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This touchscreen mouse is my over-engineering nightmare

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This touchscreen mouse is my over-engineering nightmare
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Turtle Beach has released the Command Series MC7, a gaming mouse featuring a 2.25-inch touchscreen on the side that raises concerns about accidental inputs. The display functions like a built-in Stream Deck for macros and app controls, drawing comparisons to the discontinued MacBook Pro Touch Bar. The $160 mouse includes dual hot-swappable batteries and is part of a broader peripheral lineup with touchscreen-equipped keyboards. Preorders are open, with keyboards shipping in May and mice in July.

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GadgetsCloseGadgetsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All GadgetsGamingCloseGamingPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All GamingNewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsThis touchscreen mouse is my over-engineering nightmareThe Turtle Beach Command Series MC7 has a 2.25-inch display that’s begging to be accidentally brushed against.The Turtle Beach Command Series MC7 has a 2.25-inch display that’s begging to be accidentally brushed against.by Jess WeatherbedCloseJess WeatherbedNews ReporterPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Jess WeatherbedApr 27, 2026, 10:10 AM UTCLinkShareIf you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.Who’s asking for this? Image: Turtle BeachJess WeatherbedCloseJess WeatherbedPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Turtle Beach’s latest collection of PC peripherals are so focused around touchscreen displays that the company even slapped one on a gaming mouse. The $160 wireless Command Series MC7 features a 2.25-inch touch display bar on the left side of the mouse, which seems to be located in just the right position for users to worry about accidentally hitting it with their thumbs.The display bar is designed to function like a built-in Stream Deck, allowing users to assign customizable commands for macros, apps, and OBS controls. It also brings to mind the infamous MacBook Pro Touch Bar, which was easy to accidentally hit while typing until the feature was retired by Apple in 2023. The MC7 mouse also includes dual hot-swappable 1,000mAh batteries that each provide up to 10 hours of use, or up to 15 hours with lighting features disabled.This is one of several Command Series products announced by Turtle Beach, including two other mice that lack integrated touchscreens, and two keyboards that do include displays. The $200 KB7 TKL Hall-Effect wired keyboard features a larger 4.3-inch display in place of the usual right-hand numpad, while the $150 KB5 wired mechanical keyboard has a 2.4-inch touchscreen sitting above the numpad instead.The KB7’s touchscreen display gives you plenty of space for customizable commands… Image: Turtle Beach…while the KB5 lets you retain the traditional numpad with a more compact screen. Image: Turtle BeachThe full lineup is available for preorder now, with the keyboards available globally starting in May and the mice following in July.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jess WeatherbedCloseJess WeatherbedNews ReporterPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Jess WeatherbedGadgetsCloseGadgetsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All GadgetsGamingCloseGamingPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All GamingNewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic…

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