# Curvy Trackpad Mice The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse Will Change Your Ways of Computing By Joanne Lam | Published 2010-08-19 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsoft-arc-touch-mouse References: [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/18/microsofts-arc-touch-revealed/) & [microsoft](http://www.microsoft.com/) The [Microsoft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsoft-palm-mouse) Arc Touch Mouse is yet to be released, but these exclusive photos are proof that its launch date will be in the near future. With the ability to curve up for convenient maneuvering, this Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse can also be flattened for easy storage. Along with its [built-in trackpad features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trackpad), the mouse allows you to scroll through web pages and click around with ease. Definitely [unique in its design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smooth-mouse-concept), this interesting peripheral will surely be of interest to many PC-users. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Curvy Trackpad Mice:** The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse's unique design offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for the computer mouse market. - **Flexible Computer Accessories:** The Arc Touch Mouse's ability to curve up for convenient maneuvering and flatten for easy storage presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for computer accessory design. - **Gesture-controlled Trackpads:** The built-in trackpad features of the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse present a disruptive innovation opportunity for gesture-controlled computer navigation. ### Who This Affects Most - **Computer Hardware:** The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the computer hardware industry. - **Computer Accessories:** The Arc Touch Mouse's unique design presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the computer accessory industry. - **Technology Retail:** The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse's upcoming launch presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for technology retail companies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ergonomic Digital Creative Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsoft-palm-mouse.md) - [Ergonomic Arc-Shaped Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/protoarc-em11.md) - [Pebble-Like Touchpad Mouse Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tapt.md) - [Unified Input Mouse Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melt-mouse.md) - [Screen-Equipped Computer Peripherals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magic-mouse-touch.md) - [Sculpted PC Peripheral Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-magic-mushroom-mouse.md) - [Pocket-Sized Ergonomic Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horizontal-mouse.md) - [Hybrid Interface Computer Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/computer-mouse-concept.md) - [Sleek Ergonomic Mouse Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magic-mouse-pro.md)