Samsung Beckons with the Ways of the Trackball

January 23rd, 2008

Filed under USB Mice & Trackballs

We're not sure if trackball mice are less common because people don't like them as much as the original, or - despite their supposed superiority (we hear they're more ergonomic) - they've been outcompeted by better marketing, like the mouse equivalent of Betamax. However, they do have one application where they'd be far superior to the wrist-moving original: in the portable mouse market, where desk space tends to be at a premium, and even portable traditional mice like the MS Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 and the Logitech VX Nano Notebook Mouse are at a disadvantage. That's the idea behind the Samsung M30/Duplus Mouse, a pocket-size trackballer with a wireless USB connection system, a laser pointer, and remote controller capabilities. Currently available only in Korea, the M30 makes converting to the ways of the trackball sound like a worthy sacrifice.

Via SlashGear

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