Project: Alien Mouse gets your arm into it

Mizanur Rahman is clearly sick and tired of traditional mousing devices. So sick and tired, in fact, that he's kicked out a rendering of the Project: Alien Mouse. In short, this decidedly gigantic mouse shoots for ergonomics by providing a place for your wrist, lower arm and maybe your elbow if you're a small enough person. We'll be honest, all those gel cushions sure look comfy from here, but the amount of brain energy that would be required to use it kind of puts a damper on the whole deal.

[Via Wired]

[natels @ Jul 25th 2008 2:59PM]

Let's hope the price is as ergonomic as the mouse..

[Reader @ Jul 25th 2008 4:35PM]

Ergonomic: "The applied science of equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort"

Economic: "pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities"

But I agree with the sentiment, hopefully it is priced well because I'd love to try it.

[Jason @ Jul 25th 2008 6:30PM]

snorgffha what? huh? oh sorry I dozed off.

[Kurian @ Jul 26th 2008 12:09AM]

Disappointing. I was expecting some kind of Gauntlet.

[maff @ Jul 26th 2008 5:16PM]

Gauntlet? yeah, inbuilt C64 emulation would be cool!

[Kaiser-Machead @ Jul 25th 2008 3:04PM]

Without the bionic grip, repulsor unit and snarky guidance from Jarvis, who is left to market this thing to?

[Kell @ Jul 25th 2008 3:10PM]

You'd market it to the compulsive porn watcher with carpal tunnel.

[Jason @ Jul 25th 2008 6:36PM]

I know, we'll target people with expendable income!

[hiko36 @ Jul 25th 2008 8:43PM]

@ Kell

I don't think his Carpal Tunnel is stemming from the mouse though...

[Frun @ Jul 25th 2008 3:11PM]

It looks like something that was fashoned from bits of a Klingon uniform.

[Kell @ Jul 25th 2008 3:20PM]

Do those red wings make it fly?

[tiuk @ Jul 25th 2008 4:27PM]

I was wracking my brain to come up with a succinct summary of what it looks like.

Thank you.

[gerrrg @ Jul 25th 2008 3:13PM]

Skip the mouse, go straight to touch screen.

[Rick @ Jul 25th 2008 7:41PM]

You would figure a designer would publish legible and properly sized graphic files to his website.

[Danakin @ Jul 25th 2008 3:23PM]

what brain power?

Step 1: Place hand on mouse
Step 2: Move mouse

[swingin' dick hero @ Jul 25th 2008 4:09PM]

You lost me at 1...
..Now what am I doing here? Nana, hello?

[Robot Overlord @ Jul 25th 2008 4:56PM]

3. ?????
4. Profit!

[giuliop @ Jul 25th 2008 7:01PM]

I was trying to refrain from commenting, but since you've brought it up... Yes, it is evident that someone here finds that "amount of energy" too much for their brain.

[Andrew Prashad @ Jul 25th 2008 3:23PM]

Does anyone else think that this kinda looks like the organism from fl0w? (the downloadable sixaxis game for the PS3?)

[PunkInDrublic @ Jul 25th 2008 3:25PM]

I'm going to need a bigger desk...

[jivetrky @ Jul 25th 2008 6:24PM]

This was my thought as well. Who sits at a desk where there arm overhangs it all the way up to the elbow or more? I just don't see how a mouse that large would ever be practical on 95% of people's desks.

[Paul @ Jul 25th 2008 3:30PM]

Don't know why people think this thing is big - if you check out the read link, you'll see that the whole thing fits in your hand.

[swingin' dick hero @ Jul 25th 2008 4:14PM]

I clicked the read link because of your comment and looked at the pictures. Well.. It still is twice as long as your normal mouse and a bit wider. Now ain't that larger? Or what kind of mouse do you use anyway? :P

[Redbeaver @ Jul 25th 2008 3:33PM]

this thing has a massager in it too??? lol

[iHoppipolla @ Jul 25th 2008 3:34PM]

Is this just a concept?

I see no release date/price.

[Imran Hussain @ Jul 25th 2008 3:37PM]

Seems as if it'll be more expensive then your average mouse

[scharfy @ Jul 25th 2008 3:42PM]

Yeah. It's wicked-cool looking, and my wrist will feel better... but can I still deliver teh major noob pwnage?

[HOOPER @ Jul 25th 2008 4:05PM]

THIS IS SPARTA

[Jeremy @ Jul 25th 2008 5:51PM]

I like the idea.
It would require more physical and mental effort to use which would suck initially for lazy people, but be fine for more active users.
I remember back in the days of playing HL2DM hyped up on chips and chocolate and literally chucking my Razer Copperhead off the desk from jolting... you know... from the adrenaline and excitement.

[Clasifyd @ Jul 25th 2008 4:09PM]

I really like this mouse. I've had aspirations to engineer something together similar, albeit much less flashy, for quite some time. The added support to wrist/forearm combined with a high mouse speed would make this GREAT for FPSs in my opinion. The stability would make for great precision, while you would have little loss in precision because everything would be more 'solid'. Two thumbs up from me.

[swingin' dick hero @ Jul 25th 2008 4:17PM]

This is Engadget! And nothing of the content here is worthy jacking off to. I suggest you visit a porn site or your mothers bedroom.

[Anonymous Coward @ Jul 25th 2008 4:34PM]

with wings for extra protection so you'l feel safe and forget that it is there

have a happy .

always

[Shinigami @ Jul 25th 2008 8:15PM]

I nominate this comment as best comment ever. Thanks! :D

[purdue.comp @ Jul 25th 2008 5:15PM]

this would only mean more n more frags....im gonna PWN chinese guys in the far east.... xD

[rutsy5 @ Jul 25th 2008 5:56PM]

as long as your high ping doesn't get you first ;-)

[Mustaine @ Jul 26th 2008 5:38PM]

Hi Ping....think that's the Chinese player who sniped me a few times in COD

[Buckingham @ Jul 25th 2008 5:57PM]

Another designer who is annoyed by the current design and so designs his own, and not realizing his problem doesn't apply to everybody else.

[rutsy5 @ Jul 25th 2008 6:06PM]

Sillygadget, didn't you even hit your own read link? There is a render showing a hand on the mouse. the large pad is for the heel of your palm, the little one at the end is for the base of your forearm. Your forearm and hand together would have to be approximately nine inches long if you wanted to put your elbow on it

[Dave Chappelle @ Jul 25th 2008 11:13PM]

Lol, i reckon i could fly that thing.

i wanna use it on WARHAWK!!!

[Beldayven @ Jul 26th 2008 12:14PM]

I would love to get my hands on that mouse, any word on whether or not it will be made?

[Mizanur Rahman @ Jul 26th 2008 12:40PM]

whoa okay i designed this thing how the hell did it get on here? and i all fairness it is just a concept idea and it was just a show off peice from a very long three years at uni... though nice comments about wanking and having no space to do so in my room for some reason i dont have that trouble.

Miz Rah.

[alvin @ Jul 26th 2008 8:51PM]

What's 'deception' doing in the tagline?

[BratPAQ @ Jul 28th 2008 7:49AM]

the design is complicated but this image makes it simple to understand how to use it: http://www.mizrah.co.uk/alienmouse2 if you'll still have problem using this mouse then maybe you shouldnt be using your computer at all, which requires far greater brain energy than using the mouse >_>