Three Weird Computer Mice: Cakes, Cursors, & Balls
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
- Unboxing and testing more of these weird old mice with a Windows XP PC! Checking out the CVS Pharmacy Golf Ball Mouse, the Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpet Mouse, and the Mus 3 Optical Arrow Cursor Mouse. All from the mid 2000s to early 2010s and all kinds of gimmicky Oddware.
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00:00 Three Weird Mice Intro
00:41 CVS Golf Ball Optical Mouse
09:39 Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpet Mouse
17:50 Mus3 Optical Arrow Cursor Mouse
#LGR #Retro #Computers - Věda a technologie
That golf set is the gift that keeps on being given.
That’s how you know it’s quality
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I gotta steal that saying
I guess I'm the only one that wants one, as well as that awesome dinosaur taco holder he pans past in the store. I need those in my life.
True...Just like the one fruitcake.
Using the Mus3 is like having those dreams where you try to swing your arms and they're just jello
Flawless analogy
@@LGR If you are interested in trying out "Optimus Maximus" keyboard thingy you can look into the budget version of it called "Optimus mini three" that they released alongside with keyboard in 2007. It was a three buttoned version of it, and it's still possible to find them relatively cheaply on online auctions. But be ware, it was 15 years already and OLED technology was relatively new back in the day - those screens weren't long lasting, a lot of them have their OLED screens faded or burned out from usage.
I appreciate that you went to CVS specifically for a 20~ second B-roll for people who don't have them. That's the kind of CZcams production I enjoy from LGR.
I want that dino taco holder now
@@straightpipediesel Same!
I hear about CVS often when I watch Kitboga's video that involve indi_lettermissing scammers. Apparently, CVS doesn't ask question when you buy large number of gift cards, each 500$.
@@louistournas120 Your average CVS employee (on the retail side, pharmacy is a different story) is a disinterested minimum or near-minimum wage worker. As someone who worked a few jobs like that I have to admit I didn't give a damn what the customer is getting unless it's expressly forbidden by my manager. Not getting paid enough to argue with strangers.
That and sticking the mouse pad to the wall in the bathtub really bumped up the production value
CVS employee here. I could totally see something like this showing up in the seasonal aisle. And then blown out at 75% off a few months later because nobody bought one.
The Bath "Yep.." killed me. Happy Friday!
Same! 😂
Most I have laughed today.
Those type of quick inserts, usually containing dry humor (this time it was wet humor, ayyyy), are some of the best parts of LGR.
And the baby face photoshop; probably the best looking baby I've ever seen.
same! 🤣
omg, that too, lol
LGR being outside with trees and greeny everywhere while holding boxed computer mice is oddly, a sight to behold.
Pure natural organic woodgrain goodness.
it really gives cryptid vibes
Yes, it felt very strange and it can't be unseen.
Well it is harkening back to some of his very first videos where consoles rested unter trees.
@@iamacoolpersonandicanread4768 "Searching for the Lazy Game Reviewer" - Coming to BBC 4 - July 2022.
The fact that you actually put it in the bath tub and suck it to the wall is why I love this channel. You do you Clint and keep up the great laughs!
That was sloppy wet gold.
Kudos for digging into the history of Tasty Kake, buying the actual product and throwing in a bonus off the cuff taste review for good measure. It these random extra steps LGR takes that makes for such freaking good watch.
Nice Golden Bat pfp.
Was a blast to see that krimpet mouse again! When I was growing up, my grandfather had accidentally bought it when he went to the grocery store, mistaking it for the real thing somehow. They gave it to me when I came over and I ended up using it as my main pointer device for at least 5 or so years, good times.
@@kz.irudimen probably because artsy shit is always about form over function and they spend more time worrying about if it looks good than it functioning because they probably expect people to use it say its shit and then ends up as a desk ornament(e-waste
The worst part about having a Krimpet mouse would be the constant desire for Krimpets
Nobody bakes a cake like tasty kake
@@JeffreyPiatt you sound like an ad
@@user-vi4xy1jw7e No shit! Because it's one.
“… really cheap executives with no taste… so just executives.”
Spittin’ fire there, Clint.
Are you Tirulipo Jr.?
Oh no, the Mus 3 was using a cheaply available wireless mouse from the time and gutting it for parts!
I recognize the receiver, it would slide into the back of the mouse it originally belonged to for storage (flush, that's why the back of it is slanted)
It had the pairing button and everything, and the range of it was genuinely 14 inches or something pathetic like that. That price was 95% for the artpiece, the actual mouse bits cost maybe $5
What, you mean a Russian government linked entity has been cutting corners and making useless statement pieces in order to oversell? I can't believe it.
Ah, the wonders of 'Russian made' technology.
Ah, of course. Why did I have a strange feeling that's what was going on with that thing and why it barely worked?
Maybe it's a good thing I never bought that screen keyboard from them after all, cause DAMN did I want one of those back in the day
... I was going to make a joke about 'art' being used as a money laundering scheme but that just makes it sound like that's exactly what's going on 🤨
Art Lebedev is known for making ridiculously overpriced products. It's like their credo. That particular mouse might have been designed by an intern that had won some internal contest. Then they just found the cheapest possible supplier from China to actually build them.
So apparently the TastyKake mouse was a great promo item because it's still selling boxes of cakes after like 20 years. Bet the guys who came up with it didn't expect that.
And I had never tried them until I watched this video. Went to Walmart, bought a box and demolished all of them within the hour.
Seriously tho after seeing them and clint saying they are good I looked to see if I could find them in my area and while sadly they are not they had two products that are that look amazing enough that imma have to buy and try!
Mr. Lebedev has an obsession with "latinizing" his products' names. Usually he just adds "-us" to the end of a product name, for example you can find a micro fiber cloth at their store called "microfibrus".
But "mus" is even cooler, because it's the actual Latin word for "mouse". It is pronounced something like "moose".
Curiously, "mus" is also the Swedish word for mouse. And a euphemism for female genitalia.
maüs
Coincidently that is exactly how the Danish word for mouse is spelled and pronounced. Like taken out of the dictionary.
Mauser
I can understand why Mr. Lebedev would want to "latinize" his products' names, as it can give them a more sophisticated and elegant feel. However, I think it's important to be careful with adding suffixes like "-us" or "-mus" to product names, as it can potentially lead to confusion or misunderstanding. For example, adding "-us" to a product name might not accurately reflect its Latin roots, and adding "-mus" to a product name could lead people to mispronounce it or associate it with the animal instead of the intended product. It's always a good idea to consider how potential customers might interpret a product's name before making any changes.
Yep, I need that Easy Bake episode now. Child me would've KILLED for that. I LOVED when games came with extra perphirals (ie, the magic lamp for the Barbie Genie game).
I had a Tonka one in that similar vein when I was a kid that was just a big steering wheel you plopped down on top of the keyboard, and my god did I love that game. I seem to remember having one that was like a work bench, too, that had levers and buttons that mimicked a saw and drill and hammering a nail and whatnot.
Honestly same here! I have seen it once at a goodwi fully boxed in a display case and always wanted to know how it works or if it even works properly
@@SharkNinjaBlueStar OMG, that workbench sounds amazing!!! 10 year old me would have loved that! Oh, who am I kidding, 35 years old me wants that - and I have all those things for real!!
I feel like it was the "girl" version of the Millennium Falcon game
I too had that Tonka Workbench thing, I don't know if I had the truck one too but it definitely feels familiar so I might have. As a kid it felt so impressive that this whole thing "plugs in" over your keyboard and simulated everything like that, as an adult I'm very much less mystified that "Oh... it just presses keys on your keyboard"
I used to work at Krogers grocery - when hostess shut down and the twinkies started disappearing, tastykake kinda stepped up to fill the void of missing snack cakes. I remember these mice and other branded things being dropped off along with standing displays for their snacks. TBH the tastykake products are pretty decent junk food
There better baked goods are there kandy cakes
I can always recommend yes cakes
@@JeffreyPiatt What language is that?
@@filipstamate1564 stronk
@@filipstamate1564 English
Therapist: "Relax baby bathtub Clint can't hurt you he's not real!"
3:08
That Mus3 is like the physical embodiment of a Yakov Smirnoff joke in mouse form.
In soviet Russia, mouse clicks you!
@@bittertriumph2045 What a country.
There's another Russian joke that would fit better to describe this "Mus": What's something that doesn't fly, doesn't buzz and doesn't fit in your ass? A Russian-made flying ass buzzer.
It's amazing how this channel only can remind me that mix of gaming, retail stores, 80-90's furniture and pre-internet pace, and that sense of discovery mixed with oddity that came with all these devices (and games) back in the day. This is great content, it's not only informative, it really captures the period with those little details in editing and set composition and music and lighthing etc.
"I do rather enjoy smacking my balls around the desk." - LGR, 2022
That Mus3 must have one of those archaic RF setups that is really meant to be used with an extension and have the dongle like 3-6" from the mouse, but that wasn't included in the box so kudos for reviewing the product as the manufacturer intended lmao.
Man I'd love that Krimpet mouse, they're my favorite Tastykake snack.
If Clint doesn't change the mouse cursor to look like a mouse when using the arrow mouse I'll be disappointed.
What kind of a name is Krimpet?!
@@caramelldansen2204 If you eat one you'll discover its just the right name for them.
Welcome to Philly
The old switcheroo
I love Clint's enthusiasm for just the weirdest things. Never change man.
I hope we all appreciate Clint putting his life on the line as he uses the golfing mouse and mouse mat. I know I do.
LGR makes me happy. Spending a relaxing evening watching LGR review old tech and cool devices is complete ASMR mixed with Nostalgia Fix. Keep reviewing cool retro tech plz.
His voice is so luxurious
I wonder if those cakes were larger in 1996.
That's Shrinkflation for you...
Aging myself here, but I've been eating them since the mid-1980s and their size hasn't changed much (maybe slightly smaller?). Pretty sure the mouse is larger to be properly usable.
Always been the same size since I've been eating them which started in the late 80s.
@@ColdBar "Shrinkflation"? You mean "profit motive".
@@caramelldansen2204 No, products being reduced in size is usually a result of increased cost of production, not greed. Shrinking food products isn't cheap, you need all new packaging and modified recipes.
we have a tastykake at work and the newest engineer gets it assigned to them on the first day
This is the kind of IT hazing I love to see.
Going to the pharmacy...
In Spain: "Do you have ibuprofen?"
In the USA: "Do you have a Golf Ball Optical Mouse?"
Around 2003, I remember saying to my "host mother" in Spain, "Where is a pharmacy? I need to get some photos developed." (I had a film camera.) Needless to say, she was very confused.
I mean they are still a pharmacy you can get your prescriptions filled but they are essentially small supermarkets too with toys and other weird stuff. You go in to get your ibuprofen and refill your prescription when you are checking out and you see a chips and coca cola and go "Ayy, I'm a bit hungry." Good ol' capitalism.
Back in the 80's my local drugstore in rural Maine had an aisle that if you stood at the end of it and turned a 360 you could see: milk, bread, wine, candy, film, and gunpowder.
Slapping a mouse pad to the wall and just exclaiming “yup” is super satisfying
That "EA SPORTS! Its in the game!" opening cinematic brought back so much nostalgia
EA snorts, p!ss off everyone
Yeah, used to be in the game. Now it's unlocked with "a sense of -pride- price and accomplishment"
@@yukikofujiwara2144 LOL true dude
I have more nostalgia for "Challenge EVERYTHING..."
This was awesome. Watching you struggle with that goofy "artsy" mouse was absolutely hysterical. It went wrong in just about every single way a mouse can go wrong.
Despite how much the Mus3 cost, I think the most satisfactory thing I would've done is smashing it against the wall and immediately plugging in the golf ball or the the cake mouse to resume Duke Nukem 3D.
It's like a thing where you glue a magnet to the back and use it is gimmicky fridge magnet.
You can actually still buy this "Mus" for $16 on their online-store, but looking at posted review photos (from Russian store) they still sell their 2011 stock, with yellowed packaging and crusty batteries.
Something about it makes me want to throw it like a dart
I’m still convinced that mice peaked with the MS IntelliMouse
Hard to argue with that!
i vote for the easyball (im a daily exclusive trackballer)
9:29 "Too much fun for $10 at the drug store"
That's a pretty hilarious quote if put out of context
Wasn't that Perdue's marketing slogan for Oxycontin?
Depends if you have insurance or not
06:18 is even funnier! Poor fella. LOL
I FORGOT ABOUT THAT EASY BAKE THING! My little sister had that thing when we were kids and I completely forgot that existed. Just unlocked some memories for me. Please do that episode on it.
it's super weird seeing the GOG release icons on an actual XP machine lmao
It's why I love GOG so much! The older games they sell actually work on older hardware.
Oh wow, never thought Lebedev's stuff was ever actually sold in US despite they've got a local office in US, considering how crappy and ridiculously pricey their products and services are. But it might be very interesting to get their Optimus Maximus keyboard reviewed, it had that crazy feeling of "fat 2000s" and worth a part in your episodee. Just note it is as expensive as crappy in quality
Too bad it used early versions of OLED screens and most of these keyboards nowadays have faded or burned out screens
@@iscander_s they might have burned out shall they be used, but the keyboard itself is so crappy, all made of that thin glossy squishy plastic I'm almost sure noone could have used long enough to burn the keyscreens.
Chyrosran22 did a great video about the Optimus Maximus.
@@daemonspudguy thanks for the hint! Turns out the 3K$ one with color OLED was even not built out of shit, as the "basic" 1600 bucks model feels crappy right out of the box, don't even need to type a letter there to get to that feeling.
@@user-xv9fe4eo1b and it uses the worst keyswitches Cherry makes, Cherry MY. Also, please stay safe over in Eastern Europe, as things are very messy.
Clint out in the wild, he is prepearing us for LNR Lazy Nature Reviews 😂
Great video as always my man
graphics 10/10
story -10/10
LNR where he goes outside and whips out his special toys all for us to see. Clicky keys and all.
He went outdoors once before, incidentally with another weird mouse... the sexy mouse iirc!
@@HolyKhaaaaan And the Red baron pizza cupon excursion😁
the mus 3 looks like a device designed by someone who doesn't use a mouse. which is kinda peculiar coming from a design house.
maybe they just use pen-tablets 🙃
Most high end design houses make useless crap honesty, even if we speak about their website designs, theyre generally awful with very low usability and unclear
Being from Philly I'm thrilled by the Tastykake mouse and I'm glad you like the real thing!
My favorite part of any LGR video is when he slips into a Duke Nukem voice regardless of the situation.
Bathtub Clint was so adorable .... who would have thought a mice video could be so entertaining & thorough at the same time !!!
Just a little hint to the "incredible" arrow mouse: Blue LED on red fabric calls for bad reception by the sensor and explains a lot of the bad experience - together with the classic radio dongle wonkiness and the "incredible" mouse-button design.
Art.Lebedev had been absurd in the past and will be in future.
the shelf of "random crap" and "cheap tat" I'm sure that's the genre they were looking for. in fact, Im pretty sure thats where my mum and dad bought all my Christmas presents from.
28:18 I love puns, but that "PIECE OF CAKE" almost destroyed me! I almost laughed myself off my chair!! ROTFLMAO!!!
Tastykakes is actually owned by flower's bakery based in my family's to hometown of Thomasville, GA. Super cool to see the mouse. Haha. The butterscotch krimpets are the absolute best!
this video was way more fun to watch than what i expected it to be... you are a very entertaining person
14:19 that's some real science right there!
Just needed to take a bite from both of them, to get real empirical data.
My favorite bath toy, obviously that's what this video is really talking about, is the little stick up like rube Goldberg machine that we used to have in the 80s, where you can pour some water in and it would go through different pipes and whirly gigs and stuff like that, it was so fun
Clint went back indoors... Thank God!
Seeing him associated with any nature but for the XP backdrop is a trip in to the uncanniest of uncanny valleys...
...and then I saw baby Clint in the bath.
Love seeing your reactions to these products. Thanks for the video.
I seem to remember that tastykake ran a promotion years ago when you could cut out and save vouchers then exchange for branded products including this mouse. Think they had teddybears in tastykake t shirt, mugs etc as well as other office equipment..... I think a cake shaped stapler!
"The same problem I have with..."
"EA SPORTS!"
An accident? Really?
The only Tastykake I usually see up here is usually mini donuts, Entemann's (Bimbo; yes that's really what the company is called) dominates this area, and Little Debbie/Hostess covers the rest.
Everything is Bimbo.
Seriously, Bimbo owns a bunch of bigger brands like Oroweat and Sara Lee.
I have seen Entemanns everywhere I have been in the US but I have never seen TastyKake products.
@@kaitlyn__L My grandma hates the word so she would get all angry whenever she saw Bimbo Bread.
Most of the Bimbo products we see in Nebraska are Hispanic products in Hispanic big box groceries. Mexican cakes and pastries. I just presumed it was a Mexican brand alongside the Sangria Senorial and the Sidral Mundet. And FUD hotdogs.
Tastykake definitely exists at Walmarts in St. Louis and I'd bet more, too - pretty sure they took a lot of market when Hostess left the shelves a few years ago and there was suddenly a hole for "name-brand baked sweets".
Excellent video! I really enjoyed the outdoor intro for a nice change. Keep the weird mice coming!
I am glad that you are liking actual Tastykake Krimpets. You should try the one that has jelly in it. It is delicious.
LGR: And you I can use this mouse to play golf games
Me: *Heavy nostalgia* Oh man, like Tiger Woods 99.
LGR: *Pulls out Tiger Woods 99*
Me: *Arm pump* Yes!
Love this episode of "odd mice" LGR, buddy. I'm so glad I found this channel years ago and that your still making us content. I appreciate your hard work, sir.
Ordered one of the Tastykake mice just a moment ago, and of course Clint has used one before. Can't wait to give it a try myself! Made me so glad to see you enjoying a krimpet!
Great video and fun products. I always look forward to your videos!
CLINT, the intro being outside, the telephoto lens, its great. Keep that all up. I would love to see you get recognized for both wonderful production value as well as the wealth of info yo provide. Thank you, from us all.
I love this series. Keep'em coming.
Great video Clint!
Always smile when I see you on my sub feed LGR, have a great weekend
"18 holes, or as I like to call it, 6 women." -Tiger Woods on the science of golf
This retro review was so hilarious man! I loved how you explained the features on these input devices. I could not stop laughing!
Love your videos, LGR!
Never have i been so quick to relax with LGR
IIRC they do sell Tastykake cakes that are closer in size to the mouse as single cakes in gas stations. Little Debbie does the same thing, so you can get like, big Zebra Cakes and stuff.
Awesome thanks for the great work Sir
So love putting your hardware videos in the background on playlist while I fall asleep
They probably shrunk the size of that pastry over the years like everything else. It probably used to be very large
Those balls are the same as those old cheap mini pool tables lol
Oh man now I want some Krimpets! I've lived an hour from Philly almost all my life and am well acquainted with their goodness so it was interesting to see you try one for the first time
Great shot comp!!!
I love these videos can't wait for more hope to see more weird mice
Glad to see DNF 2001, I was hoping you'd do something with it, if only a blerb.
Also I have seen Tastykake on the west coast, but only in Jersey Mike's restaurants.
"for cheap, tasteless executives. So just executives." Sick burn lmao
Clint choosing the bear was great foreshadowing
the cursor mouse makes me think of an arrowhead. like this mouse would totally be used by a caveman in the prehistoric era lol.
That Mus 3 has me dying. This is hilarious.
Great video LGR!
Your videos are so dang calming.
I feel like i can't move past the background. It just looks so good. LGR should actually film outside sometime. Maybe pop the woodgrain on a carriage of some kind with a battery. Play some Heretic in a beautiful forest clearing.
Bruh
i like how the golf mouse instantly reminded me of the G3's puck mouse, seems best channel enterprises didn't learn from that one.
This was fun and I would love to see more videos in this series!
I already cannot wait to see that whole baking contraption in action!
3:15 Gotta love the scientific investigations there :D
I knew it !, you all thought I was crazy. But immediately after watching this video I saw for the first time in my life, not just one box, but an entire display made out of Tastycake Krimpets. Conclusive proof LGR has always been a sellout for big Krimpet !.
You’re videos make me happy
1:51 dino taco holder yay, thanks for the nice and fun review!
The tastykake one looks like a car sponge I have got cleaning my
Motor…
That wireless mouse is even more nightmarish that my old gimmicky wireless mouse I got in Japan. The gimmick was that it was extremely tiny to the point where you had to hold it with 2 fingers and a thumb, and instead of a scroll wheel it had a scroll button on the side. At least the wireless receiver worked good.
So the size of a tiny joycon, and equally needed to learn telekinesis to use it.
@@HappyBeezerStudios iirc, shorter than a joycon but wider. Driver disk for telekinesis was included in the box.
Trying to track it down, but I can't for the life of me. Basically, it was a knockoff of Elecom's "egg mouse" (though definitely smaller) which was roughly the size of an actual egg. Instead of a scroll wheel it just had a 3rd button on the side to -keep the form factor as small as they could- make it cheap with as little moving parts as possible.
I enjoyed hearing you eat your first Tasty Kake Krimpet and watching you play with the Krimpet mouse way too much. That was oddly satisfying. Thank you sir Clint!
Oh man. Lol. The cursor mouse review was hilarious! 😂
Dear Clint,
I request your permission to use the image depicted at 3:10 so that I may order a 6 foot wide canvas print of it.
I have always struggled to encourage guests to leave at an appropriate time without seeming rude and I feel that a 6 foot print of nightmare inducing, visual seizure that is the aforementioned image would have tremendous results for my scenario.
I await to here your response and thank you for your time.
Regards
Squeaky.
This needs Clints attention for sure
The golf set seems like a cute idea ngl. I’m kinda disappointed he didn’t try to eat the cake mouse lol
There’s an optical mouse shaped like a pink hamster floating around amazon that I’d love to see him cover tbh!
Love that this is a series. The weird mice just tickle my fancy.
"Honey! The new neighbor's out in the backyard filming himself talking about weird electronics! Should we call somebody?"