[ltp] standalone usb trackpoint device?

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, Paul Fox wrote:

> somewhat off-topic, i guess, but people here are probably more interested
> in trackpoint devices than average.
>
> i'm looking for a standalone trackpoint/trackstick-like device that
> i can use in place of a mouse or trackball.  has anyone ever seen such
> a thing?

Here's the closest I've seen:

IBM made a mouse with a TrackPoint in place of a scroll wheel, so you 
could push the nib in any direction to scroll your documents and also 
press it to use it as the third button. I found it very handy, but it 
still had a wheel, and optical mice are so much nicer.

Chris