Plushy Revisions: what’s changing, what’s not

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Thank you for all of the feedback on my felt mouse, which everyone seems to be calling Plushy Mouse. Instant feedback from people who think hard about things like computer peripherals is invaluable. It’s clear from blog comments that this guy needs a scrolling mechanism and a clear power source. I’m not, however, making Plushy any less boxy.

Here’s why: if you look at how you’re holding your mouse right now, you’ll see that the only contact points between mouse and hand are the tips of your fingers. Nobody smothers the mouse with the entire surface of his or her palm- movement would become sluggish and uncomfortable. Yet mice are designed to look like they fit snugly inside a your palm because people believe that’s how mice are held. This makes the mouse seem more ergonomic, when in fact a rectangular box is just as comfortable to manipulate, and a felt box even more so.

I’ll post the updated design here as soon as I finish. Stay tuned!

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Published:
11.06.07 / 4pm
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