LGR Oddware - MousePen Input Device 

Solitaire on jeans makes a lot of sense, actually.

That Mouse Pen looks complicated, glad I'd rather use an ACTUAL Computer Mouse for things like that....

Can you use it with Linux? Dose Linux support any such hardware older than itself

It's just a serial mouse. Should work fine. If you still have a serial port. :-)

Scott Duensing How about with adapters? Will there be any input lag?

Haha agreed

Guru Larry in the comments of LGR videos? That's the best thing since someone put butter on toast.

metalj Someone put butter on toast!?

It also looks like one of those LEGO brick separator tools

metalj He shows up in the comments sections for videos like this pretty often, actually.

Really? Are you being serious?

What-s the point? They-d have to pay for it anyways.

@@Mick_92 Most companies don't charge you the exact price they pay for shipping, they just split the shipping charges into categories based on weight ranges to simplify their logistics. Usually there's pretty substantial price jumps by going up a weight class, which leads to situations where you have packages that are on the very edge of a class (say, 4.95 pounds and the next class is at 5+) that'll effectively cost the shipper the same as a 5 lb package, and not a 2-4 lb package. In edge cases like these, it's pretty common to use extra packaging (or even something like a small panel of cardboard) to bump the package up to the next price tier so they don't lose money on shipping. That said, this practice is dying out due to the rise of flat-rate shipping in the commercial sector, mainly through the USPS.

@@zOMGREI this guy ships

The stuff about shipping might have been true (and is interesting), but in this case the block of wood was actually part of the device. It was suppose to be the stand for the pen (LGR guessed it right), it was just a really crappy design.

yep

Will definitely look into grabbing one of those, that sounds wild. Thanks, man!

My SO gave me a pointer that was basically like the power glove but as a mouse. You wrapped it around your hands and could do the whole Minority Report thing. It worked, but it was so inconvenient. You twitch your finger to click: index for left click, middle for right click. This was from the mid 2000s. I have no idea what it was called or what the brand was.

VWestlife kinda like a blue tooth but less sensible

@@ferretyluv Are you talking about the Essential Reality P5 that LGR recently did a video on?

Nah, in fact pen-based graphics tablets and light pens existed for decades before this thing. It's just a strange mashup between two things that existed already: a mouse and a pen :)

Well then!

the grandfather you feminist

the grandnan you malist

ancientparent you tablecist

Yeah boi! Thought I was the only one too lol

Tempting...

TPain... T!

@@LGR do it!!!

Very much so. The reasoning is what most makes this oddware, in the "obsolete thinking" sense.

Well I think in some ways it's ahead of it's time, maybe too ahead. As you said, there are similar products on the market today and in a lot of ways it resembles a stylus that you'll find with certain tablets. You get a much more natural experience with certain things, like paint programs. I think touch screens really enhance that because of how seamless it feels. By the way, this is becoming my favorite series of yours. I look forward to every video you put out and the fact that you read and respond to the comments makes this my favorite channel. Keep up the good work!

Lazy Game Reviews and that's what makes the oddware section so entertaining Clint.

whats good nate!

Ghost81 :○

I still want my ear back, dangit

*Van Gogh wants to know your location*

For retatchment ofcourse.

@uncle ricky a joke

VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

Are you still subscribed?

try not to pee on it D:

looks like a penis to me

The Saint of Dongs would be pretty familiar with pregnancy tests, I'm sure.

No extras, but it shows up on Ebay every so often!

The Idiodyssey Then sue them for it if you so wanted to...

The Idiodyssey Did you post the schematics on the web? If so, can I see them?

Wow, I bet -- that's like double weird.

Better get ambidextrous and fast.

Alex Coulthard I can use a mouse in my left hand, it just doesn't feel right. The gamer muscle memory in my right hand is so much more refined, and no matter how funny the idea sounds, left clicking with my middle finger will never feel natural to me.

Same here bro, Im also a lefty.

I'm in the exact same scenario as you.

***** Modern mouse pens are between 12 and 40$ and come from KYE/Genius on the better end and from no-name Chinese companies on the cheaper end. Back in 1991, the $130 price tag was highly reasonable, because no mouse would cost below $50, and they went up to about $300 for slightly better made models. A friend of mine spent 400€ on Intuos 4 pen tablet, and it's GLORIOUS. I have a 200€ Graphire XL pen tablet, and i'm thinking of replacing it with Huion for $40 because i need a bigger tablet for my new monitor, and this particular Chinese brand seems to have matched the Graphire quality, though it certainly won't compare with the best of Japanese products.

So, it was the Razer of its time. Flashy for no reason, but because of its flashiness, it costs way more.

@@thedawkturr4481 Lol I literally own the first Razor Phone, got for a bargain from Razor for 400 bucks. GREAT deal other than no headphone jack. Ha, love the irony there, gaming phone with no headphone jack.

The Dawkturr Apple*

Tremere no definitely razor I don’t see Apple with $200 products it’s usually more

Blitz that's basically what the mouse pen is or was that sarcasm?

Nope, I was being serious. I am aware that my above statement is basically the MousePen, but I think with a trackball as small or close to as small as is found in a ballpoint pen, it would be magnitudes more practical and comfortable to use. Also, it would probably mean the elimination of the tilt angle problem seen in Mouse Pens thus far.

Blitz why not just get a tablet and a stylist

kyle gregg because he wants a computer

The problem this would face is that you must hold the pen at a specific rotation to make sure it detects the correct directions.

Thanks!

Totally, my wrist was aching after using this. The Wacom tablet idea works far better.

+KillingerDOOM Referring to the song at the end during Lemmings right? Mind sharing what song that is? I like the sound of it!

Lucas Williams when in the video did u hear it. Time stamp please I don't hear it

MunecraftNation 2:55

I knew I recognised it, Thanks for confirming. Man, I played Sim City 3000 into the ground!

I'd like to someday, sure!

It might be how you're resting your hand on your mouse. Is your wrist against the edge of your desk? I have a habit of that and it tends to cut off the circulation in my right hand.

Spring Stranger yeah it is! I'll try to keep an eye on my hand to see if that helps! Thanks!

no.

yes.

Derpin Bird stop.

ew

Pen mouse mouse pen mousey pen!

You read my mind lol

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I saw the same, so why did he say he got it off ebay?

That made it even worse!

Lazy Game Reviews You're supposed to use a foam mouse pad not a laminated one. I used a simple piece of fun foam and it worked like a charm.

Now that you mention it, this would rock for osu.

now i can play osu! at school using a "tablet" without carrying my huge tablet to school!

holy shit i was just thinking of making this joke

You don't drag or hover, you roll with it.

I got a drawing tablet for osu, but I really like it for normal use. I just need an easy way to scroll and to get used to putting it down to type (or get used to holding a pen in my fingers while typing

If you've followed my updates on Twitter and Facebook, you'll see that the new place is nowhere near complete. Still got floor and wall coverings, more furniture to build and set up, more games and hardware to move in, etc! But it'll come together, trust me.

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The long table with a bunch of old computers on it sort of reminds me of my elementary school's computer lab. Loads of Windows 98 computers lined up along the walls.

Maybe you're thinking of the thrifting episode where he found it?

***** no, I mean like... the whole episode felt very familiar... especially the testing

Same, I could swear this vid popped up in my sub box on Monday...

Good to know I'm not the only one who feel like this.

EGPrime Well I mean like... months ago

Are you serious?

You dont know about a pen!?!?

lol, nice, got em

I hate touchpads so much, that one of the first thing I did on my laptop is deactivate it in the BIOS, but my laptop is a Thinkpad, so it got a trackpoint, which do the same duty and that I much prefer.

Last time I used a touchpad I inadvertently booted up Microsoft Word, initiating the task manager, and selected an MC Hammer desktop wallpaper. It is the most unwieldy inaccurate tool since the silly-straw dildo.

Guru Laghima Hi Guru! I've been using a basic but good Pen Tablet from Wacom (Intuos 3, A5-size) for the past 10 years now, the same unit for almost in daily basis, so that might talk something about the quality and durability of these things. Back then, i bought it as an experiment to see would it improve my drawing skills (simply by finding ways to practice more), and get fully interested on it once again. As a graphic designer / enthusiastic that was just the next step. Well, that did happen and after couple months of use the pen become so fluid that i didn't get back to mouse again, only for some rare cases. And using the pen (and Xbox 360 controller for gaming) contributed hugely getting from painful wrist back to a healed one. The pain / damage originally came from bad ergonomics and way too heavy mouse use, so that was my mistake. I'm sure ergonomics are much better in use these days. In any case, i use my pen for just about anything. Graphics, browsing, all OS operations, some gaming. But for most games i'd use something else, and for anything that needs absolute pixel perfect precision (such as 3D modeling in my case), mouse is still the way. But Sculpting in 3D might be a great experience even with pen tablet, for example. Since you mentioned Photoshop, i'm sure you'd fall in love with one so very much. In my Wacom, all the buttons are highly customizable (on the pen, but also on the tablet), tip pressure and angle are also welcome and important factors. Simply put, i find using good pen tablet to be smooth, accurate, gentle and ergonomic experience. Love it! I highly recommend for you to give one a try. And if you're interested in getting one, i'm sure you'll find some of the older Wacoms for good price, and indeed, they are very durable even if bought used. But do look for other manufacturers and models too. Alright. All the best to you buddy!

Well yeah touchpads work. I wouldn't use them in gaming they are decent enough for office though and running applications. So no big loss there. And on laptops they are always around.. just don't get them greasy ;)

try playing fps game on touch pad....

Graphic design.

+Lazy Game Reviews good major

Mm. Supreme satisfaction.

I remember having a computer that loaded plain text just as slowly.

At least 7

Sand Sand LUL

+Catty Mintgum Try for a pen tablet, they cost quite a bit but they're well worth it

+Catty Mintgum I picked up a Wacom bamboo refurbished for 50 euro once. As basic a tablet you can get. But it does the job.

Conor Tobin I have an Intuos. well worth the money, even at full price IMO

David Holbrook. umh deadmau5

Apple should have made one of this