Mouse Box: A mini PC inside of a mouse

Imagine an entire working computer small enough to fit inside a mouse? Well, the Mouse Box could be just what you’re looking for! Sure, computers are getting smaller but what if you could remove your computer completely and just use a mouse and a screen?

The Mouse Box is the same size as a normal computer mouse, but it has all the insides of a computer. It is powered by 1.4GHz quad-core ARM Cortex processor and includes 123GB of internal flash storage, together with wireless connectivity. The tiny PC is also equipped with a gyroscope, accelerometer and two USB 3.0 ports. The creators explain more about its amazing design:

“At the beginning moving computers was a real challenge. The problem was not just their quite big weight, but also their size which made it difficult to put them in a right place even though it was possible to lift them. Computer portability has been improving along with developing a PC.”

The Mouse Box also has a rechargeable battery and charges wirelessly via an inductive charging pad. The charging pad can also come in handy as it can be folded and turned into a nifty little storage box for the mouse.

So how does it work? There are two USB ports on the front for hooking up your screen, if you’re at work you’ll be able to switch between work and home systems at a click. Whatever screen you plug the Mouse Box into will instantly become your computer!

This handy little computer trapped inside a mouse’s body actually has huge potential for monkeying around at work, you’ll be able to play a game or work on your own project, then switch easily over to your business computer as soon as your boss comes around. Not that I would want to encourage that sort of behaviour!

The Mouse Box is still in the early stages of development and its creators are simply asking for people to share their video. It’s not clear whether this project will move to a crowd-funding site or will be privately funded, so a release date has not yet been announced, and neither has pricing. With a good idea like this though, it won’t be long until it becomes available.

Watch the Mouse Box video here.

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Written By: Christine Romans

CopyWriter at The Computer Guyz Cape Town