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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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.
Slightly weird looking. Anyways, my mini-mouse works just fine.
i prefer an old fashioned mouse that's white and has red eye balls.
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...
nice but doesn't look like it comes in a left-handed version, which doesn't help us south paws.
This is more of a corrective device IMHO. It discourages the user from gripping the mouse hard which can lead to injuries. I barely grip my mouse whether ergonomic or not. Very useful for hardcore gamers as somebodys_here said. Not my type of mouse anyway.....
We ahev had great success with a range of mice from Contour Design. We started with the small Perfit Mouse but recently moved all our staff to RollerMosue which is better as it can be used by many staff irrespectively of sioze of hand. Good luck.
1 Posted by somebodys_here on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:32PM 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.