Canon will start selling a new device [JP] that triples as a computer mouse, a calculator, and a numeric key pad starting late July. The LT-100TKM will be available in black or white for $32.
When folded, the battery-powered device can be used as an optical mouse (1,000 dpi). When you open it, the LT-100KTM turns into a 10-key numeric keypad. It can also be used as a stand-alone pocket calculator.
Canon says they expect to sell 15,000 units of the Japan-only device in one year.
As the saying goes, “A camel is a horse designed by a committee.”
And it would appear Canon.
And it looks like a cell phone. Maybe they should add a digital camera and make it a phone, too. Then they can add a flash card reader in the side… Who knows. Maybe they can compete with the iPod/iPhone, too.