I have had a preference for trackballs over mice as pointing devices for a very long time. When I recently made an attempt to clean out a storage room in my house, I was confronted with evidence of ...

In 1980 the arcade game Missile Command sucked more than a few quarters out of our pockets. The breakout feature of that game was the controller was a large rolling ball that was quite fluid compared ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a tech editor, her work has also appeared in Gizmodo, the WSJ, and Wired. The worst thing about my beloved ...

Kensington's new SlimBlade Pro Trackball provides users with an ergonomic way to navigate their Mac or another computer. The plug-and-play SlimBlade Pro offers connectivity through Bluetooth, 2.4GHz ...

While mice are usually the go-to pointing devices for computers, there are people who still use, and swear by, trackballs. Our Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical Trackball review takes a look at a ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Why waste energy moving a mouse around when you can control everything by placing your hand atop a large glowing sphere like some sort of techno ...

In context: Trackballs, once more prevalent in professional and enthusiast computing circles, have long occupied a specialized corner of the mouse market. Their form factor is valued for ergonomic and ...

Logitech's MX Ergo S, though, upends those assumptions. Combining a refined ergonomic design, quiet operation, and ...

In a nutshell: Japanese consumer goods company Elecom has introduced a new version of its Huge trackball mouse boasting multiple improvements over the original. If you've got a penchant for peculiar ...

A guide from Instructables member Elgatoandaluz shows you how to create your own trackball using a cardboard case and parts from an optical mouse and a deodorant stick. First, take the top portion off ...