14 DAY TRIAL // What's inflatable, can be molded and senses when you're starting losing it? The answer is simple: three absolutely weird mice you haven't heard of yet. Let's start with the beginning...
Travel mice are really on the wave lately, because of the same reason external storage is facing increased demands: the laptop invasion. The mouse is especially designed for those users who think a miniature gadget of this kind would still take too much space, not to mention the USB cable that needs folding.
The mouse is ready to go in a few seconds and can be efficiently folded because it is... inflatable. It is called the "Jellyclick" and can be inflated before using, then deflated, in order to save precious space. When inflated, it has the size and functionality of a regular desktop mouse, with a soft jelly feeling.
The next oddity on the list is a moldable mouse form Lite-On. I would have never expected to see such a... mouse to wear the Lite-on brand, but on a second look, the concept is really interesting. The mouse can be modeled as you wish, which takes user-friendliness to the limits.
After all, a mouse may be comfortable, but it would never fit into the user's hand like a glove, right? The mouse is built on a special, lightweight modeling clay that is "re-enforced" with polyurethane and nylon fabric cover, that makes sure that you won't mold it to death. You can play with it and experiment new shapes to match your "pointing" habits. When you get tired or bored with it, you can easily re-adjust its size or shape while taking a break.
Speaking about breaks, the next mouse is a product that would have surely earned the Anonymous Workahoolics' award, if such organization existed. It is a mouse that warns you when you are about to snap and would recommend you to take a break (and a Kit Kat, if you know what I mean). The device is manufactured by U.K.-based Hot Forest Technology and is called the "SensDevice".
The mouse monitors the user's stress levels via a biosensor electrode with built-in biofeedback technology. As the electrode makes contact with the thumb's skin, it measures the user's life signals. When the software decides that you're on the verge of a breakdown, it would kindly recommend you to perform certain stress-relieving exercises, depending on your stress type. No world about what the mouse does when you're dying with boredom at the workplace, but this may have no cure at the moment.
