Logitech unveils the G402 Hyperion Fury, the 'world's fastest gaming mouse'

On Wednesday, Logitech unveiled the new G402 Hyperion Fury mouse, which it's calling "the world's fastest gaming mouse." The device uses multiple sensors, allowing it to accurately track ultra-fast swipes of up to 500 inches per second across your mousepad or desk, and is marketed towards first-person shooter (FPS) fanatics.

Many FPS players use a low mouse CPI (counts-per-inch, or how many pixels the pointer moves for each inch of desk space) because it improves accuracy. The trade-off is that you need to move the mouse across broad swathes of desk space to turn the camera. In the midst of these big movements, especially at a high level of play, the mouse's laser/optical sensor can't keep up and accuracy suffers. For reference, Logitech's own G502 mouse is rated at 300 inches per second maximum.

The G402 attains its hyper-sensitivity by tracking multiple sensors at once—it features your standard optical sensor, but also an accelerometer and a gyroscope. These three components make up what Logitech has branded the "Fusion Engine." The Fusion Engine is powered by a 32-bit ARM processor inside the mouse itself.

You've also got eight programmable buttons (with settings saved to onboard memory), a 1000Hz (one millisecond) polling rate, and on-the-fly DPI switching. I don't know yet whether the G402 will feature any weight adjustments like other Logitech models.

We'll see whether the mouse is adopted by those in the FPS e-sports crowd where speed and accuracy are important. Me? Well, I'm no professional FPS player, and I tend to keep my CPI pretty high. I also don't know what my average mouse movement speed is, but since my name isn't Bruce Lee I'm going to guess it's nowhere near 500 inches per second.

Still, I'm looking forward to testing out the G402—I've been playing with Logitech's G502 mouse for a few months and it's become one of my all-time favorites. The G402 goes on sale in August at a list price of $60.

Logitech UE9000: Not for classical music

When one talks about premium headphones, Logitech isn't the first name that comes to mind, That said, the UE9000impressed us with its build quality and premium finish. These are full-size, noise cancelling, closed-type of headphones and sport a metal headband. And yes, it can also be used to make calls and supports Bluetooth.

The UE9000 comes in its own hard shell case, along with anApple-compatible removable cable, a 6.3-mm adapter, USB charging cable and a buffing cloth for all the metal! While not foldable, the ear caps on the UE9000 can be rotated at right angles to snugly fit into the case.

The cable plugs into the right ear cup, on which are mounted the volume and play/pause buttons, conveniently at the back. Logitech has also crammed the microUSB port and the Bluetooth/noise-cancelling switch and indicator LEDs on this ear cup. The left ear cup features just a "talk through" button, in case you want to temporarily switch off noise cancellation and hear ambient sound such as, say, airport announcements.

The sound was warm with a slight tilt towards bass. While the bass is smooth, the transition from bass to mids is somewhat sketchy. The mid range, while not as bright as bass, seemed just right to reproduce natural vocals. The smooth transition from mid to treble ensures vocals and strings stay in sync. But there seemed a bit of added emphasis on mid-treble, something connoisseurs of classical music may find jarring.

The UE9000's noise cancellation mode switches on automatically with Bluetooth, using which pairing with an iPad was a dream. We also paired it with an Android headset to make calls in particularly noisy environments. If you can live with the fact that everyone around you think you are a weirdo talking to myself, the UE9000 makes satisfactory calls.