If you’re using a computer, you’ll almost certainly need to use a mouse at some point. You can do quite a lot by using keyboard shortcuts, but a mouse or some other input device is required for most ...

No offense to [Douglas Engelbart] but the computer mouse has always seemed a bit of a hack to us (and not in the good sense of the word). Sure we’ve all gotten used to them, but unlike a computer ...

A normal computer mouse is an innovation many of us take for granted, especially those of us who use one all day, every day. This also means we may ignore the limitations of this device which has been ...

The mouse is the computer world’s most popular pointing device, but there’s more than one way to point and click. The trackball--a rotating ball within a stationary housing--is a popular alternative ...

Q: While shopping for a new computer, I have come across many radical mouse designs. I was prepared to purchase a standard optical mouse, but the abundance of fancier options makes me wonder if a ...

I can’t count the number of times that I could have used a pen-style pointing device for my computer. Unfortunately the market is pretty limited for choices, focusing primarily on drawing tablets.

Forty years after the first computer mouse saw the light of day, the IT industry still tries its best to reinvent this peripheral. At Gizmag, we've seen our good share of esoteric mice, but what's ...

If we’re going to have to sit in an office for the best part of our working lives, let’s agree that we should at least be comfortable. So that’s why we put a stand-up desk to the test a couple of ...

Genius has been making the Pen Mouse for a while now. This mouse looks like a fountain pen. The company has announced a new updated version of the mouse under the official name the Wireless ...

Microsoft has some interesting peripherals in its lineup. The company was the first to offer a gaming keyboard with a number pad that could be moved to either side of the keyboard. That was a cool ...

Pondering getting a pen/tablet type deal going for helping to edit photos. In theory, I wouldn't mind just having both my mouse and this thing hooked up at the same time rather than having to plug in ...