to tout the IntelliMouse Optical as an ideal travel companion for laptop users. The IntelliMouse Optical received an Industrial Design Excellence Award in 2001, and was included in the "Workspheres" exhibit held at the New York MoMA in 2001.

New versions of the IntelliMouse Explorer and Optical were introduced in September 2001 alongside the first wireless variant, the Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer. While the original IntelliEye sensor sampled images at 1500