DixonAgee
If it's so darned advanced, why isn't it wireless???
Robert Walther
I have been using a mouse since 1984, 12+ hours per day, I have never had a problem. Simple, mild expansion stretches of arm, wrist, hand and fingers will avoid and/or repair 'carpal tunnel' problems derived from mouse usage. Look up Shia Tzu and yoga for the correct exercises.
AngryPenguin
This looks like it could be a good gaming mouse. Bulky though, wouldn't want to carry it in my backpack.
SarahM
DixonAgee
There is a wireless version - it's mentioned near the end of the article.
I'm using the wireless version right now. I can only guess that the company offers the 'wired' version to customers who prefer that - although what the preference for a wired version might be is hard to say - maybe it's for people who don't want to have to buy batteries? (the wireless one runs on a single AA battery).
All that aside, I would also recommend it - it made a huge difference for me. Plus I like that I can program each of the six buttons to do actions that I want them to do.
Engadin
Why don't you give a track ball a try? The wrist is - static - in the same position Evoluent's mouse plus it keeps my fingers in action to move the ball: just like pen writing. I am talking about a three fingers track ball like Logitech's Cordless Optical TracMan, not the "only for the thumb" recent ones.
Tim Hanlon
@Engadin: I still have a Logitech TrackMan in a drawer somewhere. It certainly helped me out a few years back, but I found it nowhere near as natural to operate with a neutral wrist, and harder (but not impossible) to control precisely when using design/music software.
The Skud
Seems to have helped the author and some posters, but looks weird to me. Up/down action gives me the impression of the same trouble from repetitive action producing pain down the track. Did telegraph operators (i.e. Morse Code), get RSI?
Sam Sams
One thing I do with my mouse is increase the speed in control panel settings so I only have to move it less than an inch to go from one side of the screen to the other. Far less work.
I have it on a small mat (I cut to size) which at the moment is sat on top of the num keys of the keyboard - so less movement from keyboard to mouse. Another good place would be on a little platform above the keyboard and in the centre - so you can easily reach with either hand.
I also weaken the springs inside the mouse to give a very soft button click.
David Pasquino
I've been using this mouse for nearly a year - and while it takes a little getting used to, it is totally worth it. I had the wired version and then upgraded to the wireless. Either way, I think, and agree, that if you do any extended work on a computer, this is an essential item to have.
Riaanh
Amazing how long live such an ergonomical disaster like a mouse can have, and still no real substitute. Things like a touch screen, trackball, voice commands, gesture tracking or eye tracking is just not as convenient or accurate. A touch pad is probably the closest.
It would be interesting to try this vertical new form factor. I have also been suffering on-and-off of with mouse strain, but I have been training myself to use the mouse with my dumb hand as well. As soon as I feel the strain setting in, I switch hands for a few weeks, letting the fatigued hand rest. It does go a bit slower for those weeks, but it helps a lot.