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The Ploopy is neat, and I find the shape very comfortable for my hand. Programmability is nice, but definitely requires building in QMK in my opinion, firmware setup out of the box doesn't really take advantage of drag-scrolling well, which is the best part of it from a UI standpoint.
Ergonomically, I find that I have to basically give it high heels with very tall stick-on feet, raising the back of the ploopy way up in order to keep my wrist angle neutral when resting my hand on the device.
The bearings are okay, but some folks use a modified shell with "ball transfer units" which will be much nicer to roll on.
I think it's very funny that it uses a USB-B connector. (Certainly better than micro!)