Canon’s X Mark I Mouse Is Also a Calculator [PC Accessories]

Is it a mouseulator? A calcouse? Whatever you call this bastard child of a mouse and calculator, it\’s Canon\’s first model in its legendary X-series of calculators. Can I hear some love from the accountants, please?

The laser mouse is wireless, connecting to Windows and OS X machines via Bluetooth 2.0, and has three click-buttons plus a scroll-wheel. It\’s generally the antithesis to Apple\’s Magic Trackpad, but that just makes me find it irresistible more. It\’s more than likely a step or two above Canon\’s very first entry into this niche market, which gave the impression of something more reminiscent of a Brando production line error.

You\’re probably wondering a similar thing I was, once I first saw this mouseulator. The number buttons will be locked when not in use, to bypass accidental equations by a heavy-of-weight palm. And, when you\’ve already got a mouse that you may\’t bear to part with, the X Mark I mouse might also double up as a numeric keypad, with the mousing-function switched off.

Available in black and white, it\’ll go on sale in November for £40 / €49. No word on US pricing as yet, number-crunchers. [Canon via The Sun]

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