Click. Click. Click. The sound of your mouse is probably o­ne you don't even notice anymore. But what if someone is trying to sleep in the same room? What if you need to click o­n something with your mouse, but need to be clandestine about it?

Then, Thanko's new "Silent Mouse" is for you.

Thanko Corporation has released the "Silent Mouse," a mouse that is setup so that it makes no clicking sound. The price is 2,480 yen.

Silicone is used o­n the click part of the mouse, so the click sound and wheel sound have been reduced. It also is designed with a soundproof shape that prevents resonance of the buttons, making the noise level about 1/5th that of a conventional mouse -- the mouse operates at about 4.9dB.

The interface is USB. Supported operating systems are Windows 2000, XP, and Mac OS X. The optical sensor has a resolution of 800dpi. The body size is 60 x 105 x 35mm (W x D x H), and the weight 90g.

Inspired by:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2006/0315/sanko.htm

Press Release:
http://www.thanko.jp/silent_mouse/