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The "King of All Computer Mice" Finally Ships

Posted by samzenpus on from the there's-a-button-for-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The much-anticipated, much-mocked 18-button joystick mouse from WarMouse is now shipping. The press release features an impressive set of user quotes from game designer Chris Taylor, new SFWA president John Scalzi, and a doctor who runs a medical software company. Crazy or not, it's obviously more than just a gaming mouse."

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  1. Re:Trackball by casings · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I love playing against people who use a trackball. Can always use target practice.

  2. Jobs by michaelmalak · · Score: 4, Funny

    Steve Jobs would not approve.

    1. Re:Jobs by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 4, Funny

      The mouse or the MacBook?

    2. Re:Jobs by Rockoon · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes,

      --
      "His name was James Damore."
  3. Re:Mod parent up by BigJClark · · Score: 4, Informative


    Disagree, if you've ever competitively gamed, you're wired. Minimal signal interference, no loss of signal due to dead or dying battery.

    --

    Hi, I Boris. Hear fix bear, yes?
  4. "Much Anticipated"? by Americano · · Score: 4, Insightful

    By who? This thing looks like shit, will probably sell 500 units to the people who buy every new computer gadget that's produced, and will die a silent death in the dark, rightfully so.

    I have a computer input device with a lot of keys on it already - it's called a keyboard, and it works a lot better when I'm not sliding the keyboard around on the desktop while trying to type.

    This is a solution in search of a problem to solve.

  5. Archduke of all computer mice by EdZ · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'll stick with my trusty MX Revolution. That no other manufacturer (Logitech included) has added that wonderful thumbwheel to their mice is a crying shame. Tabs through pages like nobody's business, with another two buttons right next to it.

  6. What a crap idea by Chrisq · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean why not just put your fucking keyboard on wheels and push it around?

  7. Why is this in idle ? by unity100 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    is there ANY way that this is not a tech/i.t. related news ? i mean, did we move to mental interfaces since i went to bed last night ? how can a 12 something button mice news is in idle, as if something irrelevant to /. ?

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    Read radical news here
  8. Gaming mouse? by Errol+backfiring · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Crazy or not, it's obviously more than just a gaming mouse."

    I would use this for CAD applications. And yes, I have been waiting a long time for it. A colleague once taped a keyboard on top of a mouse and told me he had constructed my ideal mouse. The one shown above is even better

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    Nae king! Nae laird! Nae yurrupiean pressedent! We willna be fooled again!
  9. Re:Mod parent up by profplump · · Score: 4, Informative

    The voltage/capacity curve for rechargeable batteries is *much* flatter than for alkaline batteries -- alkaline batteries have a pretty steep slope with a fairly linear relationship between "current voltage" and "remaining power", and devices that expect alkaline batteries and have a low-power indicator calibrated for that curve. Rechargeable batteries have a much flatter curve and the low-power indicator never lights because the trigger voltage is not reached until there's far too little power.

    So presumably, devices with built-in rechargeable batteries are properly calibrated for those, and produce a low-power warning at the appropriate time.

    http://www.powerstream.com/AA-tests.htm