The mouse has always been the de facto standard pointing device for PC-based first-person shooter games. Zalman, best known for its PC cooling accessories, hopes to end that dominance with its FG1000 FPSGUN mouse.

Looking like an upside down blaster off the set of Stargate SG-1, Zalman's design is unique and oddly long with a mouse-like sensor at one and and a lighted scroll wheel with gun grip at the other. The idea is simple; the sensor is at the far end, as the pistol is at the other end, giving players a wider range of motion with less movement (moving the angle of the hand is faster than moving your arm). Zalman says that it doubles the 20mm degrees of aim to 40mm degrees, which sounds good but may take some getting used to.

Offering sensor tracking from 100-2000 DPI, a small button on top of the pistol grip as the glowing scroll wheel indicates the current rate of speed by changing between colors (violet, blue or red). Sure, we haven't tried it yet and it might not make our experience with Word or Excel any better but it's be nice weaponry for any FPS fan. While the devices MSRPs at $69.99, we've seen it for as low as $59.99 with mostly favorable hands-on reviews.