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Microsoft is announcing its first-ever mouse trade-in program in Singapore. Customers can bring their old computer mouse (any condition or brand) to participating retailers island-wide, and drop them in specially designed recycling boxes to receive a special discount off the Explorer Touch Mouse and Touch Mouse. With each trade-in, customers can either receive S$10 off the Explorer Touch Mouse (suggested retail price S$59 before trade-in) or S$20 off the Touch Mouse (suggested retail price S$99 before trade-in). Customers can purchase any color or edition of the two eligible Microsoft mice with this promotion; there are also no limits to the number of trade-ins per customer. This promotion is available from today, 18 January till 31 March 2012 or while stocks last.

The Explorer Touch Mouse comes with a unique scroll pad that replaces the traditional scroll-wheel allowing users to scroll horizontally and vertically within browsers or documents with absolute precision. Scroll carefully with soft nudges or speed through documents faster with a flick of a finger. Hidden underneath the scroll pad are three buttons which can be customized for multiple uses like cut, paste, page-up and more. To cap it off, the Explorer Touch can last up to 18 months on a single set of AA batteries.

The Touch Mouse was designed ground up to accelerate the consumer’s Windows 7 experience. With simple one, two and three-finger gestures, users can scroll through documents with ease, manipulate Windows programs, and move quickly between applications to finish work faster and better. This is thanks to the series of touch sensors embedded on the top half of the Touch Mouse that enable multi-touch capabilities – all on an ergonomic design. This is Microsoft’s most advanced mouse ever and has won awards such as the PC Mag’s Editor’s Choice Award.

Microsoft is launching the Year of the Dragon limited edition Arc Touch Mouse, with custom packaging and a classic Chinese dragon etched into the silicone “tail” of the mouse. This special edition is only available at selected Newstead stores at a suggested retail price of S$89. The Arc Touch Mouse is the first computer mouse designed to flatten for portability and pop up for comfort. For easier navigation, users can move a finger slowly for controlled navigation or flick for hyperfast scrolling via the touch scroll strip. Consumers will love packing up their laptop bags without the added bump of a mouse, as the Arc Touch Mouse flattens with just the touch of a finger. Flattening the mouse also switches it off to conserve battery power. The Arc Touch Mouse features BlueTrack Technology that tracks on more surfaces than conventional laser and optical mice.