OOMouse has more buttons than a shirt
First impression of the OOMouse? Wow! Never have we seen so many buttons on a pointing device (18 at last count). And to top it off, it may even be the first mouse to sport an analog joystick at the side.
Marketing the OOMouse as a peripheral for OpenOffice (a Microsoft Office alternative), we feel it is targeted at the wrong market audience. With the 18 programmable mouse buttons, clickable scroll wheel, three different button modes (key, keypress and macro) and up to 16 macros on the joystick, the OOMouse can launch 52 different commands with the touch of a button. This makes it perfect for real-time strategy games like World of Warcraft and StarCraft 2. Thanks to the onboard memory, the mouse itself can store specific macros for up to 63 different games and applications. The resolution can also be adjusted from 400 to 1,600dpi.
Our only complaint? With so many buttons you'll probably need an exceptional memory to remember them all, especially when switching between programs. The OOMouse supports Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems and will retail for US$74.99 when its online store opens.
About the author
Tracking laptop and PC trends since 2005, Darius Chang may have been knee deep in bits and bytes but is certainly not a binary person. Under that big and soft exterior holds a marshmallow core which dotes on his god-daughters and nephew. Suspected of ADD, his interests span disparate fields such as sustainability studies, diving, sports, politics, etc. A true jack of all trades, but master of one (maybe two).
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