Kensington 'Retro' SlimBlade Trackball Does it All

Kensington SlimBlade Trackball sure looks like a relic from the 90s, but it is designed to work with today's applications, and allows you to easily navigate docs, music library, and pictures through the ball itself. Essentially, media controls, navigation and photo browsing are controlled by rotating the multi-function trackball after you select the appropriate interface via an on-screen menu.

The ball pretty much takes care of everything from cursor control, scrolling, volume adjustments, media controls, zoom in/out as well as panning. This might sound a bit vague, but it should be crystal clear to diehard fans who are willing to drop $130 on a trackball. (For the rest of us, a $40 MS Arc Mouse or Logitech VX Nano will suffice.) Sporting a minimalist design, the multi-talented SlimBlade is compatible with Leopard, Vista and XP, and a long list of apps.

• Web Browsers - MS Internet Explorer, Firefox, Apple Safari
• Graphics - Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, Apple iPhoto, Apple Aperture
• Viewers - Adobe Reader, Apple Preview
• Productivity - Microsoft Excel, Word, Numbers, Pages