Technabob » computer accessory http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Rollermouse Free: the Exact Opposite of the Magic Trackpad http://technabob.com/blog/2010/08/01/rollermouse-free-not-magic-trackpad/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/08/01/rollermouse-free-not-magic-trackpad/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:34:55 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=37067 Like many of Apple’s products, the Magic Trackpad is more form than function – it looks great but it’s not very practical. On the other hand, Contour Design’s design philosophy seems to be the opposite of that. The company’s product, RollerMouse Free, is a more ergonomic and practical mouse alternative, even though it’s not much to look at.

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The RollerMouse Free is meant to alleviate stress in the arms, shoulder and neck caused by repeatedly reaching out for the mouse. It’s not that evident in the picture, but the heart of the RollerMouse is a roller bar – it’s the black bar beneath the left hand. The bar rolls forwards and backwards and also moves side to side, allowing the user to control the cursor. The functions of the buttons are not that hard to guess – left click, right click, dedicated double click, and a scroll wheel. There are also dedicated copy and paste buttons. See what I’m saying? The exact opposite of Apple’s hardware.

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Contour Design does have one thing in common with Apple – their prices. At $220 (USD), the RollerMouse costs more than 3-times what the Magic Trackpad sells for. Fortunately Contour Design is offering a 30-day trial period on all purchases, so customers have plenty of time to test the RollerMouse Free and figure out if it works for you. You can order the RollerMouse Free at Contour Design’s website

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/08/01/rollermouse-free-not-magic-trackpad/feed/ 1 Blow Your Keyboard Dirt Away http://technabob.com/blog/2009/04/02/blow-your-keyboard-dirt-away/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/04/02/blow-your-keyboard-dirt-away/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:00:43 +0000 Alisha K. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=11059 When you talk about blowing dirt off of electronics, most people think, of course, of plain ol’ canned air. And that works fine, sure, but the prank potential is fairly limited. With this gun-shaped keyboard brush, however, you can do all sorts of things, from tickling a co-worker’s nose with the dusty end of the brush to using it it to scare the heck out of that guy in HR with the attitude problem.

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See that? That’s putting the fun into function. Or maybe the absolutely ridiculous, but really, those words don’t look alike.

As you might have already guessed, the keyboard gun brush is another product of Japan, also known as the land of utterly weird solutions to basic problems.

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See? The packaging even warns that it was made in Japan. Seems a little self-deprecating to me, but hey—maybe that’s why I’m not in marketing.

[via Rinkya]

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