OpenOffice Mouse Looks Like a Photoshop Gag, Might be Useful

There's no such thing as too much of a good thing. Okay, yeah there is and this is it: The OpenOffice Mouse. This wired USB mouse packs 18 programmable keys and a joystick. Not that the teal color scheme isn't bad enough, you can barely tell which of the buttons are supposed to be the regular mouse buttons. Only the scroll wheel is discernible amongst dual 10-key keypads that invaded this mouse. While a little on the fugly side, the idea isn't bad and has been done recently, albeit with a little more charisma.

The idea is to be able to download a preset bundle of macros specific to office applications and games. Of course, given the name, many of the applications with macro profiles are open source favorites. GIMP, OpenOffice.org, WoW and Call of Duty are already available with more on the way as support grows. The mouse comes with 512k of flash memory to hold profiles on mouse which makes it travel friendly. The software that powers the mouse is set to be an open source project for Windows, Linux and Mac but the mouse isn't free. You can order it for $74.99 as soon as their online store opens.