November 10, 2009

WarMouse, in collaboration with the OpenOffice.org community, revealed  a new open-source mouse developed specifically for users of the OpenOffice suite.

The corded pointing device, memorably dubbed the OpenOfficeMouse, features an unconventional amount of inputs, and will no-doubt be more than welcome in the line-up of the worlds weirdest mice. It packs in a massive 18 programmable buttons, all of which can be double-clicked, in addition to a scroll-wheel, 512k of built-in flash memory and support for over 60 separate configurations. With that many buttons let’s just hope its target users are incredibly dexterous.

Adding to the devices overall appeal is the ability to not only make OpenOffice users lives easier, but equally cater to the gaming crowd. The OpenOfficeMouse can make light work of various gaming hits, including popular titles like World Of Warcraft and Call Of Duty. Mouse designer, Theodore Beale detailed that “you can do far more with this mouse than most people are likely to realize at first”.

Sadly, OpenOffice failed to detail when the confusing new point-and-click would be hitting stores, but we did learn that when the multi-button mouse does arrive it will set you back $74.99.