Pistol mouse any good?

[AvalancheDiode]

I am looking forward to get one of these:

http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/game_gear/Monster_Gecko/

Not for gaming, but for other purpose. After years of using mouse, I need something vertical to get a hold of. However, how does it perform in gaming?

[.Gunfire]

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Well that looks interesting, have fun with that. :p

[imported_Will]

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Hmm i believe i had a clan mate who had one of those. He called it faulty and complained about it often. I'm not sure if that's the same one but, just watch out.

[imported_Field]

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the 'no wrist strain' kind of caught my attention. holding something like that with your wirst in a neutral position would be beneficial

[=98=]

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Gimmick. Use a trackerball for ergonomics.

[imported_Field]

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trackball isnt going to give your wrist a neutral position unless you mount the thing on the side of something so its sideways

[AvalancheDiode]

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trackball isnt going to give your wrist a neutral position unless you mount the thing on the side of something so its sideways

Which is quite easily done than mice. Just cut a widget shape chunk of wood and few pieces of double side tape.

[JunoPPCLI]

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800 dpi ??? Doesnt really stack up against the 2000-3000 dpi of todays gaming mice.

[Vreki]

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trackball isnt going to give your wrist a neutral position unless you mount the thing on the side of something so its sideways

"Neutral" depends on how you are holding the arm doesn't it?
The advantage of trackballs over mice is that you use your fingers for precision movements, instead of you wrist or whole arm.

I been using this for work for years:


The only disadvantage for me is that I am completely unable to draw a straight line with it . So I wouldn't recommend it for graphics or gaming, but nothings stopping you from having a mouse connected too.

As for the pistol, I am voting "gimmick" too.
Not only do you still have to use your whole arm to control it, there also appears to be absolutely no wrist support



This thing is five years old, if it was a solid idea you would expect it to be used somewhere, but look around and the only thing you find is mice and trackballs. I think there is a reason for that.

So unless you have some sort of medical condition that requires that your wrist is vertical, I would drop the idea.
And even then I would prefer your idea of modifying a trackball

[AllFoamNoBeer]

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And the surface area. That thing has a MASSIVE base. You are going to have it lug it around. The reason many gaming mice sell is they actually have a fairly small surface area (they might have massive bodies, but they taper inwards to create a smaller base). This allows them to feel lighter and easier to move around.

[imported_Field]

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Which is quite easily done than mice. Just cut a widget shape chunk of wood and few pieces of double side tape.

im not following

This thing is five years old, if it was a solid idea you would expect it to be used somewhere, but look around and the only thing you find is mice and trackballs. I think there is a reason for that.

yeah good point

[AvalancheDiode]

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im not following

Sorry about misspelling.

Step 1: Put the wedge shaped chunk of wood on the table.

Step 2: Stick one side of double side tapes to the slope surface of the wood.

Step 3: Stick the bottom of the trackball to the other side of the double side tapes.

Step 4: Use trackball with wrist-neutral position.

Step 5: Rinse and repeat.

[Boreas]

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Gimmick. Use a trackerball for ergonomics.

Sorry, But you cant automatically call fowl on something we have never even seen in real-life let alone used. Trackballs are for ergonomics, but id rather have a pistol then a trackball for the fun of it. Plus, it does look quite ergonomic, design of pistols were partly made for comfort of long-time use on the user. I say, Get it. I would personally wait for the novint falcon to become more popular, but thats stills cool.

[=98=]

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Sorry, But you cant automatically call fowl on something we have never even seen in real-life let alone used. Trackballs are for ergonomics, but id rather have a pistol then a trackball for the fun of it. Plus, it does look quite ergonomic, design of pistols were partly made for comfort of long-time use on the user. I say, Get it. I would personally wait for the novint falcon to become more popular, but thats stills cool.

That pistol looks about as ergonomic as a mouse covered in aids infected needles.

There is no wrist support, your hand has to grip it due to this fact unlike a mouse where you can rest your hand on top. I hate to think where the right click is as well.

[Vreki]

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Plus, it does look quite ergonomic, design of pistols were partly made for comfort of long-time use on the user..

So are shovels, but I wouldn't want to control a computer with one.
But maybe you would be interested in this Logitech TrackShovel Pro?