The Jelfin Mouse is a desktop blob, a ball-shaped mouse with a soft gel covering. It is also “designed to fit your hand perfectly”, and “the World’s first ball-shaped computer mouse covered in gel”*.

The ball rotates 360° in any direction for almost infinite positioning whereas a mouse tends to be used mainly in an up/down and left/right motion. The ball is surrounded by a scroll ring that is like ...

Computer mice are omnipresent PC companions, but prolonged use of a traditional mouse can lead to tired, strained wrists and hands. To combat this, consider a venerable, more ergonomic peripheral: the ...

In just a few decades, the humble computer mouse has gone from cutting-edge technology to a rather ubiquitous device — and, in fact, one that seems a little outdated in an era of holograms and ...

The computer mouse has become an essential part of personal computing, allowing users to interact graphically, that is, with the aid of their eyes, with virtual objects. While scrolling through a ...

If it had been up to Douglas Engelbart, his invention would have been called the "X-Y position indicator for a display system.” That's how the man who designed the mouse described what he'd made in ...

Ubiquity, thy name is mouse. There’s Mighty. There’s Mickey. And don’t forget the proverbial girl next door. The stereotype says she’s attractive, but also a tad bit mousey. And then there’s that ...

On Dec. 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart gave the first public demonstration of a computer mouse. Today we look at the device’s history, as well as futuristic concepts for computer interfaces. Douglas ...

Ever wondered how the computer mouse got its name? Back in 1963, Douglas Engelbart of Stanford Research Institute gave this nomenclature to a computer pointing device that had a cord attached to its ...