Chad's Crappy Corner & his final cheap "What The Heck Is It?" gadget for his September Theme.

Chad's Cheap Gadget theme for September as picked by our loyal Patreons is “Gadgets for your tech.” Chad describes that theme as companion gadgets to use with tech you already own. Or even, “gadgets you can use with other gadgets you have”. Chad's final cheap gadget to use with gadgets you already own is the Liberty Mouse Mover!

And why would you need a mouse mover? The company explains: If you work at home, your company-issued computer likely includes mouse movement-tracking software like Microsoft Lync / Teams. When you leave your desk, your computer starts to count down the seconds. After a few minutes, the Microsoft app alerts your boss that you are not working. The Liberty Mouse Mover simulates mouse motion. There is no need to install any software, or insert in any memory stick into your computer. The Liberty Mouse Mover is completely independent of your work-issued computer, meaning that over-zealous IT departments can't track its use. You simply place your computer mouse on the rotating platform. Your computer senses that your mouse is moving, and your boss thinks you are hard at work. You stop worrying and start enjoying the flexibility of working from home...... take back your freedom! The original Liberty Mouse Mover / Jiggler has upgraded electronics with random Left/Right/Stop/Go movement. It runs directly off 120V wall power so you don't need to worry about overloading your USB port. The Liberty Mouse Mover is intended for optical wireless mice only and the mouse cannot be larger than 4" and 5/8".

And Chad's take? Chad liked this. I talked about a 'mouse jiggler with Leo Laporte a few weeks ago on the Tech Guy, but mine plugged into a computer. Chad likes the idea that this one has no software, actually no connection to the computer at all. It plugs into the wall and then you set your mouse on it. (Check the max mouse dimensions above.) Chad thought it was a bit on the expensive side, but outside of that, he even likes the way it's packaged as you'll see on this week's show. MSRP: $35.99 It did very well in the Amazon ratings. 4.5 from more than 3800 reviewers.

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