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18 programmable mouse buttons with double-click functionality Three different button modes: Key, Keypress, and Macro Analog Xbox 360-style joystick with optional 4, 8, and 16-key command modes Clickable scroll wheel 512k of flash memory 63 on-mouse application profiles with hardware, software, ...
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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 supports Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems, will retail for $74.99, and is not a joke. [OpenOfficeMouse]

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. Read [OpenOffice Mouse] Full Story » | Written ...

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 [openofficemouse] ...

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 ...

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 ...

OpenOffice.org pushes gamers' buttons with OOMouse
The Register — OpenOffice.org plans to ship a multi-button office application mouse by February next year. The outfit said it would start taking orders for the pointing device, which comes loaded with 18 chunky programmable buttons and is intended for use by OpenOffice fans and gamers, next month. OOMouse was developed in partnership with Warmouse and features a shedload of inputs. The 18 programmable buttons can all be double-clicked, and the mouse comes with an obligatory scroll-wheel, 512k of flash memory and support for over 60 separate configs. Unsurprisingly OOMouse incorporates ...

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. Link [via] ...

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