YapperMouse - the Mouse that Talks!

YapperMouse appears and functions like a regular mouse but turns into a Skype USB phone during Skype calls.

YapperMouse is designed for notebook users. Currently the methods for Skype communication on the road are both limited and cumbersome. Since most mid-range notebooks today do not feature built-in microphones, notebook travelers are forced to carry an USB phone and a mouse as they travel.
Even those users that own high-end notebooks with built-in microphones often carry USB phones because they prefer the privacy of conversation through a phone versus the public nature of a conversation through internal notebook microphone and speakers. For these users, too, YapperMouse makes a lot of sense.

This is the first time anyone has attempted such device and here are some technical highlights:

• 800dpi Optical Sensor from Agilent Technologies – Agilent sensors are ones found on high-end Logitech mice.

• Dual Speakers – there are two speakers built-in:

1. the smaller, high-fidelity speaker for phone operations;

2. the bigger, amplified speaker for speaker-phone operations;

• External Sound Card from C-Media – this is the best, all digital USB sound card on the market. Skype sound stream is captured by the YapperMouse’s built-in sound card, so you can talk on the mouse while listening to music from computer speakers.

• Wide-Angle Microphone – the microphone is strategically placed so that it lies near your mouth in phone mode while uncovered in speaker-phone mode.

• Vibration Motor – YapperMouse vibrates during an incoming call, just like cell phones.

• Auto Sensor Shut-Off – the optical sensor would automatically shut-off during calls to avoid eye-flares. Of course, if you choose the speaker-phone mode, the sensor would turn on again so that you can talk and browse at the same time.

• Velvet Surface Materials – the premium surface make YapperMouse a pleasure to hold, even after hours of gossips.

• Amy Software – the Amy software gives Skype voicemail, delayed messaging, alarm, chained caller-ID, and more to the YapperMouse hardware.