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Open source computer mouse by Ploopy (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by lightrush@lemmy.ca to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I needed another corded mouse and this time around I thought of @PKL@mastodon.social and @pronk@mastodon.social instead of Logitech's shareholders. These guys make open source mice among other open source hardware under the brand Ploopy. You can order one from them, assembled or as a kit, or you could print and build it entirely by yourself.

The mouse itself is pretty great. Coming from a long line of Logitech (MX518/G5/G500/G502), it's a bit larger than what I'm used to but I think I'm getting accustomed to it.

Here's another shot of it:

A picture of a computer mouse by Ploopy.

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[-] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Does anyone remember the Microsoft Sidewinder X8 mouse? It had vertical thumb buttons instead of horizontal, and I loved that layout, but it's literally the only mouse I've ever seen like it. But now that I know there's open source mice out there, I might have to mess around and learn CAD so I can alter one of these mice to have vertical thumb buttons

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[-] FishFace@lemmy.world -4 points 4 months ago