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Engadget: OpenOfficeMouse isn't free, isn't pretty
Gizmodo: OpenOfficeMouse Is An 18 Button Freak, But I Want It [Mouse]
| OK.... If you really think you need this 18 button mouse: YOU NEED TO GO OUTSIDE!!!! (right now) http://bit.ly/4w419e 30 hours ago |
| Check out the OpenOffice mouse. Really? http://openofficemouse.com/pr110609.html 2 days ago |
| @leepowell Would be useful to have those function for photoshop. For now, I think this suits your need ;-) http://bit.ly/1VTG6j 2 days ago |
OpenOfficeMouse isn't free, isn't pretty
Engadget —
... Think it's only gamers that require mice with more buttons than a scientific calculator? Then you've probably not met a die hard OpenOffice user, who now finally have a mouse to call their own in the form of the OpenOfficeMouse. Developed by WarMouse in ...
OpenOfficeMouse Is An 18 Button Freak, But I Want It [Mouse]
Gizmodo —
... or OpenOffice tasks, but while I don't know what exactly I'll assign to those buttons, I know it won't be either of those things. Any suggestions? [Open Office Mouse—Thanks, ...
The patented 18 button OpenOffice mouse?
MAKE Magazine —
It's not April 1st, so I'm going to guess it's real. The patented 18 button OpenOffice mouse -
In partnership with the OpenOffice.org community, WarMouse announced the release of the OpenOfficeMouse, the first multi-button application mouse designed for the world's leading open-source office productivity suite. With a revolutionary and patented design featuring 18 buttons, an analog joystick, and support for as many as 52 key commands, the OpenOfficeMouse is intended to provide a faster and more efficient user interface for OpenOffice.org ...
The OpenOffice Mouse
Boing Boing Gadgets —
It supports Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems, will retail for $74.99, and is not a joke. [OpenOfficeMouse]
The OpenOffice Mouse
Boing Boing —
It Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems, will retail for $74.99, and is not a joke. [OpenOfficeMouse]
OpenOfficeMouse has a Mere 18 Buttons
CraziestGadgets.com —
... you might as well use a keyboard shortcut or click what you want on the screen.
Sure it’s designed to work on touch alone but look how small those buttons are? Could you press the buttons on your remote or cellphone without looking? Maybe if you have tiny hands. Of course the consequences of hitting a 7 instead of an 8 on your remote are much less severe than if you hit the wrong function on your mouse. I’m calling it FAILMOUSE. Plus it’s $75.
OpenOfficeMouse via Crunchgear
OpenOffice unveils the 18 button OpenOfficeMouse, will retail for $75
Gadgetell —
... your needs for everything from launching desktop applications, using OpenOffice and even playing World of Warcraft.
Of course, all that power comes with a price, which in this case is $74.99. As of now, nothing has been announced in terms of when you will be able to make a purchase, but on the positive side that should give you some time to save up the necessary cash. And despite my poking fun, in a strange way I am kind of interested in trying one of these out.
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OpenOfficeMouse multi-button application mouse
iTech News Net —
... switching with customizable wave files
PDF export of profile button assignments
Adjustable resolution from 400 to 1,600 CPI
Default profiles for Writer, Calc, Impress, Base, and Draw based on actual usage statistics compiled
for OpenOffice.org 3.1
20 default profiles for popular games and applications, including Adobe Photoshop, the Gnu Image
Manipulation Program, World of Warcraft, and the Call of Duty series
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OpenOfficeMouse boosts productivity with 18 buttons. Yes, 18. And a joystick.
Download Squad —
Filed under: Productivity, OpenOffice.orgI can see the conversation now: Open Source Advocate 1: 'So, dude, we really should do something about this Godawful UI. I mean we tried our best to imitate Microsoft but it just... isn't working out.' OS Advocate 2: 'There must be some other way... some way we can avoid paying any kind of skilled user-interface master to actually develop a sweet-ass interface.' OS Advocate 1: 'I know! I KNOW! WE'LL MAKE A MOUSE! A homebrew mouse with enough buttons to map ...
18個のボタンを持ちあらゆる操作を片手で行なえるOpenOfficeMouseの開発が順調に進行中
GIGAZINE —
... 一見イロモノのような製品に思えますが実はかなり高機能。スペックは以下。 ・18個のキー(ダブルクリック可能。キーボードのキーを割り当てることも可能) ・アナログジョイスティック(4、8、16個の追加キーとしても利用可能) ・スクロールホイール(クリック可能) ・512キロバイトのフラッシュメモリを搭載 ・63個のプロファイルをマウスに記録可能 ・最長1024文字のマクロ ・付属ソフトウェア(GNUライセンスでオープンソース)でプロファイルの制作・管理・自動切り替えが可能 ・XMLでプロファイルを出力可能 ・PDFでマッピング一覧を出力可能 ・スキャンレートを400CPIから1600CPIの間で変更可能 ちなみに、恐ろしく大量のコマンドをさばいていかなければならいことで有名なRTS、World of Warcraftについて「 すべてのコマンドを2クリック以下で実行できる 」とのこと。ゲームだけでなくありとあらゆるソフトウェアで作業効率を上げることができそうです。 ・関連記事 ...
OpenOffice Mouse Looks Like a Photoshop Gag, Might be Useful
Everything USB - Gadgets, Wireless USB, USB 3.0 —
... There's no such thing as too much of a good thing. Okay, yeah there is and this is it: The OpenOffice Mouse. This wired USB mouse packs 18 programmable keys and a joystick. Not that the teal color scheme isn't bad enough, you can barely tell which of the buttons are supposed to be the regular mouse buttons. Only the scroll wheel is discernible amongst dual ...
OOMouse ‘Multi-button OpenOfficeMouse application mouse’
D' Technology Weblog —
OpenOffice.org and WarMouse released a new 18 button mouse called “OOMouse,” the first multi-button application mouse designed for a wide variety of software applications, including Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and OpenOffice.org. The mouse, features 18 buttons, a scroll wheel, and an analog joystick, has double-click functionality on every button and stores up to 63 application and game profiles in its 512k of flash memory. The OpenOfficeMouse runs on Windows, Linux, and OS X; its customization software will be released ...
OOMouse has more buttons than a shirt
Crave: The gadget blog —
... ? Wow! Never have we seen so many buttons on a pointing device (18 at last count). To top it off, it may even be the first mouse to sport an analog joystick on the side. Private company WarMouse is primarily marketing the OOMousebeing as a peripheral for OpenOffice (a ...
OpenOfficeMouse Has 18 Buttons; Likely Spawned By the Devil
GEARFUSE —
I can barely deal with two buttons and a scroll-wheel without tying my fingers into knots. The OpenOfficeMouse is truly a monstrosity of a peripheral, featuring 18 programmable buttons.
I never would have suspected that one day I could own a mouse only navigable with a detailed map of its buttons.
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