 59 grams, and finally USB-C. The original G305 is officially a relic.
Turtle Beach's Command Series Puts a Touchscreen on an 8K Gaming Mouse
Turtle Beach is launching three Command Series gaming mice in July, led by the MC7: a $159.99 wireless 8K mouse with a built-in touch display, Owl-Eye 30K sensor, optical switches, and hot-swappable batteries.
Keychron M6 8K Brings PAW3950 Tracking and Hall-Effect Scrolling to a $70 Ergo Mouse
Keychron's M6 8K upgrades the budget ergonomic wireless mouse with a PixArt 3950 sensor, 8,000 Hz polling, a metal magnetic Hall-effect scroll wheel, and browser-based tuning for $69.99. The catch: the performance bump comes with an 86 g weight penalty.
Razer Viper V4 Pro — 49g, 8K Polling, FrameSync: The 2026 Competitive Benchmark
Razer's Viper V4 Pro hits 49g, 8000 Hz polling, and introduces FrameSync — a sensor-to-polling synchronization system that targets input jitter at the microsecond level. At $159.99, it's setting the competitive bar for wireless mice in 2026.
SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 Lands at $110 — 4K Polling Hits the Mid-Tier
SteelSeries just dropped the Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 at $109.99 with a TrueMove 26K sensor, 4000Hz polling, and a 1.2ms click response time. It's the cheapest 4K-polling wireless mouse on the market — and at 68g, it's not even a featherweight pretender.
MSI Enters the 8K Polling Rate War with the $60 Versa 300 Wireless 8K
MSI's Versa 300 Wireless 8K delivers 8,000 Hz polling, a PAW3395 sensor, and 66 g weight for just $60 — dramatically undercutting the 8K wireless competition.