The present invention provides a trackball and an in-vehicle device
controller using the trackball. The trackball provides a stable
operational feel and is easy to operate even in an environment in a
vehicle where vibration and movement are present. The trackball includes
a ball made of a non-magnetic material and having embedded therein bar
members made of a magnetic material and arranged on three axes orthogonal
to one another, a case enclosing the ball such that at least an upper
portion of the ball is exposed, magnetic members fixed to the case on two
axes penetrating through the center of the ball and orthogonal to each
other so as to allow magnetic coupling to ends of the bar members, and
another magnetic member fixed to the case on an axis penetrating through
the center of the ball and orthogonal to the two axes so as to allow
magnetic coupling to an end of one of the bar members.