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entropylove t1_iu5qyk9 wrote

Nice. A solution in search of a problem.

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mackinoncougars t1_iu7gewq wrote

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medgarc t1_iu961ec wrote

Think there’s no answer? YOURE SO STUPID!!

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Voodoo_Masta t1_iu8veo6 wrote

Actually I would find this useful. If it works well.

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curisaucety t1_iu95b62 wrote

Especially when traveling internationally with my full desktop computer.

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mif28 t1_iu98ejf wrote

tell me you're joking lol

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curisaucety t1_iu9bjo0 wrote

I can get my monitor and my hard drive into my suitcase but then am left with the dang mouse. I can never fit it in anywhere! Also, try taking a regular mouse through 2-dimensional space. It suuuucks.

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Voodoo_Masta t1_iu9yer8 wrote

I travel with a laptop. I like working with a mouse but I try to keep my luggage to one small roll aboard and a backpack. The Logitech mouse I own, with its protective case takes too much space in the rollaboard. Left it at home on my last trip, but missed having a mouse. I think it’s a cool idea. Doesn’t look like it would work all that well.. but a cool idea.

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FuckThisPostTruthEra t1_iu91ken wrote

If it works well, I’ll get one. I travel a a LOT and I hate touch pads. I always haul around a mouse and it’s so bulky lol, so this is perfect for me.

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medspace t1_iu9ajln wrote

I take my personal mouse from home to work everyday so something like this is pretty useful

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prob_wont_respond t1_iu9dyz3 wrote

Happy to see more travel peripherals to consider. I one bag travel, even for work, even with a suit. Size/volume is a premium variable to me

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CthuluTheGrand t1_iu9j267 wrote

The typical university graduate project

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entropylove t1_iu9olkb wrote

It’s definitely clever. Like someone else said, this is the kind of thing pretty much nobody buys but gets for free in a swag bag at an event or conference.

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firthy t1_iu5pel4 wrote

Are you really that short of space in your backpack?

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imnotsoclever t1_iu5zz53 wrote

Yeah this is not a good product. It sacrifices the usability of a mouse (you know, the whole point) for a really tiny benefit of slightly less space taken up. Also, not sure why this is much better than your standard travel mouse.

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donttakethelemons t1_iu6tydh wrote

The only benefit I can see is having everything fit smoothly in a laptop case

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swerbdnastnulb t1_iu8nx8l wrote

There are mouses that can bend while you use it and snap flat when you want to store it, like this

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Lung_doc t1_iu8y6uo wrote

I bought one of those some years back (microsoft arc). I found the feel /shape when using the mouse seemed a little off, and it's lack of a functional scroll wheel was very annoying. Though it has thousands of positive reviews on Amazon; looks like some people do like it even with the $50-70 price tag.

I bought instead a "slim" (their name) jelly comb mouse for $11, and it works great. Doesn't even take up much more room since it is slightly fatter but more compact.

But the arc mouse does look really cool.

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is-that-a-thing-now t1_iu8z2tf wrote

I had an original Arc and it rocked. Had a virtual scroll wheel and while it felt weird it was solid.

It eventually died and I replaced it, but the virtual scroll was gone so it felt like shit to use.

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swerbdnastnulb t1_iu9d6fm wrote

Oh I agree with you. I switched to a simple wireless Logitech mouse instead. But it is functional at least, unlike this one haha

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Neo_Techni t1_iuelcio wrote

The plural of mouse is mice

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swerbdnastnulb t1_iuelxog wrote

Thanks but I think since it’s an acronym in this case, either one works

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cranktheguy t1_iuhzmbb wrote

Mouse is an acronym?

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swerbdnastnulb t1_iuifh40 wrote

Manually-Operated User-Selection Equipment

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bobbarkersbigmic t1_iu7e3g4 wrote

Yeah someone should really make a laptop case with a pouch to put a regular mouse in…. /s

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CMDR_KingErvin t1_iu7gpar wrote

Meanwhile nowadays everyone has thick 10 inch iPhones with massive camera bumps, huge cases, and pop sockets on the back and they manage to somehow fit them next to their asses in their jeans pockets. But yeah, how could we ever survive without a flat mouse lol.

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Redseve t1_iu9fxpo wrote

Then you should check out the LTT Backpack at LTTstore.com, and then you can check out our sponsor.... Oh sorry, I've been watching too much YouTube

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prob_wont_respond t1_iu9e5jn wrote

Yes if you aspire to one bag minimalist travel, and have decided you need a mouse

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LiteSpecter t1_iu5lrbs wrote

so, it's the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse, but more expensive and not available yet?

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SacredSquid t1_iu5p232 wrote

I came here to say this. My arc mouse folds flat too...

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bobbarkersbigmic t1_iu7e4w1 wrote

Everything folds flat if you try hard enough!

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Lev_Astov t1_iu6jtgt wrote

Back when laptops had PCMCIA expansion slots, I had a mouse that folded flat and slotted into one to recharge. It was a great travel mouse, but was never better than a standard mouse because the optics weren't held parallel to the surface very well. The MS Arc did that better, but I don't see this origami mouse being able to do what the Arc did.

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starbitcandies t1_iu6wbto wrote

My guy... I used to have that mouse years ago after a roommate gave it to me and I ADORED it until it got lost and just disappeared. I never bothered finding out what brand it was when I had it and always regretted it. Now I know what mouse it was thanks to you.

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peezytaughtme t1_iu98hbz wrote

Microsoft's Surface mouse also folds flat. That's how you turn it off, actually.

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SPAREustheCUTTER t1_iu5hd8w wrote

This is pretty cool, even if it’s added to my collection of dozens of things I’ll buy and never use.

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Rogermcfarley t1_iu5mabh wrote

Consumerism killing the world ^

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Powledge-is-knower t1_iu5rgqj wrote

I dropped out of college as a industrial design major because I couldn’t for the life of me keep designing more stuff to be built, sold and trashed. I now teach kindergarten and much happier for it.

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PhasmaFelis t1_iu5sofo wrote

This is a clever little bit of design, but I'm not sure who actually needs one. I've never had any trouble fitting a small travel mouse in my bag.

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Personal_Use3977 t1_iu62iy2 wrote

Would be perfect for my kids computer case. His school issued one has space for the laptop and charger, a flat mouse would slip in perfectly.

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MacbookOnFire t1_iu8qjf2 wrote

How long do you see this origami jawn lasting in the hands of your kid?

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Personal_Use3977 t1_iublq76 wrote

Could go either way.

We teach him to be nice to electronics but he's 7 so...

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ske66 t1_iu9s663 wrote

I have one edge case. When I travel, i have to store my mouse away from my keyboard and laptop which itherwise fold away and and stoted in a laptop pag. If my mouse also folds, i can keep them all in the same place. But use an MX 3 Master so this mouse would need to have the same features as that mouse to really make me consider it

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TheSpatulaOfLove t1_iu6brlh wrote

This will end up as a trade show swag giveaway in seconds flat…just like those shitty gummy keyboards.

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protagonizer t1_iu75drt wrote

>The Air.0 is different – it's a full-size, origami-inspired Bluetooth mouse that folds flat for stowage.

Stowage! Stowage is what bwings your bewongings togetha, today!

(I know it's technically correct verbage, but I can't not read it this way).

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CharlesTheBob t1_iu5ztsa wrote

I’m surprised at the hate, even small travel mice create a super annoying bulge in any slim computer case I’ve had. Idk how well this works in practice actually but I believe its a very good problem to try to solve.

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throwawaygreenpaq t1_iu7lqtv wrote

It’s creative.

While I’ll never use it, I can appreciate the creativity that went behind this idea.

If someone likes it, they can use it. If not, they can just not purchase it.

Why do people love to whine about something existing which doesn’t fit them nor their purpose?

I just came off a thread of a guy who relentlessly complains (11 comments) about a doctor seeking attention because he made the video about his achievement — The doctor suffered from a condition but made a medical breakthrough which saved himself and saves thousands of lives. But how dare he make a video telling the world his life story eh? How dare he? /s

Some people live their entire lives to take others down. It’s just sad to see this fleshing out everywhere on Reddit & in real life.

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Horror-Profile3785 t1_iu8xa4s wrote

In a world that is losing the fight on climate change, we should be more thoughtful on what is greenlit to be manufactured and shipped. There are real consequences to everyone and the environment for making a 100,000 pieces of junk, shipping them to stores, and then a sizeable amount of them being sent to the dump after they are not sold or are tossed after a few months for being ineffective.

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prob_wont_respond t1_iu9ekhm wrote

You're in the gadget subreddit

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Horror-Profile3785 t1_iu9kebk wrote

Do you have a point or are you just telling me things I already knew?

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prob_wont_respond t1_iu9knr8 wrote

Posts here will relate to gadgets, which will be manufactured and you seem oblivious to that fact

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Horror-Profile3785 t1_iubg1le wrote

I understand gadgets will be manufactured, but think only the best gadgets should be. This flimsy piece of shit is going to be damaged real quick with normal use.

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throwawaygreenpaq t1_iu90cpq wrote

I don’t use a mouse, mate.

If that’s the case, then would you not say that all artworks are unnecessary and therefore contributing to climate disaster?

Or musical instruments, being made of different metals and materials, shipped around the world, also superfluous and we should not have instruments?

You see, if you put it that way, then virtually everything in the world is a waste.

So instead of telling people what to buy or what to do, we should just aim not to buy unnecessary things that we don’t use. If someone finds the mouse useful and wants it, go ahead. He/She can cut back on something else.

It’s not a zero-sum game. Someone using this mouse could be one who cycles, doesn’t use an aircon and have solar panels. Conversely, someone who doesn’t use this mouse could be someone with 3 cars, blasts aircons all day and wastes resources mining cryptocurrency. But it’s much easier to pounce on what we can see, eh?

The mouse (or any other object) is not the issue. It’s the attitude of unnecessary consumerism.

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Evvmmann t1_iu6sec0 wrote

I completely agree with you. I work primarily on a tablet, and it’s freaking perfect for my purpose.

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AromaticIce9 t1_iu6f8g0 wrote

I'd need to hold it and play with it a bit before I'd buy, but if they can manage to have the folded version feel sturdy and have the thing be mostly foolproof then I'd want it.

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bigsquirrel t1_iu7sxrn wrote

If it works well, which I’m skeptical of, I would consider it. People keep talking about the arc mouse, looking at the pictures it doesn’t seem particularly thin.

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wierdness201 t1_iu6ee7a wrote

That looks like an absolutely horrible experience to use.

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MicroSofty88 t1_iu616gf wrote

This is sick. I hate packing a mouse in my computer bag when I’m traveling.

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McRedditz t1_iu670f6 wrote

My money don’t jiggle jiggle, it folds…. I bet this costs a lot more than a regular mouse.

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PlanetLandon t1_iu5q83x wrote

Huh. This is such a simple concept that I’m sort of surprised nobody ever thought of it before

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Jerkface555 t1_iu64q94 wrote

Except they have.

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https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/keyboards-and-mice/mice/78010664

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monshi633 t1_iu6cknj wrote

Wow, that was uglier than I thought.

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DiscoveryOV t1_iu75zo4 wrote

These ones are much nicer. I always hated the original ones because they are indeed ugly. And the glossy buttons start to feel weird.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/microsoft-arc-mouse-black/8mwhbv8qvskr?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

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monshi633 t1_iu783zc wrote

Just looking out the aesthetics of it...let's say it's less ugly than the other. I'd still choose the Air.0 if all 3 worked exactly the same.

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DiscoveryOV t1_iu78q25 wrote

Oh yeah, from a purely aesthetically pov, the Air.0 is nicer.

Ergonomically it’s better too it would appear.

Usability remains to be seen, but I’m sure it’s fine. I’m tempted to buy one. Would be perfect for my small travel bag.

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bigsquirrel t1_iu7s0t1 wrote

I mean it’s close, I’d need more pictures of the mouse above it appears to be much slimmer and flexible.

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miramichier_d t1_iu5rylg wrote

I'll stick with my Swiftpoint. Interesting concept though.

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letmeloginalready t1_iu7f0y7 wrote

This seems like something that would be cool to design in like a sophomore engineering course but wouldn’t translate well to the real world.

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MinnieShoof t1_iu7x8vg wrote

.. I ... kinda want one. Just to ... have it.

Then I read the kickstarter and I saw they were asking for 385. And I was like "ssssss... yea, but no."

But then I read that it was foreign money and it amount to about 50 bucks. And then I was like "sssss... yea, but no."

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Gaeus_ t1_iu89mxm wrote

I can see a usage case for some very, very specific scenario.

like, I have a BT controller for my galaxy fold to stream my gaming rig to it and play on it like it was a beefed up steam deck.

I guess I could see the use of a foldable mouse (something more like microsoft iteration though) and foldable keyboard to go along the foldable tablet, stream my pc to the thing and have the most powerful (streaming) portable computer ever.

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bulwyf23 t1_iu8bp2y wrote

This looks like one of those awful official Amazon Kindle origami covers had a baby with a Microsoft Arc mouse.

The Arc mouse has been around for sometime, has decent reviews, and the regular MSRP is the exact same is this but often goes on sale for cheaper. Who is this product actually for?

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mildmanneredme t1_iu8n6rc wrote

Reminds me of Microsoft Arc Mouse. Which I think is an excellent mouse

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gymbeaux2 t1_iuikjcd wrote

Ergonomics? Where we’re going, we don’t need ergonomics

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Goldenart121 t1_iu6h1jb wrote

It’s cool and all but I ain’t pledging a minimum $50 just to get a discount.

It’s literally “if you pledge $50 you’ll get $20 off”

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gordandisto t1_iu768m5 wrote

Why is everyone so critical of this. This alone can replace BOTH your janky portable mouse and the tiny trackpad. Imagine detaching it from your laptop and put it back when done using. come on guys

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SilverStag88 t1_iu7im4w wrote

It looks like it would be terrible to actually use. You really don’t have room in your bag for a real mouse?

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