Don't go off spending some of your Christmas money on a spankin' new mouse and keyboard just yet. ExtremeTech riles up the finest (and not so fine) input devices in these categories to help us out.

In their mouse shootout, they include categories such as ?best gaming mouse? and ?best ergonomic mouse,? among others. And for their keyboard shootout, they also choose their favorite gaming keyboards, as well as media center keyboards, generic keyboards, and gamepads. It?s an interesting look at the latest trends and advancements in mice and keyboards in case you?ve overlooked them in the past year.