{
  "id": 16774998,
  "title": "The Super Mouse puts a touchscreen macro pad under your hand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/the-super-mouse-puts-a-touchscreen-macro-pad-under-your-hand",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1019484/super-mouse-touchscreen-shortcuts-macros-kickstarter"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Arctic Fox Technologies has unveiled a new multifunction mouse called the Super Mouse. This innovative device replaces traditional customizable shortcut buttons on its surface with a touchscreen located beneath your hand. While the Super Mouse may sacrifice ergonomics with its boxy design, it can replace other peripherals like a trackpad, macro pad, or streaming controller on your desk.\n\nWith a 3.1-inch, 720 x 720 touchscreen positioned front and center beneath standard mouse buttons, a scroll wheel, and two customizable \"hyper keys,\" the Super Mouse aims to provide quick access to apps through a \"Control Panel\" featuring up to 16 shortcuts, macros, or launchers. The contextually-changing touchscreen will display relevant shortcuts based on the app you're using, such as editing and playback shortcuts for Adobe Premiere.\n\nThe Super Mouse also offers features like event and meeting reminders synced with Google Calendar, voice-to-text capabilities processed locally, multiple user profiles, focus timers, and productivity tracking. It even includes a gyroscope for controlling slideshows or scrubbing video by simply moving the mouse.\n\nHowever, unlike other touchscreen mice, the Super Mouse lacks wireless capabilities, drawing power solely from a USB-C port. This means it will always need to be tethered to a PC. Currently, the Super Mouse is available for preorder through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign at $199 for backers, with full retail pricing set at $249. Delivery is expected to begin in February 2027, although this timeline is subject to potential delays experienced by many Kickstarter campaigns.",
  "summary": "A company called Arctic Fox Technologies has announced a new multifunction mouse that forgoes a myriad of customizable shortcut buttons peppered across its surface for a compact touchscreen sitting beneath your hand. The Super Mouse may not prioritize ergonomics with its boxy design, but it can replace other peripherals on your desk, like a trackpad, […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}