< img src= "https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/auto-draft/calmix_mouse_1.jpeg"alt =""width="1280"height= "959"/ > Think of if your mouse was likewise your tension ball. Okay, not exactly, however while a stress ball assists you calm your nerves after a rather cortisol-filled day, the CalmiX mouse helps you track your stress levels by loading a heart rate monitor ideal inside the mouse. Created with sensing units along the mouse’s ergonomic body, this part-peripheral-part-health-device keeps an eye on your heart rate, displaying it on a small screen on the side.
Would such a gadget be even from another location beneficial? Well, designer Julius Münzenmaier notes that 41% of employees worldwide feel some sort of stress. Even in the EU, with their worker-friendly office setups, around 27% of people state they feel some sort of stress while working. That’s where something like the CalmiX can be found in. Created as an entry for the RIMOWA Style Reward, Calmix is an ergonomic mouse that also doubles as a physical fitness wearable. I utilize the term wearable incredibly loosely here, since you don’t actually wear a mouse, but your hands rest on it for such long sessions it may too simply be as good as one.
Designer: Julius Münzenmaier
The CalmiX’s design looks a lot like Logitech’s MX Master threes, total with the kind aspect, buttons on the side, and the scroll wheel simply above the thumb-rest. The 2 notable differences are that this one does not have a main scroll wheel, changing it with a haptic scroll surface on the top, and loads a small display on the side, ideal beside the lateral wheel. Equipped with high-precision sensing units and a low-energy processor crunching data from stated sensors, the CalmiX attempts to be a productivity device that likewise keeps you in the loop concerning your tension levels at work.
The mouse lets you understand your heart rate in real-time, allowing you to notice spikes in tension or tension while work. While the mouse will not do anything to calm you down, it does let you know when to go back and possibly take a break from work. Stress is a silent killer and there’s truly no shortage of it at work, what with AI taking over and layoffs just being the brand-new norm. If you’re going to spend 10 hours in front of a screen, CalmiX ensures that most of those hours aren’t spent in pangs of stress and anxiety.
< img src ="// www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201280%20960%22%3E%3C/svg%3E"data-src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/auto-draft/calmix_mouse_3.jpeg"alt="" width =" 1280 "height="960"/ > It would not really be a smart device without an app to go with it. There’s a CalmiX app visualized to work along with the mouse, catching historic information on your heart rate throughout the day, presenting it on a dashboard for you to take a look at how your body reacts to tension. You can utilize the dashboard to “Track real-time stress, spot everyday patterns, get individualized micro-breaks and breathing workouts, receive smart time out suggestions, and view summary reports to optimize your workflow,” Julius discusses.
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