Kickstarter

INNOVATIVE MOUSE PAD with THERAPEUTIC WRIST REST

The GoSmart RestPad is a new kind of mouse pad with a sheep skin wrist rest designed to give you soothing comfort and ultimate pressure relief while you use your computer.

WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT
We know full well how wonderful the GoSmart RestPad is, but wanted to get other people's opinions so we headed out to the the world famous Promenade of Santa Monica. Watch the video to see what folks had to say about it!

OUR STORY
My brother Jae and I have both gone through painful phases of carpal tunnel and repetitive motion stress injuries associated with working long hours on the computer, so comfort and proper workstation ergonomics has become very important to us.  We each tried a number of different mouse pads and wrist rests over the years to help alleviate the stress to our wrists and arms but were never quite satisfied with the gel or foam options because they were still too hard. So, we created a mouse pad using sheep skin as the wrist rest and the result is AMAZING!

SOOTHING COMFORT BENEFITS
The genuine sheep skin is incredibly soft, warm and breathable so it actually feels soothing and therapeutic when you use it.  Sheep skin also provides the ultimate in pressure relief which we showed by using tactile sensors that measure the contact pressures underneath the wrist.

• Ultimate Pressure Relief (watch test footage in the video)
• Ultra-Soft, Warm and Breathable
• Soothing and Therapeutic Comfort

SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION
Jae wanted to make sure what we felt and thought were true and quantifiable so we placed a tactile sensor underneath the wrist to measure the contact pressure between the wrist and various support surfaces such as a hard desk, memory foam, gel pad, and sheep skin.  The test subject rotated the wrist while using only the natural weight of the arm to apply the pressure. The results clearly showed the sheep skin to be the best material to relieve contact pressures.

LARGE AND STABLE DESIGN
We made the mouse pad large and wide to match the screen aspect ratio of currently popular monitor displays. The wrist wrest area is also larger and rounded to maximize user comfort.  Other features include a rigid construction so you always have a flat and stable area to maneuver the mouse.  Finally, we included a high friction rubber base so the mouse pad stays put and doesn’t slide around.

• Soothing 100% natural sheep skin
• Large, wide format mouse pad area to match your screen
• Rigid construction to extend work surface
• Textured rubber bottom surface to prevent sliding

COLOR OPTIONS
The color possibilities for the GoSmart RestPad are endless so we mocked up some examples below. Depending on popularity and your feedback requests, we’ll select and add to these color options so back us and let us know what you want.

ROOMY EXTRA WIDE KEYBOARD TRAY
While filming this video, we realized that most keyboard trays have small and cramped areas for the mouse. It seems that they are designed to hold the keyboard, but not so much attention to the space required for a mouse.  Yes, you can lift and reposition the mouse, but it is inefficient and annoying.  So, we are also offering a sturdy extra wide 30” keyboard tray to hold the keyboard with ample room for a mouse pad or even a small Wacom tablet.

SHARE THE SOOTHING COMFORT
We’ve been using these GoSmart RestPads for a few months and we can’t imagine using anything else now.  We’d like to produce this GoSmart RestPad and share it with everyone.   Retail price for the GoSmart RestPad will be $29.95 for the micro-fiber and $39.95 for the leather version.  Please support us by pre-ordering. 

As a Kickstarter Backer, you’ll get exclusive discounted prices of $25 and $35 respectively (includes shipping for US residents).

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Sung-Hee and Jae Son