Handheld wireless pointing device not requiring flat surface

A system for providing a wireless handheld pointing device, comprising:

• a device positioned against a palm of a user's hand;
• loops attached to a first surface of the device, the first surface facing toward the palm;
• a touchpad affixed to a second surface of the device, the second surface opposite the first surface and facing away from the palm, that:
• receives contact from a thumb of the user's hand,
• observes persistent movement of the thumb across the touchpad, and
• transmits signaling describing observed persistent movement.

A method for wireless moving a cursor on a computer monitor, comprising:

• a wireless pointing device receiving attachment to a user hand;
• the device further receiving placement of a first surface of the device flush against a palm of the user hand;
• the device receiving contact and movement of a finger against a touchpad, the touchpad seated in a second surface of the device, the second surface opposite the first surface;
• the device recognizing the contact and movement as indicating a user intention to move a cursor on a display of a proximate computer;
• and
• the device transmitting instructions directed to movement of the cursor on the display in accordance with the received contact and movement of the finger.