Microsoft Starts Selling Pink Mouse for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted 10/06/2010 at 5:34am | by Paul Lilly

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It's said that real men wear pink, and during this time of the year, so does everyone who wishes to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Even NFL players can be seen sporting pink chin straps, cleats, and other gear.

But you don't have to lace up and hit the gridiron to get your pink fix. In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Microsoft has released a pink wireless mouse and will donate part of the proceeds towards finding a cure.

"The Microsoft Hardware Team is doing what we can during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by partnering with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to create a special edition pink mouse," Microsoft explains. "We're donating 10 percent of the selling price to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network of survivors and activists fighting to end breast cancer forever."

The wireless rodent runs $40 and uses Microsoft's BlueTrack technology. It comes with a 2.4GHz dongle that you can leave plugged in or stow in the mouse's underbelly. As for the donation program, Microsoft says it will include sales all the up to September 11, 2011.

While we're on the subject, we'd be remiss not to mention Stanford's Folding@Home distributed computing project. You can read more about this free program here, and how to join Team Maximum PC here.

Image Credit: Microsoft