New Jupiter Mouse Accelerometer: Less, But Better

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 11:14 in Paleontology & Archaeology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Actbrise Electronics embraces form and function in creating the Jupiter Mouse. The round wooden mouse is made from Chinese Flowering Ash located in the countryside of Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The accelerometer wooden mouse has natural color wooden swirls which resemble the planet Jupiter. The click button resembles the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. Early Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese star-gazers referred to Jupiter as the "Wood Star" as an element in the ancient Five Elements.

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