With its big rolypoly ball and huge hand rest, the venerable trackball mouse looks like a holdover from 1996. Or maybe 1946—that’s the first time a trackball was used as an input device in a computer.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It all started with Ploopy. “What a goofy name for a trackball,” I thought to myself as I tweeted. “Ploopy,” ...

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Let's start this by getting the name out of the way. This device is called the Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball. This is a trackball. Period. Nothing more, and nothing less. If it were ...

Trackballs aren’t exactly a trendy PC accessory. Their heavy, clunky builds bring dated vibes to office setups. And despite 73 years of existence, trackballs have been usurped by modern mice and ...

Everyone who has ever suffered from wrist pain or desk clutter has wondered if another mouse type is available. And the resounding answer is yes: it's time to switch to a trackball. Traditional mice ...

While desktop trackballs may seem old school, they’re still quite popular—a number of Macworld editors currently use Kensington’s Expert Mouse as their regular input device. The stationary nature of a ...

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