The WarMouse Meta has been described as "the king of all computer mice", "the most insane mouse ever", "an 18-button freak", and "the most advanced mouse we've ever seen". It is the world's first multi-button laser joystick mouse. Unlike most gaming mice and application-specific input devices, its 18 buttons are truly programmable and can be assigned to two commands per application apiece. With 512k of flash memory, the Meta holds up to 3,072 game and application commands at one time.
The Meta is one of the first computer mice to incorporate an analog joystick and is the first mouse to permit