Microsoft to announce new mouse technology

Lee H

Hi


Read this link and please post you suggestions on what it could be

http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/08/27/microsoft_hints_at_new_mouse_t.html#comments


My guess is Wii technology were you hold something in the air and as you move your hand around the mouse also moves with it, thats the best guess i can think off

Wee shall see


Lee H

Mishra

I'm sure it will be something like this.





Where it just makes it harder for the user to get to the perferred result. ^_^

dynamik

Mishra wrote:

I'm sure it will be something like this.





Where it just makes it harder for the user to get to the perferred result. ^_^

I'm going to setup something crazy like that. Then when someone asks me where the gerbil (or whatever) is, I'll just shrug and nonchalantly say, "I don't know now. I haven't seen it in weeks."

Hopefully the actual product is some sort of neural implant. I'm tired of having to move my mouse around.

Ahriakin

I'd agree on it likely being motion controlled. The funny thing is MSoft released a gamepad for the PC about 8 years ago that had motion control and it was great but never got any real notice, I guess it took Nintendo to actually make it popular so they've come back around to it again.

KGhaleon

I found garfield in that picture.

tiersten

Lee H wrote:

My guess is Wii technology were you hold something in the air and as you move your hand around the mouse also moves with it, thats the best guess i can think off

That'd be a terrible interface IMO. It works for the Wii but you're playing a game there. Holding your hand out to move your cursor around when browsing or doing general work would be extremely tiring after a very short period of time.

It is similar to how a touchscreen is good for certain uses like kiosks but pretty annoying for general purpose use. Your arm will get tired quickly.

My guess is what others have found and that is the blue LED tracking system.

roswald

I'm waiting for the technology that's going to replace the mouse. Some of the new multi-touch concepts look pretty amazing.

This one's from a few years ago and would be more suited to a kiosk but its still cool:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen.html

After playing with an iPhone for awhile I can't help but think that multi-touch is the future - probably still need a real keyboard for a long time to come, but I'd love something that does more than a mouse based on the fingers that I use.

Mrock4

What about something like Microsoft Surface?

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/index.html



Who knows.

astorrs

Mrock4 wrote:

What about something like Microsoft Surface?

Everytime someone says "Microsoft Surface" it makes me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY

Mrock4

astorrs wrote:

Mrock4 wrote:

What about something like Microsoft Surface?

Everytime someone says "Microsoft Surface" it makes me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY

Haha. I didn't even know that thing was called "surface" until I saw this post. I googled it, because I've seen a lot of junk about it. I heard something about them being used in vegas, to scan credit/debit cards. You set it on the table, it scans, and you sign..on the table. Pretty cool.

tiersten

Mrock4 wrote:

astorrs wrote:

Mrock4 wrote:

What about something like Microsoft Surface?

Everytime someone says "Microsoft Surface" it makes me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY

Haha. I didn't even know that thing was called "surface" until I saw this post. I googled it, because I've seen a lot of junk about it. I heard something about them being used in vegas, to scan credit/debit cards. You set it on the table, it scans, and you sign..on the table. Pretty cool.

The credit card stuff must be a concept idea and not actually real. How are you going to read the chip on those things through glass...

Mrock4

It was some demonstration on some show. I don't remember too much about it, but that a lot of restaurant owners were interested. I think it'd be pretty cool. Definitely would have to work out some issues before implementing, though.

cacharo

Nothing as cool as what has been previously suggested, but this is what I found.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/08/27/ms.blue.track.mouse.leak/

Ahriakin

Wow....UberUnderWhelming ( (c) me ). You're probably right since they made a point of saying bye bye laser, methinks we're about to see the Vista Mouse.

tiersten

Blue light optical mouse.

dynamik

I'm holding out for rainbow!

BeaverC32

People actually pay $99 for a mouse?