OpenOfficeMouse : the 18 button OpenOffice mouse

The technology world just continues to amaze us. Would you believe me if I told you, that there is a mouse that comes equipped with 18 programmable buttons. Believe it or not, WarMouse in collaboration with OpenOffice.org has announced OpenOfficeMouse, an 18 button mouse. This amazing mouse is specifically designed for use with the Open-source Office productivity suite. But if you want to utilize the programmable capability of this mouse for other applications such as Adobe Photoshop, World of Warcraft, you can do that.

OpenOfficeMouse features

The features that this cool mouse brings include:

• 18 programmable mouse buttons with double-click functionality.
• Three different button modes: Key, Keypress, and Macro.
• Analog Xbox 360-style joystick with optional 4, 8, and 16-key command modes.
• Clickable scroll wheel.
• 512k of flash memory.
• 63 on-mouse application profiles with hardware, software, and auto switching capability.
• 1024-character macro support.
• Open source support software for creating, managing, and customizing application profiles.
• Import and export of custom profiles in XML format.
• Optional audio notification of profile switching with customizable wave files.
• PDF export of profile button assignments.
• Adjustable resolution from 400 to 1,600 CPI.
• Default profiles for Writer, Calc, Impress, Base, and Draw based on actual usage statistics compiled for OpenOffice.org 3.1.
• 20 default profiles for popular games and applications, including Adobe Photoshop, the Gnu Image Manipulation Program, World of Warcraft, and the Call of Duty series.

One can argue about this unbelievable mouse not boasting of a cool and slick design, but hey why complain when it offers you such a rich set of functionalities.

The OpenOfficeMouse is compatible with Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems and has a price tag of $74.99.

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