Apple’s Magic Mouse might be a sleek piece of kit, but that doesn’t mean it gets on with your desk. Perhaps your cursor randomly goes nuts, annoying noises emanate from beneath your clawed hand, or there’s more friction than your wrist (and desk, for that matter) would prefer. In which case, PureShape ($49) could be just what the doctor ordered. Inspired by the minimal aesthetic of Dieter Rams, this mousepad’s non-slip foam and laser-cut steel form is designed to reduce friction, increase precision, and eliminate mouse noise as you use your Mac. It also comes with the SmartSlider add-on for the mouse’s underside, and an adorable MouseProtector to stop your mouse getting scratched when in a drawer or bag – although Stuff suspects Rams himself might raise an eyebrow on seeing a claimed minimalist designer invoking the memory of iPod socks.
PureShape is a minimalist mousepad for Apple’s Magic Mouse, inspired by Dieter Rams. Featured by Stuff for PureShape.
For anybody who loves and uses Apple’s Magic Mouse (which is now available in space gray), the company Moonimal has created a minimalist mousepad that’s supposed to turn you into an even more proficient mouse-wielder. Called the PureShape mousepad, it’s specially engineered to make the Magic Mouse glide with less friction and more precision. Along with the mousepad, you need a special mouse add-on, a smart slider, that gets placed underneath the Magic Mouse, which makes the mouse look like it’s floating; the design was inspired by Dieter Rams, according to the company.
The PureShape Mousepad is currently running a Kickstarter campaign, which you can check out below. Its expected delivery date for early backers is this August.
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