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LGR - This Calculator Mouse Numpad USB Thing (Patreon)

Published:
2022-01-27 19:11:18
Edited:
2022-01-28 16:23:42
Imported:
2022-02

Content

https://youtu.be/IZghNXI1t7s

Anyone seen images of this thing floating around online recently? I know I have, largely thanks to some of y'all sending me links! Yeah it's just one of those devices where as soon as you see it, the first thought is "Why?" followed by "I wonder if it's any good" and then if you're like me, "I have to have one." So I got one new old stock, straight from Japan! And here's the resulting video of me unboxing it and testing it out. It's not quite obsolete or involved enough for the full Oddware treatment, but this ended up being structured a lot like that regardless.

For those that aren't aware, I've been outta town for a while and only got back home a couple days ago. That's why there was no LGR episode last week and I haven't had time to finish the videos I was working on before that. So this is admittedly a bit of unscripted filler to get me back in the groove and have something to release this week, but hopefully it turned out as a bit of disposable fun if nothing else.

Oh and there's a weird bit of silence at the start, that'll be fixed in the final upload tomorrow. Lemme know if you see any other errors though, I hope you enjoy! And if not, well I'm back to editing the larger vids I was working on last week before the trip, along with the footage from the trip itself. So stay tuned.

Files

This Weird Mouse Calculator Numpad USB Thing from 2008

After seeing pictures of a strange Canon calculator mouse thing floating around online, I tracked it down and imported it! Let's take a look at the LS-100TKM from 2008, unbox one new in its packaging, and test it out with some PC games and stuff. It's not quite obsolete or complex enough for the full LGR Oddware treatment, but it sure is an oddity! ● LGR links: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● All background music licensed from: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:21 The Canon LS-100TKM from Japan 01:50 Device & Packaging Overview 03:27 Unboxing the Thing 07:19 Testing with Windows XP 11:46 Grand Theft Auto III 14:39 Midtown Madness 2 16:09 Duke Nukem 3D 18:54 Outro #LGR #Retro #Computers

Comments

Anonymous

I mean it's cool and all, but does it have the seal of approval from Steppenwolf like the PowerMouse?! I don't think so.

Dukefazon

feedback: the video starts with 8 seconds of blank

Akselmo

Huh, I could see someone use this kind of mouse as a macro mouse for MMO's back in the day! Especially before "gaming" mice became a thing.

Anonymous

Did you have fun down at Computer Reset? A friend and I really wanted to go down there and meet you, but weren't able to get off work for the 12 hour drive... Hope to see some of your newest acquisitions from the warehouse soon!

LazyGameReviews
>>76585799

I did indeed, sorry to hear y'all couldn't make it! It's still worth visiting if you get the chance before this fall when they're likely to close down for good. I really only went to film things and not for pickups. Though I did come away with a couple of fun small items to fit into a carry-on :)

LazyGameReviews
>>76585532

Oh yeah, it would definitely be handy for hotkeys and whatnot! So long as whatever's being activated is only a single keypress :)

Anonymous

Awe I thought maybe we would see you test it on a Vista rig....LOL, it is very neat indeed, I'm sure this was directly marketed towards Accouting type people who are on the go? it is very useful for being sort of odd for sure...

Adrian's Digital Basement

From the thumbnail, I thought it was a flip phone with extra buttons. It just makes me laugh that they came up with such things...

LazyGameReviews
>>76586954

More or less, yeah. Canon specifically stated that it would be ideal for businessfolks traveling, this way you'd have fewer items to pack in your luggage! And yeah like, I guess, ha

LazyGameReviews
>>76587277

That's what I thought when I first saw those images floating around online! A flip phone or maybe one of those telephone mice with a handset built into the mouse. Canon was *really* trying to solve imagined problems here, haha

Kris Asick

It's a neat concept. For someone on the go who needs to make frequent calculations for their work, this makes perfect sense to bundle with a laptop. As a programmer though, I keep a full scientific calculator next to my keyboard on the left side at all times as there's a definite increase in usability having the mouse and calculator separate from each other, but naturally, this takes up more desk space. :B

LazyGameReviews
>>76588518

Definitely! Unlike so many of these old combo devices I can readily see the use case argument here.

Joon Choi

Great idea, half assed execution. I would totally buy something like this for work purposes if the num pad was more usable and the build quality was good.

Anonymous

Wait did I hear you day this was released in 2008? I guess the black version does have a mid-2000s vibe but that beige one screams 1999 to me.

Alyxx the Rat

I see Eradicator on your XP desktop... upcoming review? ^^' It's one of my fav FPS/TPS games from the 90s.

LazyGameReviews
>>76613023

The beige one is more of a gray/white! Canon stated on their website it was meant to fit in with the typical Japanese desktop of the time

LazyGameReviews
>>76619349

Yeah I've been meaning to dive into that one finally! Not sure about a review but it'll surely show up as a benchmark of sorts :)