Today talking to some people, i asked about their hand dragging on the mousepad because of big hands or small mice, etc. Some discussion arose regarding pinky rests and such, which is neat, but it sparked an idea from another product ive used for my feet. I really think this could be a fantastic thing, but Im not a business person, im just a guy with ridiculous ideas and computer/electronics experience.
I dont want to just blast out the idea here and have it appear on the market next week from someone else. I also dont necessarily want to run such a business either, but i want someone to make this, and i want to profit from it. I feel like i should go to the mouse mfgs or the product i used for my feet, but i dont know how to go about proposing the thing and ensuring im not gonna have the idea stolen before i make any progress anywhere with it.
So where do i go from here?
Thanks HN!
Market research will tell you a lot about how the idea might have been tried before.
From my own perspective you sound like you’re describing a partial glove. I believe these have been tried before but maybe there are some new factors that make it more viable. That idea does have traction with artists using touch screens for drawing because it neatly solves their problem.