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I need a variation of this that can be strapped to hand and used with a couple fingers while still leaving the hand and fingers mostly free for normal natural fuction.

also integrate push-to-talk for voice inputs.

use case is to use it while standing up and moving about -- with a large display screen at a distance. Or my specific interest -- work for extended time on a treadmill.



Twiddler is probably the closest thing I can think of that meets those requirements off the shelf.

https://www.mytwiddler.com/


Consider a trackball. I got a Kensington Expert Wireless a while back and really recommend it if you prefer to keep your wrists somewhere static.


Ploopy does make trackballs. I have an adept and it’s great. Inexpensive too.


Unfortunately drag-scroll is not in enough places to make this work without a dedicated wheel but I do have an eye on these


I have mine configured so that pressing the fourth button and moving the ball acts as a scroll wheel, no need for any special support is OS/apps. It shows as a scroll wheel input.


I think the strongest selling point of Ploopy products is their open design. You are free to build this variation yourself.




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