The Ring Mouse Is Here

It all depends on how fast people will adopt the new design. Actually this statement is true in most cases. Just look at the actual design of keyboards and mice and you will realize that a lot has changed since they first appeared. However this is by far the biggest structural change that ever happened to the mouse. And a quick look at the "ring" in the picture will reveal why.

Several years ago, an unknown company presented the "gyro-mouse". This item was practically a gyroscope built-in a mouse looking case. The result was a mouse capable of performing all its usual tasks but instead of using a classical surface, you could move it in thin air. Unfortunately things didn't go so well for the gyro-mouse and the concept disappeared in a matter of months.

The reason behind its failure was pretty simple. People found it hard to keep a pretty heavy mouse in their hand all day. And because of that many grew tired of the gyro-mouse and reverted to their standard looking one in no time.

However Globlink Technology has a new idea which could bring back the gyro-mouse. In a pretty different form though. Called the "ring-mouse" this item is actually a 3-button & one trackball pad which can be attached to your finger because it uses a ring strap-on. The device is pretty small and can be easily worn without creating any discomfort.

The scroll function works just as any other scroll button does and that's good. On the other hand an optical sensor would have been better than the trackball. All in all this is a pretty good device but it takes some time before you get used to it. And as it turns out at the moment only wired versions exist with the company planning to release a wireless device too.

This could be a major change. The only problem is the fact that Globlink has already announced the price for the wired device. It's $9 and that's really great. On the other hand if you take into account all the steps required for such a device to travel from the factory to you, it will probably hit the shelves at a MSRP of over $40. And that's just for the wired version.

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