New Joystick Style Ergo Mouse

Mr_Perl writes "For those of us who love to use a mouse to play games, except for the wrist pain after too much of it, 3M has come up with a joystick-mouse type thing that is in my opinion very comfortable to use." I'd love to try one of these out. Not available yet tho. update my bad, it is out. Now I gotta find one.

Comments

This is'nt really new

[Chainsaw]

Anir has been manufacturing these for a while.
http://www.animax.no/anirmousepro.html

Why move your arm at all?

[BMazurek]

Everyone needs to make a conscious effort to finding a mouse and mouse usage technique that minimizes the effort and stress on their body.

How I avoid pain when using mice:

Find a mouse that you can move with your fingers alone.

I use the Logitech Mouseman 3-button mouse at work and at home. I grip the mouse body between my thumb and my last two fingers. Usually, my pinky is actually touching the mousepad, and my wrist is resting on the desk. As a result, the majority of my hand and arm never move.

I can move the mouse from the bottom of the screen to the top of the screen by simply ensuring my pinky is anchored on the mousepand and flexing my thumb. And I'm usually off a straight vertical from where I started (judging by window borders) by fewer than 10 pixels.

Finally, turn mouse acceleration/speed way up. Smaller movements yield the cross-screen movement I need.

Finding a mouse that requires fingers only and finding the techniques to use with that shape of mouse are the keys in my mind.

I haven't used it, but I suspect I'd really dislike this joystick mouse....way to much muscle required.

My fingers are agile, I'll let them do the walking.