Logitech's Mobi Fold is the tiny folding mouse your laptop bag has been crying out for

Remember when the biggest innovation in travel mice was making them slightly less terrible? Logitech has apparently grown tired of that era, because the new Mobi Fold is here to fold - literally - right into your carry-on without apology.

So what's the actual deal?

The Mobi Fold is Logitech's freshly announced ultraportable travel mouse, and yes, it folds in half. A hinge lets the thing pivot around 130 degrees, collapsing the mouse into a shape that's genuinely pocket-friendly. Leaked marketing images had already spoiled the surprise last month, so Logitech's big reveal was more of a formal introduction than a jaw-dropper - but here we are anyway.

The party trick isn't just the folding. According to hands-on impressions reported by The Verge, the Mobi Fold actually feels like a full-sized mouse when unfolded. That's a claim that travel peripherals have been making for years while delivering something that feels like gripping a bar of hotel soap, so the fact that people seem genuinely impressed is worth noting.

A touch panel? On a mouse? Sure, why not

There's also a touch panel built in for scrolling, which is a genuinely nice touch (pun absolutely intended) for a travel device. Whether you're navigating spreadsheets on a cramped airplane tray table or pretending to work from a café, not having to fumble with a scroll wheel you can barely feel is a small but real win.

Logitech is pricing the Mobi Fold at $79.99, which puts it in that awkward middle zone - not cheap enough to impulse buy, not premium enough to feel like a splurge. It comes in graphite, off-white, lilac, and sand, so at least it'll match your aesthetic if not your budget.

Should you care?

If you travel with a laptop and have ever wrestled with a trackpad through a two-hour document review, the answer is probably yes. The Mobi Fold isn't Logitech's lightest or cheapest mouse by any measure, but it's targeting a specific kind of misery - the kind where your wrist hurts and your patience is gone - and it seems to have a solid answer for it.

Eighty dollars for a mouse that folds and actually works like a real mouse is a reasonable pitch. Just maybe wait until you've tried it before buying one in every color.