WHO says the ubiquitous mouse has to look plain and boring. All you need to do is to give it a makeover and your desktop will never look the same again.

From now until 30 Jun, if you buy selected Microsoft mouse and desktop products, you will be able to enjoy a free cosmetic makeover for the mouse from Digiskin.

You can jazz up the mouse by selecting one of the eight skin designs that are available.

These are not ordinary stickers - the skin decals (left) are applied to the mice using a machine specially designed by Digiskin to prevent air bubbles.

This ensures complete coverage, even over irregular areas, without affecting the comfort and industrial design of the mouse.

The skin designs, specially commissioned by the Microsoft Hardware team, include a visual from the bestselling Halo 3 Xbox 360 game, racing designs and other patterns.

That's not all. Buyers also stand to receive free CapitaLand shopping vouchers of up to $20 with selected purchases during the same period.

For example, every purchase of the latest Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 ($249) will entitle you to a $20 shopping voucher, while those who buy the Sidewinder gaming mouse system ($129) will receive a $10 voucher.

The offers are available at all authorised Microsoft hardware resellers.

For information on Microsoft Hardware products and innovation, log on to www.microsoft.com/hardware. For more information about Digiskin and details of the promotional offer, log on to www.mydigiskin.com.

This story was first published in The New Paper on 2 May 2008.