I’ve seen some awkward-looking mouse designs, but these Japanese guys won’t give it up that easy. Actbrise Electronics put together a series of three mouse concepts that are making quite a big impact on the Asian market.

First is the "Jupiter" mouse, made from wood and is named so for its resemblance with the largest planet of our Solar system. The wood grain swirls and the buttons imitate the gaseous and weather features of the giant planet. Apart from the non-conventional spherical design of this series, the devices function in a different way, too. Actually this design is more of a suspended joystick, the cursor moves in a particular direction and velocity according to the tilt of the ball.

Not impressed with wood and planets? Actbrise also recommend the heavily blinged Deco mouse and the stainless steel Escher flavor.

The Jupiter mouse from Actbrise is hand made in Japan's rural Gunma prefecture. It costs $137. The Escher mouse costs $88 and is available for Macs as well. Finally, the Deco flavor is priced between $124 and $153. Hey, are those real diamonds?

Here you have an example of how it works.