15 Worst PC Mice (And The Weirdest, Too)
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If you use your computer frequently, you know that a good quality mouse makes your usage experience comfortable. However, some models that seek to bring greater comfort end up causing a headache for their users.
In this article, we will present the 15 worst mice for PC, which, in addition to being difficult to use, are not very interesting aesthetically.
Apple USB-Mouse
who looks at Apple today, with its excellent product design, you wouldn't imagine that the company was once responsible for one of the worst mice for Mac.
With the launch of Apple iMac G3 (Bondi blue) On 1998, was also released Apple USB-Mouse, a mouse for Mac also known as apple hockey puck (hockey puck).
Seeking to differentiate itself from the other peripherals released at the time, the company bet on a fully circular mouse, with only one button on its upper part and a very short connection cable.
Due to its format, prolonged use of the peripheral began to cause pain in the hands due to its less than ergonomic shape. After the launch, an accessory for the mouse became popular that sought to improve its format, known as iCatch.
bugha gaming mouse 2
Following the mouse line gamer, We have the bugha gaming mouse 2. Mouse inspired by the professional football player Fortnite, Kyle giersdorf, known by nick de Hit, this PC mouse cost only 10 dollars.
An important highlight of this mouse is that it had small holes on its surface, known as the honeycomb pattern, which normally serves to reduce the weight of the peripheral. Which ended up not being very effective in this case, as the mouse weighed 89 grams, a weight well above normal for mice that seek to be light.
According to some users, this mouse had poor ergonomics, its motion sensor and construction were poor and some parts seemed loose, in addition to the cable, which appeared to be quite fragile.
Cyber Sport Orbita
The first wireless model on this list is the Cyber Sport Orbita. Released in 2009, this mouse was estimated as a possible replacement for traditional mice.
The first important point of this mouse is that, for its charging, it had a base where you fit the peripheral, making it impossible to use it if it discharged.
The main differential of this peripheral is its design, as the mouse had the same buttons as the traditional ones, but distributed vertically. Another difference is in scroll down — what on traditional mice is just a little wheel between the buttons, in this case it's the entire top of the mouse that rotates on its own axis. To use the scroll down you needed to rotate the mouse almost entirely on a vertical axis, left or right.
The mouse proved to be very useful in specific functions, such as text scrolling or 3D work, where it was necessary to zoom in and out easily and quickly.
However, as the apple hockey puck, the mouse did not have good ergonomics, added to the fact that it was unusable if it discharged, it entered the list of the worst mice.
Danish Air Mouse
Targeting people suffering from repetitive strain injuries, the Danish Air Mouse promised to make the user control the computer without the use of a traditional mouse, but with just hand movements.
This peripheral was a kind of glove, which, when worn, had a motion sensor near the base of the thumb and two buttons, on the index and the middle one, for mouse functions. The best way to describe what it was like to use this mouse was to think that I was using an imaginary mouse.
We don't know why the model is no longer found, but we speculate that technical problems did not allow it to consolidate itself as a viable option, joining the list of the worst mice ever released.
Elecom Orime
Inspired by the art of Origami, this model is not surprising at all feature differentiated, but because its creators apparently did not consider the comfort of the user. At first glance, this would be a traditional wireless mouse, which promised to provide a feeling of comfort for the wrist.
With its design inspired by Japanese folding, the Elecom Orime it has an aesthetic beauty, but when we think about comfort, that's when the problems arise. Due to its design, it has a pointed shape exactly where the user's palm would be, disturbing the use of this mouse.
EMS Muscle Mouse
If I hadn't found it on some foreign sites for sale, I wouldn't believe in its existence, nor that any company would put this feature on a PC mouse.
The correct name of this mouse is not known, so we will call it EMS Muscle Mouse. This is no ordinary mouse, as it comes with electric muscle stimulators (EMS).
This mouse has two electrodes that connect via a cable to the mouse and can be used to work sore muscles while using the computer. You can also control the stimulation level of the electrodes through buttons on the side of the mouse.
Hanwang T&Mouse
Currently the touchpad it is present in most electronic devices, but a few years ago a company wanted to innovate. Seeking to unite the traditional mouse with technology touch, a perfect example of a 2-in-1 device was created.
O Hanwang T&Mouse it was a traditional mouse, but it had a built-in pen and a panel on its side. touchpad in the region where the hand rested.
It was possible to interleave the use of the mouse or the pen at any time. According to some users, due to the positioning of the pad, the mouse was uncomfortable to use, bringing it down to the list of worst mice ever made.
logitech cyberman
A Logitech is currently one of the most renowned brands of peripherals. Whether for the gamer public or for the general public, it owns some of the products most purchased by users. But that doesn't mean that in her past she hasn't already slipped into some old models.
O logitech cyberman it was a very complex mouse to use. Its motion sensor was a kind of joystick that made it possible to control the X, Y and Z axes in a game, in addition to having haptic feedback, vibrations equal to video game controls.
To use it like a traditional mouse, you tilted the joystick in directions — forward, backward, left and right. During the gameplay, if you wanted to turn sideways, just twist the joystick in the respective direction, or if you wanted to go up and down, just press or pull the joystick upwards.
MonsterGeck Pistol Mouse
This one even looks like a montage or some joke, but it's a real image. Believing that it would bring the player greater immersion in their favorite shooting game, a company produced a mouse in the form of a gun.
O MonsterGeck Pistol it could be a traditional mouse if its creators hadn't turned it into an almost life-size pistol, merging buttons and a scroll to the firearm design.
To use this mouse it was necessary to move the entire structure of the pistol to the base, the left button was the trigger of the pistol, the right was a button that was present a little below the trigger, and the mouse still had a scroll on the side for scrolling.
OpenOffice
Mice tend to be very intuitive peripherals: you move them to move the pointer, press buttons to interact with desired items. Seeking to facilitate some functions for users, a company created a peripheral with no more than 18 buttons.
A OpenOffice is an alternative and free version of the package Microsoft Office, having several applications with specific functions for the office.
With that in mind, she created the OpenOffice Mouse, which in addition to the two standard buttons, had 16 more buttons that could be programmed for specific functions in each of its programs. There was, in addition to the buttons, a small joystick on your side.
OreObject Sphere Touch
Launched as a line of ergonomic mice, this model, in addition to being heavy, has a ball shape that was not comfortable as promised by the manufacturer. It was a very robust mouse, made up of steel, titanium or platinum parts.
Just as Cyber Sport Orbita, OreObject Sphere Touch had a scroll down on its top for endless scrolling, and its ball-like shape was annoying during longer uses.
roller mouse 3
It's hard to consider this one of the worst mice ever made, not least because this one looks nothing like a traditional mouse. The search for innovation in this model was so great that they ended up exaggerating, making the product look more like a keyboard accessory than a mouse.
O roller mouse 3 could be fitted to the bottom of the keyboard, had a cylindrical bar that could be rotated to move the pointer vertically and moved left and right, via a rail, for horizontal movement of the pointer.
In addition to the left and right buttons, the roller mouse 3 it also had buttons for copy, paste, speed and double click.
Free Skype Mouse Phone
There was a time when apps like WhatsApp did not exist and other programs were used to make calls from the computer without the need for a cell phone. Among the programs that existed, one of the most popular was the Skype or Whatsapp, and it was for this application that they created the Free Skype Mouse Phone.
At first this would be a traditional mouse with two buttons and a scroll, however it had an opening in the shape of a flip phone, with embedded numerical keyboard and display, allowing the user to use the peripheral as a telephone during a call on the Skype or Whatsapp. Some models also played when they received calls through the application.
Yumqua Y-01
Another PC mouse model that if we were to classify it by its product design, it would be anything but a mouse.
O Yumqua Y-01 was similar to Nunchuck, old control accessory of the Nintendo Wii. But instead of a joystick, you owned a trackball to move the pointer, the left and right buttons have been turned into a trigger and two buttons above the trackball. Some larger models had a scroll down for page scrolling.
This model is on the list of the worst mice for promising great ergonomics, but when used, it forces the user's hand a lot.
Zalman FG-1000
Like the previous ones, the Zalman FG-1000 is on this list of worst mice for trying to bring the player advantages in shooting games.
Nicknamed FPSGun, the model had a more vertical footprint, using the thumb and two fingers for the buttons. It had excellent vertical mobility but terrible horizontal mobility, making it great for working with text but terrible for anything else.
The motion sensor was positioned at the front of the peripheral and not centralized, as in most mice.
There are still other mouses not mentioned, which had much more peculiar formats, such as body parts and even sexy models, if we can put it that way.
Source: PC Mag | ODDEE | Depositphotos
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