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I'd never heard of Smartfish before an emailed press release from them landed in my Inbox, but after watching the videos of their keyboard and mouse, I have to admit I'm highly intrigued. As someone who suffers from several problems in my wrists/hands/arms/shoulders/neck, I'm always intrigued by products that claim to help address these issues. Many of them I dismiss outright because they're flawed in one way or another - but these products look like they might be the real deal. I'll have to track them down at CES to check the products out in person...

"It's no secret... Studies have shown that excessive mouse usage can cause repetitive stress injuries. Unfortunately for most of us, "excessive" can mean anything more than a few hours a day. Fortunately, however, there are alternative styles of mice out there designed to be easier on the hands and arms. One of the more interesting ones to come along in a while is the AirMouse, made by Canadian firm Deanmark Ltd. What makes it unique is the fact that you wear it like a glove."

As someone who has suffered from repetitive stress injuries related to keyboard/mouse use for well over a decade now, I've been eagerly awaiting technologies that would assist me in reducing the wear and tear placed upon my body. The creators of this product were on a Canadian TV show called Dragon's Den - which happens to be a fantastic show by the way - and they showed up a clunky prototype. The images above are, I believe, Photoshop'd mock-ups, but you can see where they're going with this. Supposedly coming to market within the next 6-12 months, this is a product I'm going to keep my eye on.