Gigabyte Aivia Xenon

Gigabyte Aivia Xenon

Bringing the functionality of a touchpad to the traditional mouse, the GIGABYTE Aivia Xenon is one of the more unique mouse we have seen lately. With PC moving toward more touch based interface, would this dual mode mouse be the tool that you need for the upcoming Windows 8? Let's find out. When we saw GIGABYTE's Aivia Xenon mouse back in Computex 2011, we were very excited, and we immediately asked when we would be able to get a review unit. We were promised a review unit within a few months but were later told that it got delayed. Months have passed and there had been no news from GIGABYTE leading us to believe that we would never see the release of the Aivia Xenon. This type of thing happens all the time—manufacturers showcase a concept product at a major trade show but it never hits the retail shelves, and ends up in dark netherworld of products that died before they were really ever born. Out of the blue however, GIGABYTE announced a few weeks ago that the Aivia Xenon mouse was being launched, which caught our interest. Of course, we immediately contacted GIGABYTE for a sample so that we could finally get to test the mouse after over a year of waiting. Computer mice have not evolved much over the last few years.