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Some of the Strangest Computer Mice
ScoopFlash writes to tell us that TechEBlog has assembled what they consider to be some of the strangest computer mice ever put to market, complete with pictures. I just hope I don't need to answer the phone in the middle of an important instance.
It's so bad.
We have finaly found some mices which are worse than Apple mighty mouse. Good job!
How can you type while using the powerglove mouse without moving the cursor & clicking away??
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Designer Mice Made to Order is about genetically engineered mice, not computer input devices.
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...is almost up there competing too, I'd say. Picture
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Okay, the cursor shaped mouse is just stupid, as is the one with the keypad where you rest your palm. The only one of those that I'd even consider using is the skype phone, but for the reason the OP said even that one's not good.
The powerglove picture didn't load, so I don't know exactly how that one works, but I can guess. Yikes.
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I got a laugh out of the "Related Story" link, to the designer mouse... it's about flesh and blood mice, instead of computer mice... Whoops. (:
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I know this list is for mice that already exist, but I'd really like a mouse with a track-ball instead of a scroll wheel (probably sat on the left hand side where my thumb rests), it would be brilliant for navgating large Excel spreadsheets etc, and maybe even during games, I got excited when I saw the "designer mice made to order" link, until I realised it wasn't about computer mice. I'm sure if such a mouse existed it would be a contender for the list, but if anyone knows of such a mouse I'd like to hear about it.
There are mice out there with trackball-like devices instead of a scroll wheel. The Apple Mighy Mouse among others does that, although all mice I've seen have placed the scroll-ball where the scroll wheel typically is.
:-)
Personally, I like two-finger scrolling on my Powerbook's trackpad.
They certainly missed this one.
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It could probably work in an environment where your hands are continually contaminated, whatever that means.
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"It could probably work in an environment where your hands are continually contaminated, whatever that means."
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The ergonomics - they do nothing! Many of those mice make my fingers cringe preemptively.
So, a lot of these are actually really strange: the helmet, the giant arrow, etc... but the winner being a foot mouse? There's nothing strange at all about a foot mouse, have the authors completely forgotten that not everyone has arms or has control of their arms? I know the article is supposed to be humorous, but when I see a foot mouse I don't think, "haha what the hell?!" I think, "ugh... that's kinda depressing."
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This article inspires me to invent the Chair-Mouse (TM pending).
As you roll your desk chair around, the cursor moves likewise.
Now if I can only think of a way to keep it from clicking everytime I sit down.
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I loved the zursor mouse. That is something that MS should have invented: a cursor-shaped thing to move your cursor! Wicked. Almost as shocking as the powerglove mouse.
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"But $315! That's a large chunk of change, and especially so considering I know how hard she is on household items in general. I'm going to have to think about this one."
See if you can justify it on medical grounds. Maybe get a doctor to write a prescription for it.