Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Finger Optical Mouse

Now you can point lasers at people with a lift of a finger

Behold the EEM-GTMS-300BK mouse, or the first generation of finger mouse/mice(?) I have ever utilized. With a RM30+ price tag slapped on it, this little gadget replaces the traditional mouse that requires flat surfaces to function by allowing users to move their cursor wherever their finger can go (umm that does sounds wrong). Just simply wear it like ring anf adjust it with the velcro strap provided.

Other features found on your mouse you are using right now are available on this finger mouse. The right and left mouse button and the scroller are located along the side and pressed using the thumb.

Distance wise, it is not wireless YET but the cable attached allows you to move your cursor 3-5 feet away while you are lying on your bed (promoting a healthy lifestyle), limited by the size of your screen and how good your visions are.

CONS: My goodness, for the first 10 minutes I struggled trying to cope with this mouse. I admit it is difficult for a dude who has been using the traditional rat/mouse/mice for 10 years to use it (and we are the generation that embraced technologies our parents couldn't cope with). The situation persisted for the next 10 minutes. Another 10 minutes later you'll start to notice your finger will start to get tired from all the coping effort and clicking (the buttons are at awkward positions and far to be reached, not suitable for people with average thumbs like me).

Let's just give the
EEM-GTMS-300BK another 2-6 months for the technology to improve eh? Oh and to allow it to find a more pronouceable and memorable name.

Ham rates it:

because having laser at your fingertip is cool

1 comment:

アンジェリーン said...

edi way too used to the traditional tikus edi~ and hmm... not everyone enjoy finger get chain by a 'ring' esp that 'ring' is huge size, very uncomfortable after using it for a long while bah~ eg: reading manga that time, people like me can read manga non-stop for hour and we click mouse to go to nxt page, having to wear that all those time.... but then again, humans are good in adapting who knows....