The Super Mouse puts a touchscreen macro pad under your hand
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β’2026-10-27T13:00:00-04:00
π° What Happened
Arctic Fox Technologies has announced the Super Mouse, a computer mouse with a 3.1-inch touchscreen where your palm rests. The screen replaces a row of shortcut buttons.
The display shows up to 16 shortcuts, macros or app launchers, and the layout changes with the program you are using. In Adobe Premiere, for example, it shows playback and editing buttons. It can also show calendar reminders, type what you say, run a focus timer and control slides when you tilt the mouse.
It costs $199 on Kickstarter and will sell for $249 later, with shipping expected in February 2027. The big catch: there is no battery, so it only works plugged in with a USB-C cable.
π The Backstory
Mice have collected extra buttons for years. Gaming mice added side keys, and macro pads became a small hobby of their own. Companies have tried screens before too: Turtle Beach's MC7 puts a 2.25-inch display on the side of a mouse.
Crowdfunded gadgets often arrive late or never. Backers of past Kickstarter hardware have waited years for products that shipped without features they paid for.
The Super Mouse is also a bet that people want fewer devices on their desk, not more. It tries to replace a trackpad, a macro pad and a stream deck with one gadget.
π― Why It Matters
Desk gadgets are getting pricier and more crowded. This mouse shows where PC accessories are heading: small screens that change to fit whatever app you open.
Arctic Fox Technologies has announced the Super Mouse, a computer mouse with a 3.1-inch touchscreen where your palm rests. The screen replaces a row of shortcut buttons.
The display shows up to 16 shortcuts, macros or app launchers, and the layout changes with the program you are using. In Adobe Premiere, for example, it shows playback and editing buttons. It can also show calendar reminders, type what you say, run a focus timer and control slides when you tilt the mouse.
It costs $199 on Kickstarter and will sell for $249 later, with shipping expected in February 2027. The big catch: there is no battery, so it only works plugged in with a USB-C cable.
Mice have collected extra buttons for years. Gaming mice added side keys, and macro pads became a small hobby of their own. Companies have tried screens before too: Turtle Beach's MC7 puts a 2.25-inch display on the side of a mouse.
Crowdfunded gadgets often arrive late or never. Backers of past Kickstarter hardware have waited years for products that shipped without features they paid for.
The Super Mouse is also a bet that people want fewer devices on their desk, not more. It tries to replace a trackpad, a macro pad and a stream deck with one gadget.
Desk gadgets are getting pricier and more crowded. This mouse shows where PC accessories are heading: small screens that change to fit whatever app you open.