{"id":609286,"date":"2024-02-18T17:20:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T14:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/"},"modified":"2024-02-18T17:20:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T14:20:23","slug":"ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-2.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-476417\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Computer mice have been around for decades, and despite their form making no objective sense, they remain the most basic and most common pointing device that we now use intuitively. The core design of the mouse hasn\u2019t changed significantly since its inception, which unfortunately means they\u2019re still one of the biggest causes of repetitive strain injury or RSI for many people. Ergonomic mice are starting to gain traction, particularly the vertically oriented designs that promise a more natural and comfortable grip for your hand. This device concept builds on that same premise, but the execution is a bit puzzling considering how it looks less like a mouse and more like a miniature clothes iron.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/pranavkuber\">Pranav Kuber<\/a><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-476418\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-6.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-6.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-476418\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"ca82b077898b93d3b977a84a-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"ca82b077898b93d3b977a84a-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rationale behind vertical mice is that the normal orientation of human hands has the palms facing inward rather than downward. With a regular mouse, users are forced to keep their hands at an unnatural angle, whether or not they\u2019re moving the mouse at that moment. Of course, a vertical mouse would still need to provide the basic functions of a conventional mouse, which includes left and right buttons as well as a scroll wheel.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-476419\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-1.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-1.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-476419\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-476420\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-7.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-7.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-476420\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"ca82b077898b93d3b977a84a-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"ca82b077898b93d3b977a84a-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At first glance, the Ergo ergonomic mouse concept is just like any other vertical mouse now available for purchase, but examining its form and silhouette generates a slightly different image. The top plane\u2019s wide surface tapers sharply toward the front, while the wide middle section looks rectangular when viewed from above. If not for the actual bottom of the mouse, which merges two vertical sides like the keel of a ship, the Ergo looks almost like a clothes iron, albeit one without a handle to grip.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-476421\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-3.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-3.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-476421\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad layout=\"fluid\" height=\"fluid\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/3847355\/yd-select-amp\"><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<p>Aside from the peculiar shape, the mouse design also raises a few other questions. The buttons on the outer or right side are clearly marked, but they don\u2019t look like buttons you can physically click at first glance. The position of the mouse wheel on the opposite side is even more puzzling, as it will require a lot of swinging movement from the thumb that could actually put more strain on its joint. The rather wide rear might also make it harder to grasp the mouse, potentially resulting in more discomfort in the long run.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-476422\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-4.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-4.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-476422\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-476423\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-5.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-5.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-476423\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/02\/18\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Ergonomic mouse concept oddly looks like a familiar home appliance\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-hidden-panel-wrap\" style=\"display: none; visibility: collapse; opacity: 0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>JC Torres<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The core design of the mouse hasn\u2019t changed significantly since its inception, which unfortunately means they\u2019re still one of the biggest causes of repetitive strain&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":609287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/02\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-oddly-looks-like-a-familiar-home-appliance\/ergonomic-mouse-concept-iron-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[119795,119436,119974,119797,121436,119073],"class_list":["post-609286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-computer-mouse","tag-concept-designs","tag-ergonomic","tag-ergonomic-mouse","tag-ergonomics","tag-mouse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}