Date: 11th Aug 2010

Pen-like grip wireless mouse uses Nordic Semiconductor's chips

A wireless mouse, called Swiftpoint, employs Nordic Semiconductor's nRF24LE1 2.4GHz transceiver. The wireless link is completed by an nRF24LU1+-based dongle plugged into the portable computer's USB port.

Swiftpoint mouse with pen-like grip is comfortable and intuitive to use on a portable computer's palmrest. Developed by New Zealand designer and manufacturer, Swiftpoint Limited, this ingenious mouse is designed for on-the-go portable computer users who lack a suitable surface for a desktop mouse (e.g. while travelling on public transport) and find the computer's built-in trackpads uncomfortable and frustrating to use.

"Using a portable computer's built-in trackpad for extended periods is tiring, slow, and can potentially lead to serious ailments such as repetitive strain injury (RSI)," says Grant Odgers, Swiftpoint's CEO. "While wireless travel mice help when there is a suitable flat surface, there are many occasions when such a surface is unavailable."

"Our Swiftpoint mouse solves the problem," says Odgers. "The key technological breakthrough was being able to produce a wireless mouse that was small and light enough to be operate on the palmrest beside the computer trackpad, yet still operate for many weeks on a single charge."

Odgers adds: "This breakthrough was made using Nordic Semiconductor's integrated single chip 2.4GHz transceivers, Gazell software, and nRFready reference design. Nordic's technology has made our intellectual property commercially viable for the first time."