Remembering The Arcade Days: PistolMouse From MonsterGecko

The mouse for gamers, and for those who want to get frisked by airport security

The PistolMouse from MonsterGecko is much more technically accessible than the 3D glasses, but really only of appeal to shooter fans. The PC has long been considered the premiere platform for first-person shooter games because of the point-and-click interface achieved via the use of a mouse. The PistolMouse improves upon the PC's dominance in the genre by making the experience a little less like "point and click" and more like actual shooting. It's impossible to downplay the importance of a mouse in an FPS, so a controller that actually looks and feels like a gun really ups the ante in terms of the gaming experience.

The PistolMouse also has all the functions one would expect of a good mouse: it's optical with a resolution of 800 DPI, it has a scroll wheel, and it's ergonomically pleasing. It has also been designed with both righties and lefties in mind. With PC, Mac, and Linux support, and a price of $19.99, pretty much any interested gamer can take advantage of the PistolMouse.