Have you noticed that when some device first appears on the market it is usually pretty big , but as time passes by and technology improves, all producers and manufacturers have the tendency to make all products smaller and smaller? Think about the first computer that was used by man? It was huge, almost the size of a room. Now think aboutthe size of a computer in time and you will see that I am right, that now you can have a notebook computer the size of a .. well, notebook. Computer mouses did not change very much in size, as they were constructed from the very beginning to fit the palm of your hand and the size of our hands did not change during this time. But people are inventive and also want to shrink everything, so somebody thought of a miniature computer mouse, but which can also be easily operated and used to perform all the necessary commands on your computer.

So they invented the "finger mouse". It is exactly what its name says it is : a finger mouse, that is a computer mouse that you can use if you put it on your finger. It can be attached to your index finger with some strap band and then you can operate it with your thumb abd index finger basically. It is an optical computer mouse and you can use it on any kind of surface, except for glass and really reflective surfaces like polished furniture or mirrors. This is typical for all optical computer mouses, but I don not see it as such an inconvenient after all. Even it seems more like a toy than a real mouse, it works just fine and even has a pretty high resolution of 800 dots per inch, which ensures a great accuracy for this little guy.

You may think that if this is such a gadget as a finger mouse, it must necessary be wireless. Well, you are wrong. This particular finger mouse is in fact corded, but the good thing is that you can wrap the mouse cord when you strap it on your finger in order not to stay in your way or incommodate you somehow. It is very small in comparison with regular computer mouses with the size of a lilliputian device: 62x23x33mm. Actually I think it was designed like that because it stays on your finger, so it must be small. Or, otherwise your finger will go numb immediately, even sore and you will not be able to use the mouse, not to mention the finger. So tat is the reason why it weighs only 35 grams.

Being a corded computer mouse it does not need any additional software to be installed on your computer and it does not have any programmable buttons either, so you just plug it in your USB port from your computer and the computer will recognize it immediately, so you will be able to operate it in a matter of seconds. The cord is 1,5 metres long, so you can even operate your computer from this distance if you want to, for example when you listen to music or when you see a movie in your comfortable bed -just keep it on your fibger and you will not have to get out of bed just to adjust the volume of the sound or to make the image be displayed full screen.



This unusual finger mouse has two usual mouse buttons used for left click and right click and the scroll wheel between them. All three of them are controlled by your thumb, as it is the only one that reaches them. So the two buttons and the scroll wheel are situated on the side of the thumb. If you want to move the cursor on the comuter screen, just move your finger a little bit and the optical sensor placed in the front part of the mouse will capture the images and find out its position and then transmits it to the main computer via the cable attached to it. The computer then turns the coordinates of your mouse into movements of the cursor on the computer screen. It works on any computer that has Windows operating system installed, except Windows 98 and Vista. It does not support ny other operating system.

Another good thing about this computer finger mouse is the fact that you can use it while performing other tasks, too, like writing a text document and still be able to operate the mouse at the same time. I don't know who manufactures this tiny device, I guess it's some Japanese computer company , as they are crazy about high tech gadgets and tiny things, too. So you will probably find its price in yen, not US dollars. But you can buy it from eBay or any other specialized web site for a price that varies between $28 and 45. It really does not matter where you live, as there are some specialized companies that purchase different merchandise from all over the world and deliver it only on order. So even if you live in Las Vegas, Nevada or any other city and the finger mouse is made in japan, you will get it shipped anywhere you want to if you order it online and pay a few extra bucks for the shipping.



I am not that much into computer gadgets and stuff, but I liked this crazy computer mouse. First of all it gives you a kind of freedom you don't have when using a regular computer mouse. Then, and it is very important to me, you do not rest your hand on anything , so you will not have any health problems like tendonitis or repetitive strain injuries or even carpal tunnel syndrome which are caused by a long and intense use of the computer mouse. For example I already feel a tension in my wrist even if it is not night yet, because I have been using my mouse for more than half a day and my wrist together with its tendons are not very happy about it. Be careful though, to keep your index finger , the one supporting the finger mouse, in a normal position and try not to keep it up all the time that you work on your computer. It may be tiring , too. And it will work just fine even if you keep it facing the keyboard of your computer.

Any way, if you want to be special and to have a special computer mouse for you, buy it and try it and then let us all know if it was worth the money.