There are times when having tech-savvy friends is a benefit. They can help you with computer problems, often answer your geek movie questions, and are up-to-date on the latest gaming news. They also have a stronger inherent ability to do the simplest things to troll you. Here’s a perfect example. Symptoms: Your mouse isn’t working… Continue reading If your mouse isn’t working, you may have been trolled
Tag: Mouse
A Premature Look at Microsoft’s Arc Touch
Awhile ago, I punched you in the eye with a tidbit on Microsoft’s mystery device. That device, as you’re probably aware, turned out to be the Arc Touch mouse, and it now seems that German retailer notebooksbilliger has jumped the gun on unveiling the product proper. Oh, it looks like they got hip. But that… Continue reading A Premature Look at Microsoft’s Arc Touch
Ergonomics Is All About Petting and Squeezing, Anyway
You never see stress balls anymore. I wonder why that is? Surely the world hasn’t de-stressed enough that it need not balls. We’ve got, like, ducks covered in oil and, like… other stuff, too. We need balls. If not balls now, when? ‘Right the hell now’, says Italian designer Patrick Staudt. Or, I bet he… Continue reading Ergonomics Is All About Petting and Squeezing, Anyway
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Mice
Earlier today, I posted a piece on a group of researchers who have discovered a major security flaw with any and all USB accessories. Suffice it to say this is a novel solution: why not remove an accessory from the equation? Computer mice are old hat. They haven’t had a major design breakthrough in a… Continue reading We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Mice
Mouse App for iPad: Because Multi-Touch is SO Yesterday
Anyone who’s familiar with my posts by now is probably aware I’m not a fan of the iPad. Now, let’s not get our lines crossed; Apple is The New Hotness – not to mention The Old Hotness – and Jobs is a wonderful man whom I’d gladly have a beer with. Hell, I’m even typing… Continue reading Mouse App for iPad: Because Multi-Touch is SO Yesterday
New Flat Mouse Is OM-azing
Meet the OM Mouse, a new mouse designed to relieve the strain produced by long term mouse use. The trendy, futuristic looking accessory is the product of studies that show the strain on your hands comes from the fingertips, so the mouse was designed to force users to spread their hand while using it. The… Continue reading New Flat Mouse Is OM-azing
The Toe Mouse: Browsing Porn Just Got Really, Really Convenient
Designer Liu Yi claims his Toe Mouse is to help those with upper limb disabilities enjoy an internet-rich existence, but I’ll be damned if I’m not the first person to have pondered a foot-controlled mouse’s many other applications for those who simply have, er… idle hands. Oh, come on, you’re all thinking it. We’re all… Continue reading The Toe Mouse: Browsing Porn Just Got Really, Really Convenient
MIT’s Glove Mouse Inspired By Minority Report
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfMm_7B9QCo[/youtube] All of us tech geeks recall Minority Report, right? Well, for those of you who do, you’ll love what the geniuses over at MIT have come up with: it’s a pointing device. But this one is different, and, unlike a traditional mouse, this pointer is controlled by your hands. MIT students Tony Hyun Kim… Continue reading MIT’s Glove Mouse Inspired By Minority Report