In one of the more unique mousing device designs ever released, Korean company Celluon has come up with a contraption they call “evoMouse.” Basically, it’s a small dog-shaped device that projects a multi-touch capable touchpad onto any flat surface.
Here, the best way of explaining it is to give you this short video to watch:
It’s a pretty novel idea, but I can’t imagine getting much practical use out of it if I already had a multi-touch capable laptop. For example, all recent Macbook laptops released in the past few years can do all the things that this thing does already. It seems to me like it’s a bit redundant to carry around an extra touchpad when there’s a perfectly usable one built into the notebook computer already. However, if you have a desktop or a PC laptop that doesn’t support multitouch gestures, then the evoMouse may be more compelling to you. Being able to use the projected surface as a makeshift drawing tablet for handwriting seems like it would be pretty cool.
According to Mashable, the evoMouse will be available in the UK in late March/early April for $99. It’s a bit pricey, but if you’re the type that likes to “wow” your friends, it may be a small price to pay for keeping your cool gadget guy cred.
