I needed another corded mouse and this time around I thought of @PKL@mastodon.social and @pronk@mastodon.social instead of Logitech's shareholders. These guys make open source mice among other open source hardware under the brand Ploopy. You can order one from them, assembled or as a kit, or you could print and build it entirely by yourself.

The mouse itself is pretty great. Coming from a long line of Logitech (MX518/G5/G500/G502), it's a bit larger than what I'm used to but I think I'm getting accustomed to it.

Here's another shot of it:

A picture of a computer mouse by Ploopy.

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[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I hope someone makes something like this that looks just like IO1.1

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Ah great! My hands are big and all the mouses I tried are all too small. And it's giving me rsi. Hopefully this will help me. I theory I can just potentially print my own mouse design that finally fit my hands?

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

You probably can modify the existing one to fit your hand fairly easily.

[–] miked@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

RSI is caused by repetitive motions. No mouse can help that. Look at exercise to combat RSI.

I have carpel tunnel syndrome on my right hand after using mice for dozens of years. It became so painful I learned to use a computer mouse with my left hand.

That worked for years until I squeezed a couple dozen lemons my neighbor gave me. Of course I used my right hand. Had pain I cannot describe, I could not function. The doctor had shoot cortisone into my wrist.

PROTECT YOUR WRIST

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[–] oeuf@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

I want one

[–] Francois@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How do you like the mouse? I got their trackpad and it's pretty good. I'm thinking about replacing my old Mx Master with their mouse.

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

I like it. The surface finish is obviously not as nice as the Logitech, but I like it. I'd probably like it better if it were smooth, which I might try achieving with some epoxy paint. The button feel is great. Better than my G502. Tracking is stellar. The shape is comfortable. The infinite/togglable scroll wheel on the G502 is sonething I wish it had but I can live without it. There's also that special feeling, that someone decent made it, and that it can be infinitely repaired. If it's not a stretch money-wise for you - get one. In the worst case scebario your money would have gone supporting open source hardware.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world -4 points 4 days ago

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