Slimline mouse for PCMCIA slot

One of the downsides of using a laptop is having to carry around all the extra bits and pieces with you, charger, connection to external display etc. Check out this little sucker - a mouse that folds up and slots into your PCMCIA slot. Of course the manufacturer is assuming you have nothing else in the slot however it certainly wouldn’t cause an unsightly bulge in your laptop bag if stored externally.

The SlimG4 folds out into a handy two button, touch sensitive scroll, USB mouse. It doesn’t look as if the unfolded position is adjustable so unusually sized hands may have issues with the mouse but for the average user this may well be a valuable addition to your laptop’s peripherals especially as it is priced around US$40 to US$45.

We do have one concern about its use under pressure - it does look a bit flimsy and we are worried what would happen if you applied a lot of pressure on the raised hinge. You wouldn’t want the G4 suddenly folding up on you when you are zeroing in on that sniper during a session of Halo. However as far as we are concerned anything that minimises space usage is good.

If anyone has used a SlimG4 please let us know what you think.

Source: engadget