As they say, “to taste the colors”, but in the field of hardware we could extrapolate it to “to taste the mice”, because without a doubt it is the component that has the most variants. There are rare mice with quirky designs to the point of being almost useless , as well as mice with all the shapes you can imagine, but in this article we have collected the most absurd and strange mouse designs that we have found, and that are also to the sale and you can buy them if you want.
3Dconnexion SpaceMouse
This strange “mouse” is designed to stay fixed in place, and the cursor moves by moving the entire top head (from the blue line up). The manufacturer says it is a 3D mouse that allows you to easily zoom and rotate 3D drawings. It only has, yes, 2 buttons.
3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro
A much more advanced version of the previous one is this other mouse, with wrist rests and many more buttons to perform advanced functions but whose operating base is exactly the same as the previous one. Obviously, this is not a mouse that is used for much more than 3D design, so forget about using it in games because it would be, at least, uncomfortable.
Mad Catz RAT 6+
The manufacturer Mad Catz has always been characterized by the strange designs of its products, and of course it has not one but several mice that we could classify among the rarest on the market. An example is this RAT 6+, an optical mouse up to 12,000 DPI that itself has “standard” operation for a mouse, but whose design and adjustable moving parts make it quite rare, at least visually.
R-Go Tools Hippus Handshoe Mouse
Literally, the manufacturer calls this mouse a “hand shoe”, and it has a design that is designed to fully support the hand on it, and even the wrist. Of course, in terms of design it seems that they have left a normal mouse on top of a stove and it has begun to melt at the bottom, right?
Ayrsjcl 1 Trackball
This curious “mouse” is designed to be held in the hand and not to rest on the table. It has a trigger for the index finger and two buttons for the thumb, plus a trackball to move the cursor. Of course, if you want to press any of the two buttons above you will have to release the trackball since you have to do it with the same finger … a bit inconsistent.
KENSINGTON K72359WW
This is a slightly more traditional trackball, in this case it is to rest on the table since in fact it has a rest… hands? It’s not a wrist rest due to its size, and the four buttons certainly seem a bit awkward in position.
Trust verto (and other vertical mice)
We include in this list of mice with the rarest design this Trust model, but it is valid for all vertical mice. In theory they are designed so that the posture of the wrist is much more natural and have better ergonomics; Many users of these say that it is true and suffer less fatigue, but we must admit that in terms of design they are not very beautiful, really.
Apple Magic Mouse 2
Finally we include the Apple Magic Mouse, and no one can deny that its curved design without futuristic-style buttons makes it quite strange. Of course, the Apple engineers who designed the charging port at the bottom that prevents you from using the mouse while charging its battery I imagine that now they will dedicate themselves to something else, because to say that this is absurd and useless is an understatement.
