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Ploopy’s new mouse makes the ThinkPad’s iconic TrackPoint portable
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Ploopy has released a new open-source mouse called the Bean that features a TrackPoint-style pointing stick similar to those found on IBM ThinkPad laptops, designed as a portable alternative to touchpads and trackballs.
Ploopy’s new mouse makes the ThinkPad’s iconic TrackPoint portable
The Bean isn’t wireless so you’ll need to pair it with a USB cable. | Image: Ploopy
Ploopy has announced another open source mouse alternative that skips touchpads and trackballs. While the new Ploopy Bean looks like a tiny travel-friendly mouse, you don't need to move it around. Instead, surrounded by four buttons is a red pointing stick similar to the TrackPoint that IBM included on its ThinkPad laptops long before Lenovo took over the brand.
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