Now that I work from home, at my computer, 24/7, I often worry about carpal tunnel syndrome. Because sometimes, when I'm drinking coffee, I feel a sharp, jabbing pain in my wrist, and have to put my coffee mug down or else risk spilling it all over my lap and across my keyboard. Which wouldn't be as bad as that time I spilled tea with honey all over my keyboard, but still.
I do a lot of wrist rolls, but I worry nevertheless.
So I was tres intrigued when I saw this ergonomic Handshoe Mouse over at Gizmodo.
The mouse is designed to contour to the natural at-rest position of your hand, so that your hand is completely relaxed while you're working.
When I first tried it out, it felt...weird. After all, I was used to arching my hand in a way that placed stress upon my wrist, as a means of keeping my fingers on the clickers. The Handshoe Mouse felt like a monstrosity.
After using it awhile, though, I began to wish that I didn't have to return mjy sample. Honestly, guys. When you place your hand on this mouse, you don't need to arch your hand. Rather, your thumb rests within the little thumb indentation while the rest of your fingers lay upon the curve with the clickers (it also includes the rolly-thing, for those of you who were worried about that).
Best of all, the back of the mouse spreads out to include the wrist itself (you can see this in the second shot), which precludes the need for a separate, squooshy wrist rest.
Which I feel is revolutionary, because I don't have a squooshy wrist rest to use in my bedroom, when I'm just on the laptop (and yes I use a mouse with the laptop).
The mouse comes in three sizes, depending upon the measurements of your hand, and there are also three colors to choose from (white, black, and clear...I suppose they're actually the anti-colors...). And there's no software to install before use. Just a USB cable.
I'll leave you to decide whether or not it's worth the money.
[$119.95, Handshoe Mouse]
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