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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2110)	5/15/1999 4:24:00 PM
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INTERNET--(esecurities.W)--May 15, 1999 - (E3) Day 3 - TMSR (Re)Flexes Its Muscle. Broad support for USB among peripheral makers has been slow in coming, but it looks like the era of USB may finally be upon us. ThrustMaster is participating in this trend full force, unveiling its new Reflex line of USB controllers and mice at E3. Gaming Mouse The lowly mouse is finally starting to get the respect it deserves as one of the most important gaming controllers. ThrustMaster's $49 Reflex Gaming Mouse is designed to satisfy the needs of gamers. With its USB interface, it will offer the added precision of a report rate of 120 times per second. In addition to the two standard buttons and a clickable scroll wheel, it features three buttons on the mouse's left side for use with the thumb. USB Gamepad With the $19 USB gamepad, ThrustMaster is aiming at the budget-minded gamer with a simple horseshoe design. On the face of the controller sit two digital D-pads, one on the right and one on the left. ThrustMaster expects gamers to use the left-hand D-pad for point-of-view control and the right-hand D-pad for movement. Six buttons on the face and two trigger buttons per hand round out the unit. Joysticks Two USB joysticks are also in the offing: a two-axis stick for $29 and a stick with the addition of twist-rudder control for $39. Both sticks will feature a slide throttle on the base with a hat-switch and several buttons at the top of the stick. The twist-rudder joystick will also have four buttons on the base that light up with red LEDs when pressed. All of these products are expected to be released this fall. SOURCE: © 1999 c\|net GameCenter.com By Ken Feinstein May 14, 1999, 5 p.m. PT gamecenter.com © 1999 SiliconNewswire.com. All Rights Reserved.