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Surely sendmail reeled when thusly spake Evan Tuer: > > On 19 Mar 2002 at 20:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > there's not really SO much crap inside a mouse nowadays eh ? > > > why NOT make it more of a pen form factor ? HMMmmmm...??? > > > > > > > yeah... and how about even a combination of a pda stylus and a mouse? > > like, hold down a button and you can enter graffiti text with the > > pen-mouse. release the button and you move the cursor with the > > pen-mouse. wouldn't neccessarily replace keyboard in any way, except > > when using a browser etc where only some minor text entry every now > > and then is required, so it might me more comfortable to enter the > > text slowly than to switch to the actual keyboard... then again, what > > would a pen-shaped mouse look like so that it would be relatively easy > > to grab when having to switch from keyboard? > > A short and light plastic stem, with a heavy bulb thing where you > would normally find the point. That has a flattened base so the pen > stays upright when you let go, with an optical displacement sensor to > detect how it is being moved. the flattened base will mean low resolution. > The bulb part also has two tactile buttons, > one for thumb and one for finger. It would also have > a tilt sensor so you can control scroll speed with it. > It would have to be wireless of course. sure. bluetooth. but you'll still want a cord tied to it, if it's for a laptop, or else you'll leave it somewhere, it's called "gotta buy yet another replacement Pilot stylus" syndrome ... > Just a thought. Personally, I don't have a problem with mice though! 62
