14 DAY TRIAL // Quality Management Systems (QMS) Inc. has developed what it calls the “Macpadd,” a mouse pad specifically designed for use with Apple's Mighty Mouse. The aluminum accessory features a patented finish design, providing superior tracking performance, according to the company. The Macpadd costs $24.99 (plus applicable taxes and shipping).
“MacPadd is a high-end mouse pad made of solid aluminum then anodized to our specification to provide superior mouse to screen tracking performance. This product has been engineered and tested, not just mass produced and punched out with a die,” says Quality Management Systems. QMS upholds that its pad eliminates the frustration of losing the cursor on the screen.
The company also claims that MacPadd has an antibacterial surface that can be easily cleaned. Owners can use soap and water, or antibacterial wipe to clean the pad. The aluminum surface is (allegedly) capable of reducing wrist fatigue with an ultra smooth surface that enables the mouse to glide. Still, you need some downforce to actually be able to point and click accurately.
Being made of solid aluminum, the pad complements Apple's notebooks, as well the aluminum iMac. Besides boasting a sleek design, the Macpadd is also highly durable, thanks to the material it is made of. According to Quality Management Systems, “It was developed to provide customers with a quality product that will last forever, not just a throw away.” Another design-related plus, as QMS points out, is that the company hasn't stamped its logo onto it, but just “modestly laser etched our Trademark on the lower right corner.” Nevertheless, corporate customers can have one custom made for them, logo and everything.
QMS even goes and touts its Macpadd as acting like “a shield in your carry bag against sharp objects and knocks during travel,” protecting your MacBook. Without fail, the makers of the Macpadd use every trick in the book, adding that “MacPadd’s manufacturing is established to reduce our carbon foot print. Our product is recyclable, should it ever be necessary or desirable.” Well, it is a block of aluminum...