I agree that they are missing a large market by not targeting carpel tunnel sufferers with this device. I have been digging around for something of this nature to let me move the mouse without using my hand for some time. There are some old products out there that involve mounting cameras to the monitor and placing a reflective dot on your head, but I'm sure that will just lead to RSI in the neck at some point.
A lot of people just suggest replacing one mechanical device for another supposedly more ergonomic version (trackball vs mouse, etc), but for me, it just ends up causing pain in another region of my wrists. I realize asking for a brain-machine interface that types my thoughts is far-fetched, but I don't think a simple device that controls the one-dimensional coordinates of my mouse is asking too much. Not when monkeys were moving mechanical arms with their minds nearly 10 years ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_machine_interface/
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A lot of people just suggest replacing one mechanical device for another supposedly more ergonomic version (trackball vs mouse, etc), but for me, it just ends up causing pain in another region of my wrists. I realize asking for a brain-machine interface that types my thoughts is far-fetched, but I don't think a simple device that controls the one-dimensional coordinates of my mouse is asking too much. Not when monkeys were moving mechanical arms with their minds nearly 10 years ago:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_machine_interface/
Oh, and does this image remind anyone else of their cubicle?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/BCI.jpg/