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# Smartphone Mouse Add-Ons
With Mauz Pointing Device, Options Are Extending to Smartphones

By Simal Yilmaz | Published 2013-01-16 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pointing-device-options
References: [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1339485407/mauz-one-device-to-rule-them-all?ref=category) & [mauzup](http://mauzup.com/)

The all-in-one aiding gadget MAUZ extends [pointing device options](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/computer-mouse-concept) and brings it right back onto smartphones. MAUZ allows users to interact with computers, laptops and even smart televisions. It comes as an app format within a plugged device.

MAUZ is responsive to visual and [kinetic gestures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flick-wand). Along with a full mouse interface of scroll, right-click and left-clock options, MAUZ allows the users to take advantage of useful shortcuts and has fantastically [smooth zooming options](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seenda-mou302). 3D navigation is also one of the cutting-edge features of this gadget.

It feels like a predictable innovation and yet is still amazing. Technology is once again getting rid of an extra gadget and adding it onto a preexisting one, unifying needs.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.5/10
- Popularity: 31% | Activity: 66% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Smartphone Pointing Devices:** Extending device functionality and unifying user needs by adding pointing devices onto smartphones.
- **Gesture-control Interfaces:** Introducing visual and kinetic gesture controls for enhancing user experience with electronic devices.
- **Innovative Navigation Tools:** Integrating futuristic features such as 3D navigation and smooth zooming onto electronic pointing devices.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Consumer Electronics:** Opportunity to create new smartphone accessories and revolutionize interaction with electronic devices for consumers.
- **Computer Hardware:** Opportunity to enhance computer hardware integration with smartphone pointing devices and improve efficiency for users.
- **Smart Home:** Opportunity to offer innovative interactive options for smart televisions and home automation devices through smartphone pointing devices.

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