Obviously, most of the focus in Redmond these days is on Windows 7 Beta. So it’s pretty shocking to see a new wave of hardware roll out of Microsoft’s labs this week, particularly hardware like a notebook cooling pad and colorful mice. With notebook sales outpacing desktops by a solid three-to-one margin (according to Microsoft, anyway), the company’s dedicated Hardware Group is pushing into a new category of notebook accessories with the introduction of the Notebook Cooling Base.Said Base is constructed with