Pencil mouse as opposed to track mouse?

Question

I have been having a lot of problems with stressed muscles due to the use of my regular mouse. i am in the market for a new mouse. I was wondering if anyone has used the pencil mouse and what you think about it?

Answer 1

There are some reviews about the few pen-like mouse products available, online.
Ones I'd noticed were from a year or two ago, hard to say if they were a hit or not.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=stylus+mouse
Some time ago, I had a rollerball that did OK, it was like a 'billiard ball' though.
At least it did not run out of desktop space and never ran into anything nearby.
For persons who get tired fingers from writing by hand (remember that?) these
stylus mouse pen mouse products could still lead to that kind of effect, even if
you don't mind writing with a large marking pen effect; or a giant kids crayon.
One of the cordless wireless pen mouse products had a customer followup review
and they suggested buying a big box of batteries (AAs) as it used a battery a week.
They did not allude to the kind or type of battery recommended, as there are some
that should last longer than a week; but they cost more. The unit in question did not
appear to use re-chargeable batteries; but they may if correct voltage is available.
And then, there are styli and tablet models; these are generally finer than pen mouse
and may be an alternative to a mouse, to give your hands a break, if it'd work for you.
Perhaps a step above an iPad and a finger, for freehand, with less of a crayon effect.
There are a few items I'd noticed in the search result link above; Genius Pen mouse,
the G-stick mouse, and others that are either stylus/tablet or a styli for iPad, etc. I'd
seen some good things done with the tablet idea, mostly detailed quality renderings.
Hopefully you can find something from somewhare that has a fair return policy so you
can give it a few days test drive. Or a few hundred hours with some gallons of coffee.
In any event...
Good luck & happy computing!