Warm Mouse

Kelby over at Type-A Mom asked me to review the WarmMe WarmMouse (and this review is cross-posted there). No, it's NOT a pet. It's a computer mouse that warms up to help treat carpal tunnel and arthritis.

I know, weird, right? I thought it would be. In fact, I thought it would be mildly creepy having the mouse warm up. But it's totally not. It's actually rather soothing.

First off, I have to say I love the mouse itself. I've been using this one for a long time since I'm a Mac user, and while it's very pretty I have to admit it is not particularly ergonomic and doesn't feel nice in your hand. The Warm Mouse has a very nice shape, making it easy to rest your thumb and pinky fingers on either side of the mouse, and it has a nice functional roller (the wireless Mac roller thing is inconsistent, I must say). I'd also forgotten how  much I missed the right click option.

But the warming is actually the best part. It reminds me of being a little girl with a cold and using my mom's heating pad; it's very soothing. I have to admit that my hand feels better too using it. This surprised me because I don't have any carpal tunnel OR arthritis (that I know of--yikes), but it definitely keeps my hand from fatiguing.

My only complaint is that I wish there were a couple of temperature options; I'd like to choose a setting slightly less warm than the only setting it has now. But it's a minor thing, and I'm sure it will be fixed in later versions.

If you are interested, check it out. It's pretty cool. It was free to me (and I plan to keep using it, especially as winter approaches in my chilly basement office), and only $24.95 to you. Enjoy!

Comments

[Ellen]

Wow. That sounds weirdly appealing, even though it's not something I would ever have though of.

[Sassy]

That's very cool. I have problems with my hands and will look at getting one for Winter.

Also, what's with your Mighty Mouse that you can't right click? I don't mind mine, but I lose it all the damn time since it's not tied to my MacBook.