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There are actually quite a few weird, alt mice out there:

https://handshoemouse.com/

https://evoluent.com/

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-...

And those are just the ones I'm aware of. Plus there are trackpads like the Apple verison. I favor weird mice and have tried many of them, but it may be telling that few of them are "mainstream" or widely used.



The evoluent / handshoe mouse style has become super popular in our office, in Chinese knock-off version. I did a quick survey of the first 10 pages of Taobao for 'mouse' and found these: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=20288588114 (M618), https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=573278251534 (M618mini), https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=555760230292 (M618plus), https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=546631216176 (LM108), https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=572300439124 (J95), https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=568169443036 (GMAERGBT11), https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=580133010482 (MA-ERGW61).

Also check out https://www.3dconnexion.com/products/ which some people swear by for 3D design work.

Personally I like wacom tablets for relieving mouse strain.


I used to use an Evoluent mouse at work, as recommended by my osteopath, and it would have been great except for the really crappy sensor they use which makes it really fussy to the type of desk surface it is used on. It is less precise though, probably due to the different muscles used to move it.




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