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Vendors: Pointing Devices

Manufacturers and retailers offering ergonomic products.

Ergonomic Products Pointing Devices

Ergonomics Bullet Commercial Products

The science of ergonomics has resulted in a wide variety of commercial products that enhance user safety and comfort while also increasing user productivity.

This section has listings of Vendors for Ergonomic Products. To see the ergonomic products that we sell, go to our Ergonomic Products Store.

We get many requests for links to various ergonomic products beyond what we carry in our store. In response, we are providing this list of links to locate vendors for a variety of ergonomic products offered on the Internet. While we do not endorse or recommend any of these products, we did make an attempt to include only those products that appear to have ergonomic benefits.

When in doubt about the ergonomic efficacy of a product, it is advisable to consult with an ergonomics professional. This is particularly true if you are ordering large quantities of a given product or if you are attempting to remedy an existing medical condition.

Our Role

Usernomics can assist your company in making your products easy to learn, easy to use, aesthetically pleasing, and marketable. Our User Interface Design and Usability Testing professionals design both hardware and software products. Their experience covers a wide range of products including web-based and application software, consumer products, communication systems, and vehicles such as automobiles and aircraft.

We can also assist your company to make your workplace safe, efficient, and in compliance. Our Ergonomics Engineers apply a rigorous and systematic technique to ensure a hazard-free and worker-safe environment. We evaluate, design, and train your people to create an ongoing active safety program in your company. Our experience covers a wide range of workplace environments including the office, manufacturing floor, warehouse, and vehicles.

Product Categories

The links to products listed here were not designed by Usernomics, but have been designed by other companies to be ergonomically beneficial.

The following categories roughly describe the products carried by each company. The categories are approximate because many companies carry a variety of products, so you might want to scan more than one category.

Pointing Devices

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Vendors

The following Vendors are a selection of those offering Ergonomic Pointing Devices:

Please Note:
This is a Vendors List
You must contact each vendor for product information.
See our Ergonomic Products Store for items you can browse or purchase.

3Dconnexion
Address:180 Knowles Dr., Los Gatos, CA 95032
Phone:408.376.2500
Website: http://www.3dconnexion.com/
Email:info@3Dconnexion.com

The SpaceMouse is a high performance motion controller proven to enhance productivity and comfort for users of demanding 3D software applications. With 11 programmable buttons (9 for the Classic), you can and keyboard modifiers functions and macros right at your fingertips. Demand the best tools for the job and grab onto the power of your software with both hands.

AbleTrack
Address:MAB Assisitve Technologies, 2640 Grange St, Lemon Grove, CA, 91945
Phone:619-248-4758
Website: http://www.mabatech.com
Email:support@mabatech.com

AbleTrack Assistive Technology Trackball is a precision assistive technology computer trackball for people with arthritis, carpal tunnel, RSI - repetitive stress injury, paralyses of the hands and/or fingers. It is ergonomically designed for those who have difficulty using a typical off the shelf computer trackball or mouse and for those who wear wrist, thumb or hand splints while using their computer.

Bilbo Innovations Inc.
Address:1290 Oakmead Parkway, #118, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone:(408) 736-6086
Fax:(408) 736-6083
Website: http://www.bilbo.com/
Email:bilbo@bilbo.com

Step up your typing speed with STEP ON IT! keyboard control pedals.

Black Eagle Technologies
Website:
Email:brownw@be-technologies.com

Exclusive Canadian Dealer for the Mousebar, an ergonomic workstation device for the mouse user.

Brain Actuated Technologies, Inc.
Address:1350 President Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 45387-1815
Phone:937-767-2674
Fax:937-767-7366
Website: http://www.brainfingers.com/
Email:sales@brainfingers.com

The Cyberlink is a new breakthrough technology. It allows people, regardless of physical condition, to control and communicate through their computers completely hands-free. The Cyberlink is a sophisticated integration of hardware and software providing a communications link between people and machines. It is easy and fun to use. Just strap on the headband, plug it into your computer and let your head enable hands-free control of your computer and other electrical devices.

Cirque Corporation
Address:2463 South 3850 West Suite A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84120
Phone:801-467-1100
Website: http://www.cirque.com/
Email:sales@kinesis-ergo.com

GlidePoint TouchPad.

Communication Intelligence Corp.
Address:275 Shoreline Dr, Redwood Shores, CA 94065-1413
Phone:415-802-7888
Fax:415-802-7777
Website: http://www.cic.com/
Email:naustin103@aol.com

Handwriter: a mouse and keyboard supplement.

Contour Design, Inc.
Address:10 Industrial Drive, Windham, NH 03087
Phone:800-462-6678 or +1-603-893-4556
Fax:603-893-4558
Website: http://www.contourdesign.com/
Email:info@contourdesign.com

Contour Mouse.

DMB Ergonomics
Address:2560 Young Avenue, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-1844
Phone:(888) 886-ERGO [3746] or (805) 492-5045
Fax:(805) 492-1109
Website: http://www.dmb-ergonomics.com/
Email:david@dmb-ergonomics.com

Kinesis keyboards, Fox Bay keyboard arms, supports and chairs, Contour Design mice.

ErgoClick
Address:O-Z Achterburgwal 194. NL-1012 DX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phone:+31(0) 206381458
Fax:+31(0) 204212519
Website: http://www.ergoclick.com/
Email:sales@ergoclick.com

The first palm operated pointing device. The ErgoClick has a unique feature which is not available in any other keyboard or traditional mouse currently on the market - an adjustable clicking force. You can adjust the actuation force of the button from 30 grams to 300 grams, creating as light or as strong a touch as required. Even at the lightest force setting of 30 grams, the click sensation provided is highly tactile and responsive.

Ergonomic Pivoting Mouse Rest
Address:10424 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33612
Phone:877-677-7015
Fax:888-405-1451
Website: http://www.ergoconcepts.com/
Email:questions.01@cleansweepsupply.com

The Ergonomic Pivoting Mouse Rest is an ergonomic interface designed to enhance the computer user's environment. The cushioned pad is ergonomically angled in a padded cradle.

Evergreen Systems International
Address:4740 Calle-Quetzal, Camarillo, CA 93012
Phone:805 445 6492
Fax:805 445 6494
Website: http://www.trackballs.com/
Email:evergren@kcnet.com

Manufactures high-resolution industrial/military grade trackball pointing devices. A wide variety of desktop and panel mount trackballs or trackball assemblies are available.

Gyration, Inc.
Website: http://www.gyropoint.com/
Email:sales@gyration.com

GyroPoint

Hunter Digital
Address:11999 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 440, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone:(800) 57 MOUSE or (310) 476-1874
Website: http://www.footmouse.com/
Email:footmouse@earthlink.net

The NoHands Mouse eliminates wasteful, repetitive "keyboard-to-mouse" hand movements. With the NoHands Mouse, you can have complete contol of the cursor without having to take your hands off the keyboard, or your eyes off the monitor.

ITAC Systems, Inc.
Address:3113 Benton Street, Garland, TX 75042
Phone:(800) 533-4822 or (972) 494-3073
Fax:(972)494-4159
Website: http://www.mousetrak.com/
Email:sales@itacsystems.com

MouseTrak Trackballs.

Infogrip
Address:1794 East Main Street; Ventura, CA 93001
Phone:800-397-0921
Website: info@infogrip.com
Email:salesinfo@nexgenergo.comX

Infogrip, Inc. is a leader in assistive technology and ergonomic computer solutions. Products include keyboards, trackballs, switches, mounts, educational software, etc.

Interlink Electronics, Inc.
Address:546 Flynn Road, Camarillo, CA 93012
Phone:(805) 484-8855
Fax:(805) 484-8989
Website: http://www.interlinkelec.com/
Email:sales@InterlinkElectronics.com

Developers of OEM interface solutions including remote controls, integrated input pads, and specialty pointing devices.

Kensington Microware Limited
Address:2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Second Floor, San Mateo, California 94403-1289
Phone:650-572-2700
Website: http://www.kensington.com/
Email:info@kensington.com/

Mice & Trackballs.

Logitech, Inc
Address:6505 Kaiser Dr., Fremont, CA 94555
Phone:(800) 231-7717 or (510) 795-8100
Website: http://www.logitech.com/

Mice and Trackballs.

Maui Innovative Peripherals
Address:300 Ohukai Rd. C-325, Kihei, HI 96753
Phone:(866) 875 5556
Fax:(808) 875 0555
Website: http://www.maui-innovative.com/
Email:info@maui-innovative.com

Miracle Mouse was designed to make computers more accessible by giving the user the ability to control mouse and keyboard output using only the rotation of the head. The user controls the mouse by turning their head in the direction they wish the cursor to move. Cymouse is a game controller unlike any other. In a nutshell, it is a configurable five-axis game controller that you manipulate with your head. Cymouse is not designed to replace your mouse. It is best used as an addition to your setup, giving you more control over your game.

Mouse Bridge
Address:The Starfield Group, Inc., P.O. Box 1395, Liberty, MO 64069
Phone:800-987-9074
Fax:816-792-5522
Website: http://www.ergostar.com/msebrig2.shtml
Email:starfield@ergostar.com

This unique product is designed to straddle your numeric keypad so you can more easily reach your mouse. Eliminates the long reach when you center your character keys in front of you. Standard size fits most keyboards.

Mouse-IT
Address:Upplandsgatan 61, S-113 28 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone:+46-(0)8-31 33 44
Fax:+46-(0)8-34 60 04
Website: http://www.mouseit.se/emouseit.htm
Email:info@aquacat.se

While not clicking, you hand rests comfortably over Mouse-IT. In order to enable the lifting of your fingers after each click Mouse-IT requires a pleasant dose of downgoing energy while performing the click. You will only have to work with downgoing energy. Mouse-IT takes care of all upgoing tension.

MicroSpeed
Address:Inclusive TLC, 315 Wootton Street, Unit A, Boonton, New Jersey, NJ 07005
Phone:800-462-0930
Fax:973-331-9849
Website: http://www.inclusivetlc.com/
Email:info@inclusiveTLC.com

Mice and Trackballs.

NaturalPoint
Address:P.O. Box 2317, Corvallis, OR 97339
Phone:541-753-6645 ex.10
Fax:541-753-6689
Website: http://www.naturalpoint.com/
Email:support@naturalpoint.com

The naturalpoint SmartNav is the perfect hands free ergonomic mouse for people with carpal tunnel, RSI and disabilities. Increase productivity by simply moving your head to control your computer with our ergonomic mouse alternative.

Origin Instruments Corporation
Address:854 Greenview Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas 75050
Phone:(214) 606-8740
Fax:(214) 606-8741
Website: http://orin.com/access/headmouse/
Email:sales@orin.com

HeadMouse and touchscreens.

Pegasus Technologies Ltd.
Address:5776 stoneridge mall road, suite 320, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone:925 462-3505
Website: http://www.pegatech.com/
Email:sales@pegatech.com

Spectrum RingMouse (OWL).

Silicon Valley Bus Co.
Address:P. O. Box 760, Fallbrook, California, 92088-0760
Phone:800.775.0555 or 760.451.0500
Fax:760.451.0001
Website: http://www.svbus.com/
Email:info@svbus.com

USB products that enable Mac and PC users to expand the capabilities of their systems. The company focuses on bar code and magnetic stripe readers, and provides innovative, leading-edge hardware coupled with software that has been designed to enhance automated data entry.

Stealth Footmouse
Address:Io Test, Inc., 4717 W. Estrella Street, Tampa, FL, 33629
Phone:813 281-9200
Fax:813 287-9717
Website: http://www.wwdir.com/footmouse/
Email:iostealth@cs.com

The Stealth Footmouse allows hands free mouse operations using your foot instead of your hand.

Synaptics, Inc.
Address:2381 Bering Drive, San Jose, CA 95131
Phone:(408) 434-0110
Fax:(408) 434-9819
Website: http://www.synaptics.com/
Email:info@synaptics.com

User interface solutions that enable people to interact easily and intuitively with a wide variety of mobile computing and communications devices. Products include the TouchPad input device, TouchStyk pointing stick, Dual Pointing touch pad and pointing stick combination, ClearPad touch screen, SpiralŽ pen-input solution and QuickStrokeŽ Chinese handwriting recognition software.

Wacom Technology
Address:1311 SE Cardinal Court, Vancouver, WA 98683
Phone:800.922.9348
Website: http://www.wacom.com/
Email:info@wacom.com

Graphic Tablets.

X-O Genous
Address:19454 Hardwood Rd., Mankato MN 56001
Phone:507-388-4969 or 888-800-4987
Fax:507-388-4969
Website: http://www.spacestar.net/users/xogenous/
Email:xogenous@spacestar.com

Provides relief from and prevention of computer mouse stress and pain. You can experience the freedom that others have found. Discomfort encountered when using the computer mouse is caused by the hand being used in an unnatural flat position. This puts pressure on various muscles which results in stress to the fingers, wrist, arm and shoulder areas. X-O Genous is designed to eliminate this discomfort.

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