Mice Designed by Famous Anime Artists

Roland writes "Japan Gadgets reports that eminent Japanese animators Masamune Shiro (Ghost in the Shell) and Hajime Katoki (Gundam) have decided to apply their creative design skills to a new line of limited edition optical mice. Due to be released in Japan in late November, each of the two mouse designs will be available in black, silver, and white and come with a special printed insert of an interview with the respective designer." Definitely thinking outside the box... not sure about the ergonomics, but points for aesthetic ;)

Comments

Primitive but elegant.

[Chrysophrase]

Cool, but still only a mouse, a crude pointing device for primitive man/computer interaction. (Same goes for keyboards.) When did the first mouse appear? Some thirty years ago? Compare that to say, a pencil, which has a much higher evolutionary status.

Pressure sensitive tablets provide more possibilities, although they are still quite simple. Then thers' the line of 3D gloves etc. which are only just emerging technologies.

Fact is that these are all devices one has to learn to work with. Only when the tools of creation become invisible, true creativity can emerge.