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Smartfish Mouse Pad Travel Pouch: Modern Mousehole

Lambert Varias — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:58:51 +0000

I’ve never had a problem fitting my wireless mouse into my laptop bag or backpack, but if you’re having trouble finding a place for your device when you’re on the go, you might want to check out the Smartfish Mouse Pad Travel Pouch. What you see is what you get here – a mouse pad that doubles as a pouch to carry your mouse and other small peripherals.

Its snap handle adds even more practicality. Use it to hang the pouch on your bag, or on yourself if you love your mouse that much. You can order the Mouse Pad Travel Pouch on Smartfish’ online shop for $15 (USD).

But honestly, even if I needed it I’d think long and hard before buying this. On one hand, it’s quite practical, but is it $15 practical? More importantly, I wonder if the mouse pad will stay flat and even over time despite being bent and curled while in pouch mode.

[via Ubergizmo]

Smartfish Engage Keyboard is Perfect for Carpal Tunnel Sufferers

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:50:26 +0000

If Picard needed a keyboard on the Enterprise, this thing you would have been prefect. It’s called the Engage after all and the wily captain could have pointed to the thing all day if he wanted. Smartfish’s Engage is a cool automated keyboard that adjusts all by itself to help ensure your hands and wrists are comfy while you type.

It seems like a keyboard moving on its own would be distracting, but Smartfish claims that the movements and adjustments the Engage makes are very subtle. The keyboard has a split QWERTY design with the keys you should control with each hand in their own sections.

The halves of the keyboard can be separated to a comfortable distance and the keyboard angle can be adjusted up or down to meet your needs. The Engage surfaced at CES, but you can already order your own for $149.99. Feel free to wear your Star Trek costume while you type.

Smartfish Whirl Mini Notebook Laser Mouse Aims for Comfort

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:31:36 +0000

There are gobs of mice on the market and many of them claim to be ergonomic and help to prevent repetitive stress injuries. The catch with some of the portable mice that are around is that the things are only for right-handed users. If you are in the market for a new mouse for your notebook, you might want to check out the Smartfish Whirl.

The mouse has a very unique design that looks like a normal mouse set on top of a stand and it is ambidextrous. The idea is that the mouse section you put your hand on can pivot in any direction for more comfortable use and to allow a more natural hand position. That should mean less stress on your wrist.

The mouse has an 800dpi laser engine and uses 2.4GHz wireless connectivity. It will work with Mac and PCs and you can order one up in several colors now for $49.95 (USD). Colors include Carbon Fiber, Black, Blue, Silver, Red, and White.

Smartfish Trumotion Wireless Mouse Fights Wrist Strain Bobblehead Style

Lambert Varias — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:01:02 +0000

Newly formed company Smartfish Technologies teamed up with the New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) to come up with a wireless mouse designed to prevent and alleviate wrist strain. The result? A bobblehead mouse. Well, not exactly but the TRU:MOTION mouse’s “thing” is that it pivots and conforms to the direction and angle of your hand’s movements, so that your wrist is never in a fixed position.

As you can see the mouse has two parts. The base is where the optical tracking device is, nothing new here, you move the mouse to move the cursor-on screen. The bobblehead on top is the wobbly one, and theoretically it should minimize the strain by being wobbly.

We don’t have a video of the TRU:MOTION mouse in action, so we can’t say how well this translate into actual usage. But if Smartfish’ brochure (pdf) is to be believed, the wireless mouse – along with other ergonomic peripherals and devices – will be available this year. We’ll be on the lookout for reviews then. For now, why don’t you try mashing a bobblehead figure to a mouse, just to see how it works. Come on. It’ll be fun.

[via Chip Chick]