#Modular wireless mouse and presenter has a curious ergonomic design

Computer mice aren’t exactly the most comfortable products to use despite how critical they are to computers. Some laptop owners even prefer using a mouse instead of the built-in trackpad, even if it means bringing along a bulky item. Yes, there are ergonomic mouse designs, but the majority of them wouldn’t even fit in your pocket, let alone a very slim briefcase.

The ergonomic problem becomes even worse with portable wireless mice because they’re often designed to be flat and thin to make them easy to carry around. There are a few creative designs that have them fold or twist to switch between flat and angled bodies, but they’re only comfortable to use for a short period of time. This smart mouse design offers a curious solution to that problem by actually splitting the mouse into two, allowing you to use the form that’s best for the occasion.

Designer: Smart Mouse Co

The Air Nova mouse looks like an odd yet also familiar mouse, one with a bulging back that’s typical of these devices. The oddity is the gaping hole in the middle where the optical sensors or ball would normally be, making you wonder how it works. In reality, the mouse isn’t this whole contraption but is actually only the front rectangular part where all the action happens.

Air Nova is actually a small rectangular box with a multi-touch surface that you pair with a computer to use like a regular Bluetooth mouse. That ergonomic base is actually removable but it is essential to its operation. When magnetically attached to it, you can move the Air Nova around your desk and click like a regular mouse, though it also accepts touch gestures similar to an Apple Magic Mouse.

Detach that “puck” from the base, though, and Air Nova transforms into a wireless remote for your computer, practically a trackpad you hold in your hand. It uses a different set of gestures to flip through slides and whatnot, and it has a laser pointer to guide your captive audience to your points. Curiously, it also functions as a voice recorder for taking notes, an added feature that may or may not make sense for a portable mouse.

Thanks to its detachable design, you can keep the bulky base and the actual mouse in separate compartments in your bag. When you need a traditional and ergonomic mouse, simply connect the two pieces together, but you can still control your computer in “presentation mode” without that base. It’s not a perfect solution, of course, but short of shape-shifting vertical mice, it’s probably the closest we can get for now.