3 points | by arcanemachiner 9 hours ago ago
3 comments
The Bean is a high-performance pointing stick, providing a precise and complete cursor experience in a small, convenient package.
https://ploopy.co/bean/
https://github.com/ploopyco/bean-pointing-stick/
NOTE: Despite the lack of wires in any of the photos, this is a wired device.
That doesn’t look very usable in the real world.
Sick design though!
I think the nub is in the wrong place. When i was a kid i had this ( https://webassets.lqdt1.com/assets/photos/16167/16167_2131_1... ) mouse from ibm (at the time maker of thinkpads) and that’s a more sensible choice in my opinion.
Interesting. Did that mouse still have a ball on the bottom? Was the nub on top of the mouse a proper trackpoint-style pointer?
I'm the happy owner of a Ploopy Adept[0], which is a similar concept to the Bean, but which uses a trackball instead.
[0] https://ploopy.co/adept-trackball/
The Bean is a high-performance pointing stick, providing a precise and complete cursor experience in a small, convenient package.
https://ploopy.co/bean/
https://github.com/ploopyco/bean-pointing-stick/
NOTE: Despite the lack of wires in any of the photos, this is a wired device.
That doesn’t look very usable in the real world.
Sick design though!
I think the nub is in the wrong place. When i was a kid i had this ( https://webassets.lqdt1.com/assets/photos/16167/16167_2131_1... ) mouse from ibm (at the time maker of thinkpads) and that’s a more sensible choice in my opinion.
Interesting. Did that mouse still have a ball on the bottom? Was the nub on top of the mouse a proper trackpoint-style pointer?
I'm the happy owner of a Ploopy Adept[0], which is a similar concept to the Bean, but which uses a trackball instead.
[0] https://ploopy.co/adept-trackball/