GIGABYTE today rolled out the Aorus branded P7 RGB gaming mousepad. Like most firm elevated mousepads that have RGB lighting, the P7 RGB features silicone RGB LED diffusers lining the perimeter. There's also an RGB LED illuminated Aorus logo up top. The mousepad connects to your PC over USB, with a micro-USB connector at the pad, and a conventional type-A connector on the other end of a 2-meter long cable. GIGABYTE RGB Fusion software controls lighting. As a mousepad itself, the Aorus P7 RGB features a 350 mm x 240 mm (WxD) surface, with a slight elevation of 4.6 mm. The surface is a hard micro-texture polymer, with low friction, optimized for both laser and optical sensors. At 420 g, it isn't light, though. The company didn't reveal pricing.

Sharkoon now offers the well-known 1337 gaming mats with illumination. The predominately black, 1337 RGB textile mouse mat provides a bordering illuminated RGB string, secured in place with DurableStitch sewing. Three total lighting modes are preset and available: Permanent illumination in one of seven preset colors, Pulsating illumination of one of these colors, and a RGB mode with automatic color change. An integrated RGB controller is located on the upper left edge of the mat, in which all settings occur through a single provided button. Also incorporated into the RGB controller is a mouse cable guide, which makes a separate mouse bungee redundant. The 1337 RGB is powered through a textile braided 180 cm long USB cable with Type A connector, making it compatible with every computer type with corresponding USB port.

The proven characteristics of the Sharkoon 1337 Gaming Mats remain unchanged: The mats were designed together with pro gamers and consist of a durable textile surface, which has minimal start and friction resistance, enabling a precise, fast and quiet mouse usage. Perfectly compatible with all conventional mouse types, or more specifically, both optical and laser sensors. The nonslip rubber base promises a secure grip on all flat surfaces. With dimensions of 359 x 279 mm, and a low height of only 3 mm, the 1337 RGB offers generous and unrestricting freedom of movement.

Ozone Gaming announces the launch of two new Giants Gaming mousepads, esports club competing in the European League of Legends Championship series. This initiative has been developed with the collaboration of Giant's players, actively participating in the design and features of the mousepads. These mats come in two sizes: Giants Pro: 450 x 400 x 4 mm; and Giants Evo: 900 x 350 x 3 mm.

Gustavo Muñoz, Giants Gaming CEO: "The eSports industry is constantly evolving and we love being able to keep up with the technology of a partner as experienced as Ozone Gaming. These mats define the point at which the Giants Gaming team currently stands; in the forefront of gaming." This surface has been thermally treated to improve the sliding of any mouse, optical or laser, while its firm rubber base provide perfect stability for any game.

Mionix today announced its new Desk Pad, an enlarged mousepad that you can put practically your entire desktop on (including your keyboard, the mouse, and what have you. Available in five color prints - black (hamburger print), gray (shark fin print), yellow (french fries), cherry (doughnut), and icy blue (popsicle); the pads feature a washable cloth surface, mated to a 3 mm-thick rubber pad with an anti-skid bottom surface. The pads measure 900 mm x 440 mm. Available now, the Desk Pad is priced at €23.99.

Cooler Master, a Taipei-based leader in designing and manufacturing computer components and gaming peripherals, will debut the M800 gaming series consisting of the MK850 and MK851 keyboards, MH850 headset, MM830 mouse, and the MP860 RGB dual sided mouse pad. The series provides the highest level of flash and expression while combining features such as Aimpad technology, hidden D-Pad, Focus FX, and precision wheels that work together across the series for the ultimate competitive gaming advantage.

"The M800 gaming series embodies the best of the best. We aimed to raise the bar with unique technology and features such as the collaboration with Aimpad, but also set the stage with a fresh level of design to ensure we deliver a premium gaming experience," says Bram Rongen, Senior Product Marketing Manager.

Tt eSPORTS, the energetic and powerful challenger introduces a new addition to the DRACONEM RGB gaming mouse pad family, the DRACONEM RGB Touch Edition Gaming Mouse Pad. Equipped with 16.8 million RGB color illumination, 4 stunning lighting effects, coupled with a completely new left, right and bottom design construction, gives the mouse pad even greater color illumination than ever before. The surface for the mouse pad is specially optimized and creates play that is balanced for both speed and control. The highlight feature, a state-of-the-art biometric FIDO certified Touch ID System, which allows for easy login to PC systems, access to favorite web pages, and secure file and folder encryption. In addition, enthusiasts can further customize their desired lighting settings with both hardware and software controls for even greater color personalization.

The DRACONEM RGB Touch Edition Gaming Mouse Pad uses the Fast Identify Online (FIDO) UAF standard that provides interoperability of the security mouse pad meaning users no longer need to create and remember multiple usernames and password for a strong, safe and secure passwordless experience. In addition to this, the Touch Edition uses the latest biometric sensor with "Iron Veil" technology by Synaptics. The sensor takes just 0.2 second to acquire data from the sensor and match it. It offers speedy and intuitive fingerprint authentication with strong, safe, secure windows, website login, and file and folder encryption.

ADATATechnology Co., Ltd., a world leading memory brand, is proud to present the combo pack of the INFAREX M10 gaming mouse and the INFAREX R10 mousepad. Both devices are equipped with RGB lighting effects, so that users can create the optimal atmosphere and exciting for their gaming experiences. Furthermore, both the M10 and R10 are designed with user comfort in mind, to ensure that gaming remains an enjoyable experience even after long sessions.

The INFAREX M10 boasts 3200 DPI optical sensitivity as well as a built-in DPI switch, which gives gamers maximum accuracy, precision, and flexibility when aiming. The ergonomically curvature of the mouse was created based on gamers' grips, and helps protect against wrist pain from repeated clicks. The INFAREX R10 mousepad will be essential to setting the mood for maximum immersion in any gaming experience, thanks to its three lighting modes - mono-colored lights, cycling lights, and pulsing lights.

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, and SK Telecom T1's (SKT T1), the most decorated "League of Legends" professional team, today celebrated the team's recent runner-up performance at the 2017 League of Legends World Championships with the launch of licensed peripherals. SKT T1 is the only team in history to have reached the League of Legends World Championships finals four times, winning three of the four tournaments. The SKT T1 peripherals include the team's preferred mouse and mouse mat combo, the Razer DeathAdder Elite and the Razer Goliathus. Both peripherals are skinned in true SKT T1 fashion.

"SKT T1 is the most decorated League of Legends team of all time and we are proud to have them with Team Razer," says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. "These players have consistently delivered championships & runner-up performances, faced some incredible challenges and persevered to show us their determination and skill. They are a true inspiration to gamers everywhere."

SteelSeries, leader and innovator in gaming peripherals, kicks off the holiday season with massive Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions and the SteelSeries Holiday Gift-a-thon. SteelSeries is celebrating the holiday season with big sales on its most popular products and the first-ever "SteelSeries Gift-a-thon," a giveaway in which more and more prizes are added as more people enter. Prizes include new SteelSeries gear, exclusive in-game codes, Apple TVs, custom-built PCs, and "SteelSeries for life" - a program where winners will receive one new product in each category every year for life!

The Gift-a-thon starts on November 21 and ends on November 30. Participants can enter at steelseries.com. Participants will also receive 50 additional giveaway entries with any purchase on SteelSeries.com (limit one per customer).

Cooler Master launched the product page for their upcoming RGB Hard Gaming Mousepad, which is aimed at pro-level gamers. The mousepad's textured, low-friction hard surface was designed to work flawlessly with both optical and laser mice sensors. It also has five large rubber pads on the bottom, which help prevent the mousepad from slipping during intense gaming sessions. Cooler Master opted to use a braided cable for added durability.

The RGB Hard Gaming Mousepad comes with RGB lighting on the sides and on the Cooler Master logo as well. Users can choose from a palette of 16.7 million colors and nine different presets and effects to combine the mousepad's lighting with their other RGB peripherals. The touch sensitive button allows them to cycle through the LED backlight colors and modes.

Razer announces the Razer Vespula V2 mouse mat, the successor to one of Razer's longest running products on the market. The Razer Vespula V2 is a dual-surface mouse mat that gives gamers the flexibility to choose between a dense cloth surface for more precise control or a micro-textured finish for a smoother glide. The Razer Vespula V2 has a larger surface area than its predecessor, allowing for better maneuverability and more room for play. The mat also sports a memory foam wrist rest that will keep users comfortable even with extended PC use. The Vespula V2 is the perfect companion for Razer performance mice.

The Vespula V2 is aimed at gamers and performance seekers looking for an optimized flexible mouse mat that comes with a comfortable wrist rest. For flexibility and comfort, there's no better option than the Razer Vespula V2.

October 9th, 2017: Patriot, a global leading brand in performance memory, SSDs, gaming peripherals, and flash storage solutions today announced a new addition to its Viper series, the Viper LED Gaming Mouse Pad. The Viper Series Gaming LED Mouse Pad offers fantastic decorative LED backlighting with an advanced polymer gaming surface. The Viper LED gaming mouse pad is a perfect match for any high-end gaming mouse and is designed to provide a better gaming experience for the serious gamer.

Patriot is committed to creating a better gaming environment for enthusiasts and gamers and is launching the Viper series LED mouse pad right after V570 Blackout edition gaming mouse. Most of the gamers agree that peripherals with fantastic backlighting will stimulate their gaming appetite. The Viper LED gaming mouse pad features six different LED color settings that provide a continuous backlighting effect around and beneath the entire mouse pad. Users may customize their own LED lighting effects through the control switch on the USB power cord.

Team Group, world renowned memory solutions and accessory provider, is proud to announce today the addition of new products as to their prestigious T-FORCE gaming line of products. Announced today, the T-FORCE arsenal welcomes the T-FORCE CARDEA ZERO M.2 PCI-E solid-state drive and the T-FORCE FORCE SABLE gaming mouse pad. Both designed by Team Group, the T-FORCE CARDEA ZERO is a patented M.2 PCI-e M.2 SSD featuring graphene copper foil cooling on the SSD module allowing the SSD to maximize cooling benefits from both natural passive cooling and directed air cooling via fans to deliver excellent heat dissipation.

The T-FORCE CARDEA ZERO M.2 PCI-E SSD is the world's first super slim SSD on the market built specifically for gaming laptops and high-performance tablet PCs. The newly released T-FORCE GAMING mouse pad, the T-FORCE FORCE SABLE, features special 3D sensing technology to effectively enhance the performance of optical or laser-sensor gaming mice. The mouse itself is made from environmental-friendly fabric which provides better comfort and smoother control and is completely washable and easy to clean.

Mionix today introduced the Propus 380 gaming mousepad. With a surface area of 380 mm x 260 mm, and a thickness 4 mm; the Propus 380 is almost a desk-mat, due to its large size. Its surface, the company claims, is designed for precision, without compromising too much speed. The surface also features a "silver glitter" material, which is more decorative than serving any technical purpose. The top is finished with an water-repellent coating. The bottom has a rubberized PVC base, the mat is flexible, and can be rolled. Available now, the Mionix Propus 380 is priced at 24.99€.

Roccat today unveiled the Kanga series entry-level gaming mousepads. Available in three variants based on size - Kanga Mini, Kanga (standard), and Kanga XXL, these mousepads are made of a fabric/cloth mousing surface, with an anti-skid rubberized bottom, and with 2 mm thickness. The surface offers a balanced glide for both speed and control. The Kanga Mini measures 265 mm x 210 mm, and the Kanga (standard) measures 320 mm x 270 mm. The Kanga XXL is an extra-wide format desk-pad, measuring 850 mm x 350 mm. Available now, the Kanga (standard) is priced at 9.99€, while the Kanga Mini goes for 6.99€, and the Kanga XXL for 19.99€.

Roccat announced the 2017 edition of its Taito family of gaming mousepads. Built for a balance of speed and control, these mousepads come in four sizes - mini (265 mm x 210 mm), midi (400 mm x 320 mm), king-size (455 mm x 370 mm), and XXL-wide Edition (900 mm x 330 mm). All variants are 3 mm thick, and are characterized by a Roccat's signature electric-blue streak running along the edges. The pads are made of synthetic fabric (cloth), with an anti-slip reverse-side. The mini, midi, king-size, and XXL-wide variants are priced at 12.99€, 17.99€, 22.99€, and 29.99€, respectively.

Mionix today announced the all new SARGAS gaming mousepad line. It will make its worldwide debut tomorrow at Dreamhack Winter in Jönköping, Sweden, the world's largest digital festival. The new SARGAS range embraces five different sizes, starting from Small, for minimum desktop space, to Extra-Extra-Large. With its enormous dimensions of 1200 x 500 mm the SARGAS XXL enables users to turn their whole desktop into a mousepad, having all devices at the same elevation of just 0.25 mm, allowing extra wide mouse movements and reducing wrist pain.

"With improving and expanding the SARGAS line we are continuing the success story of one of the most popular cloth pads and provide users with a wide range of different sizes", says Christoffer Suess, Vice President of Marketing at Mionix, and adds: "With the extreme measurements of the SARGAS S, XL and XXL we are catering to the requirements of users who might not have the space for a regular size mousepad but still want the superior tracking performance of a gaming grade surface and users who want a desktop-sized pad for an extraordinary gaming experience."

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Corsair today announced the first gaming products designed in collaboration with eSports Team Dignitas: the Corsair Gaming Sabre Laser gaming mouse and MM300 Anti-Fray Mouse Mat, Team Dignitas Edition. The two joined forces to combine Team Dignitas' competitive gaming experience with Corsair's expertise in developing precision PC peripherals to outfit gamers with products that deliver the competitive edge. Since announcing their partnership in January 2015, Team Dignitas exclusively uses Corsair Gaming PC peripherals in practice and tournaments worldwide.

At just 100 grams, the ultra-light Sabre Laser RGB gaming mouse enables superior reach and unmatched accuracy for the ultimate PC gaming experience. With four-zone, 16.8M color backlighting and eight easily programmable buttons, the mouse is compatible with Corsair Utility Engine (CUE) software to ensure powerful customization as a standalone product or in concert with other Corsair Gaming RGB peripherals. Its 8,200 DPI laser sensor and 1,000 Hz USB refresh rate guarantee lag-free, pixel-precise gameplay fit for the eSports pro.

For serious gamers who thrive with a cloth mouse surface with more control ROCCAT adds a new gaming surface to its Taito Series. The expertly crafted Taito Control takes the award-winning blueprint of the original Taito and re-develops it with an emphasis on more precise control. At a comfortable mid-size of 400 X 320 mm and a design focused on extended durability, the Taito Control is a high-spec pad that won't let you down.

Most cloth mousepads try to provide gamers with a balance between glide and control, excelling at neither. For gamers who want a cloth pad with more control, there is no more need to compromise. The Taito Control features an exceptionally smooth surface with enhanced command. It is perfect for those who prefer a pad with more resistance. With just the right amount of glide on super smooth surface using only the finest materials, the Taito Control lets you consistently take out your foes time and time again.

Ozone Gaming, the international brand of high performance products for gamers , in collaboration with Origen Team, today announced launch of the exclusive Origen Mousepad. As part of the collaboration with the team, Ozone will developed the exclusive Origen line. " Be part of it" is a firm statement of intent from Ozone Gaming to intensify its commitment with the gamers involving them to the eSports competition and bringing them closer to the professional team.

"Ozone Gaming is not just a brand of this sector, we are an active entity that aims not only the growth of the company but of the eSports industry in general. Origen brings together all our enthusiasm, desire and effort to achieve that goal. This product line embodies all those feelings," says Adrian Alarcon, marketing director of the brand." Within the game is our slogan of a new era in our company, meaning that we're where the challenges take place, with the growth of the sector and with the competitive show of the century " concluded Alarcon.

Razer, a leader in connected devices and software for gamers, today announced the release of the Razer Firefly, the first hard gaming mouse mat with Razer's Chroma lighting feature. The Chroma feature adds 16.8 million color options and numerous customizable lighting effects to the mouse mat, including reactive, wave and spectrum cycling.

Razer Firefly has lighting along its left, right and bottom borders and can sync up with other Chroma enabled Razer devices for virtually limitless color combinations.
Engineered with all the trusted Razer gaming-grade performance features, the Razer Firefly has a micro-textured finish for the balance between control and speed. The optimized reflective surface ensures mouse movements translate to precise cursor movements and rapid in-game responsiveness.

Cooler Master, a leading creator, innovator, and manufacturer of desktop components and peripherals today announced the addition of the Extra Large Swift-RX to compliment and complete the Swift-RX mousepad series.

The recently launched Swift-RX mousepad series will now also be available in an XL size for environments where a normal size mousepad just isn't enough. The Swift-RX XL's size is 900 x 360 mm, making it large enough to not only give enough space to the mouse but also the entire keyboard for maximum surface area.

Turtle Beach Corporation announced today that its new lineup of PC gaming accessories, including gaming keyboards, mice and mousepads, is available at select North American retail outlets. Turtle Beach, the 40-year strong staple of the gaming industry best known for its amazing range of console and PC headsets, including the first fully wireless headsets for Xbox One, opens a new chapter with its entrance into the PC gaming accessories market with its first round of gaming keyboards, gaming mice and gaming mousepads, each with their own unique features that cater to an audience ranging from casual players to hardcore professional gamers.

In true Turtle Beach form, the company has created a variety of accessories from which gamers can choose to suit their desires and budgets, and each one is crafted with high-quality, durable construction and features, including Cherry switches and steel reinforced chassis for the keyboards, Avago sensors and Omron switches for the mice, and an assortment of different textured and sized mousepads.

MSI unveiled the Xield5 Gaming mousepad. Featuring the familiar MSI Gaming Dragon graphics, this cloth-surface mousepad is an almost doormat-sized 760 mm x 560 mm (WxL), and 5 mm thick, with an anti-slip underside. It weighs 730 g. Nature bamboo-rubber makes up for its filler. Its intended use (as shown in the pictures below), is to take up enough space on your desk to seat your keyboard and mouse, or gaming laptop and mouse. MSI didn't reveal pricing or availability.