Handshoe Mouse: An ergonomically sound mouse

Mon Oct 6, 2008 9:08PM EDT

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Do you have a hard time finding a comfortable mouse? I do. I have small hands and that makes the search difficult for me. Lucky for us, Hot Hardware came across a mouse that's supposed to relieve muscular tension in your hands, and that numb, tingling sensation associated with repetitive stress injury.

According to the site, the Handshoe Mouse was ergonomically designed by two medical universities in Holland to help computer users reduce forceful gripping and pinching of the mouse which only leads to neck, shoulders, and arm injuries.

As you can see from the picture above, the Handshoe Mouse has a unique shape that cradles your hand in a way that makes it impossible for the user to cling to it, therefore reducing arm, neck, and hand injuries which often lead serious nerve damage.

The Handshoe Mouse comes in small, medium, and large, since not everyone's hands are the same size, and it's also available in clear, white, and black to match your computer. It's compatible with most both Mac and PC, but you'll have to like wired mice since this one is not available as a wireless peripheral. The 800 dpi, ergonomic mouse has a scroll wheel, a left, and right button, and retails for $166 on its site which makes it a tough sell even for RSI sufferers.  What do you think?

 

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  • 1 Posted by somebodys_here on Mon Oct 6, 2008 10:00PM EDT Report Abuse

    Great concept. Tough price to deal with. Logitech has some mouse (mice?) which are very comfortable, and quite easy to deal with. Not as 'ergonomic' as this one, but they haven't caused any problems to anyone I know. - Those people mentioned are 'hardcore' PC gamers, who can spend hours on any given system at a stretch. The Gx series is pretty nice.

  • 2 Posted by dcsoccer25 on Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:17AM EDT Report Abuse

    I have a Logitech MX518 and a Razer Diamondback 3g. I love both and have never had any problems with RSI even though I've been known to spend a long time on the computer.

  • 3 Posted by iluvdogs556 on Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:16PM EDT Report Abuse

    Slightly weird looking. Anyways, my mini-mouse works just fine.

  • 4 Posted by sean.gmsi on Wed Oct 8, 2008 3:13PM EDT Report Abuse

    i prefer an old fashioned mouse that's white and has red eye balls.

  • 5 Posted by shauncollege on Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:35PM EDT Report Abuse

    And yet another ergonomic mouse hits the market with the usual claims. Guess we'll wait and see, but if history is any indicator, it will eventually be consigned to the trash heap, and a "new, improved" version will hit the market. Well, "they" have to keep us buying...

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