Fingertip Optical Mouse

Here’s something different: a mouse that sits on your finger. Mouse buttons are on the left side, and are pressed with your thumb. There is also a thumb-operated scroll wheel. The tip of this device contains the optical sensor, which you move across virtually any surface to control your cursor/pointer.

This tiny mouse is designed for situations where you have limited mousing space. One user uses it when on airplane flights, as the space for a laptop on a seat tray is rather small. You might ask why such a person doesn’t use the laptop’s built-in trackpad, but some people find those awkward or uncomfortable.

Apparently a wireless model is coming out soon.

Unlike many of the ergonomic mice and keyboards that I wrote about in December, I have neither used nor even seen this one. It does look interesting as a distinct alternative to normal mousing.

Here’s a video of someone using the finger mouse: