I don’t use a mouse. I love my MacBook’s oversized trackpad and I have a Wacom tablet on the desk for more precise work (like pixel-perfect gun positioning in Desktop Tower Defense). But I hear from the kids in the office that Apple’s Magic Mouse is less magic and more tragic when it comes to comfort: hitting those multi-touch gestures can be hell on the wrists.
Enter the Fix. The Fix is a contoured block of soft silicone with a suction cup on the bottom. It sticks to the rear part of the mouse’s surface and does one simple thing: supports your palm as the fingers do their multi-touching magic. I admit I have been tempted by the Magic Mouse, but the price and the too-slim profile put me off. This $10 block, from Honda race-car part designer Will, fixes that right away. Will says he tested it in both his tiny hands and his wife’s giant mitts, and both fit fine.
Ingenious and cheap, the best part is that it kinda fits in with the sleek Apple aesthetic. I’ll stick to my Wacom tablet, though. If God had meant us to use mice, he wouldn’t have invented pens (or cats).
Magic Mouse, Fixed [MMFixed]
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