Ploopy’s new mouse makes the ThinkPad’s iconic TrackPoint portable

May 7, 2026 Andrew Liszewski

Ploopy has announced another open source mouse alternative that skips touchpads and trackballs. While the new Ploopy Bean looks like a tiny travel-friendly mouse, you don't need to move it around. Instead, surrounded by four buttons is a red pointing stick similar to the TrackPoint that IBM included on its ThinkPad laptops long before Lenovo took over the brand.

The Canadian company only shares pricing in its local currency but the Bean is available for preorder now through Ploopy's website for $69.99, or around US $51. Beneath a pre-assembled 3D-printed enclosure that lets you print your own replacement parts is a highly-sensitive Texas In …

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