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Nearly every input-device maker seems to be tailoring its products for easier Web surfing. Kensington tries to do so with its WebRacer, an unusual combination trackpad/TV remote-style device.In fact, using the WebRacer to explore the Internet, I felt like I was sitting in front of the TV, channel surfing. The WebRacer is shaped to be held in your hand while you press six preprogrammed buttons to get to specific sites; the buttons can also be programmed to run an application, or open a folder or document. There's a button for calling up your bookmarks, another one for scrolling, and buttons for Back, Forward, Stop, Reload, Print and E-Mail. In addition, there are four traditional mouse buttons and a trackpad.Problem is, WebRacer wanted to be my only input device. Although Kensington says WebRacer will work alongside your traditional input device (via an adapter), I had to unplug my mouse and tablet (even though I had plenty of available ports) and uninstall their drivers before I could get WebRacer running.WebRacer uses Kensington MouseWorks as its software driver. It's easy to configure and supports chording, providing a fifth mouse button when you press two buttons simultaneously.If you want to surf the Web from your favorite easy chair, WebRacer just might be the solution you're looking for. -- From Winmag?