I tested 9 vertical mice in my quest to reduce wrist pain – this $27 model beat them all

Vertical mice advertise better ergonomics, but they can trade wrist pain for hand pain. Grip, texture, and thumb support matter more than specs. The winning vertical mouse was unexpected, and became my new daily driver. This is like no other mouse review you’ve ever read. While I’ll certainly mention features, I’m not focusing on buttons, DPI, software, or the worst trend in mouse products: RGB lighting. Instead, this is all about reducing pain from heavy mouse work. Everything beyond pain reduction is secondary. After all, what good are fancy buttons or blinking lights if your wrist has to undergo surgery? Ready? Good. Let’s set the stage. It’s not unusual for me to spend 12-14 hours a day mousing, six or seven days a week. Most of the time, my wrist is pretty good. But every so often, it starts to hurt. This month, it’s been a bit worse than normal. I have a simple set of steps to manage this issue. The first is to simply stop mousing. That works for a while. But I have deadlines and, besides, the entire world is at the other end of a mouse click. AI has helped. Better AI speech dictation makes using…