I was lately much thinking about some of the strange ways of technology development. In near future, even robots will begin to talk like people, but we can’t get rid of some very OLD habits. The sound of mouse is the most irritating one to me. Klik! Klik! Klik!… goes to eternity. This should be optional for people who want silence. If you are in a company working around you plenty of people using computers, it becomes a really nightmare. So, I at last decided a way to find my and my wife’s ear-saver legendary silent mouse because I also often write at nights at home. Yeah, a dedicated click monster I am.
I could find a handful useful resources. The first one is Quiet Mouse website. They have both USB and wireless mouse variations which they prefer to name as QuietSmooth. I guess, they just replaced the mouse switch inside with another non sounding material.
My second discovery can shock you a bit. It is a Silent Mouse Software. No need to click on the screen. With the help of the program, when you stay on a link it will show you a tiny window where you move and pause your mouse just a second and it will do the click. There are all variations like click, double click, right click, scroll etc. Honestly I didn’t try the product. It is what they say on their website.
Another (hopefully) much silent mouse called as Thanko. It is advertised that click wheel and the mouse buttons have been silenced to one-fifth that of a normal mouse that I consider enough for normal day usage, but I wanted to have a real full silence! Do I want much? Gizmodo reviewed Thanko with the result of disappointment too.
Second is Buffalo USB Silent Mouse. This one also lowers the noise but doesn’t eliminate completely. Unit does not work with Vista (yet).. Hmmm let’s look further.
So, here is another powerful candidate! Apple Mighty Mouse Wireless Kit
I see that it is a big empty market still except the first one I mentioned. Some smart guys tell us how we can make silent mouse ourselves. My current champion is DIY Silent Mouse. I will try to do it in my first spare time.
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I think Buffalo is the best choice. Ahmad
I thought I was the only weird one. I don’t have a problem with the mouse so much but the sound of coworkers going to town on their keyboards annoys the crap out of me! It’s like the finger-nails-on-the-chalk-board stuff! I’m afraid I can’t remedy that… except for an ipod and some ear plugs!
I guess some noises just get on our nerves more than others.
The Mighty Mouse does click. The touch-sensitive top is just used to determine whether you’re doing a right or left click depending which side of the mouse your finger is on. It makes a pretty loud click at that, too, since the whole top case of the mouse moves down for a hearty clunk!
Wow, I’d never given this much thought. These would be great at the school library when I’m writing my next term paper. Silent keyboards would be great too.
If you have a spare mouse lying around, try taking it apart. I know for a fact that the physical buttons inside most mice don’t make noise. The clicking sound is something else that is installed kinda for the same reason people like force feedback joysticks.