Introduction

Orbital Works is a peripherals company based in Thailand. In the past, there have been several attempts to arrive at what could be called a "modular mouse," such as those from MadCatz, yet none of these were anywhere near as comprehensive as the Pathfinder. The 44 g base unit allows for mounting pieces on the left and right side as well as the hump: four pieces for the left side, seven pieces for the right side, and four for the hump, amounting to a total of 128 base configurations. Width and length of the mouse may be controlled by fixed distances through adding spacers, increasing the total number of possible configurations to 1024. While most of the pieces are meant for an ambidextrous design, turning the Pathfinder into a right-handed ergonomic mouse is also possible. Beyond the pieces included with the mouse, one can also come up with designs of one's own, as Orbital provides the necessary STL files for the pieces.

In terms of internals, the Pathfinder comes with PixArt's latest PAW3950 sensor capable of 30,000 CPI, along with Omron optical switches for the main buttons. In a typical configuration, the weight will usually be within the range of 52 to 58 g. Wireless operation supports polling rates of up to 8000 Hz. The usual configuration options are found in software. At a later point, Orbital also intends to release a web driver. The Pathfinder is available in either black or white.

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