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7 points by imagii 16y ago

iamjustlooking 16y ago
The movement delay seems significant. Arching your hand like that with no support of the mouse to rest on seems wrong too. I just don't know what the advantage having mouse like movement without a mouse gives.
- hugh3 16y ago
  The article is confusing because it starts off talking about USB security issues, which are irrelevant. The main advantage of not having a mouse is that you wouldn't have to have a mouse. One less thing to carry around with your laptop, one less thing to take up space on your desk. That is, of course, assuming this could be made to work just as well as a mouse, which I doubt. Few things are as momentarily frustrating as a mouse that doesn't register your movements properly, which is why trackball mice sucked so much.
graham_king_3 16y ago
Click-and-drag might be a challenge.
WestCoastJustin 16y ago
Cool, I would like to try it out! I wonder if they released the code and a simple how-to if people would pick this up and run with it? Here is the mit site: http://fluid.media.mit.edu/people/pranav/current/mouseless.html http://fluid.media.mit.edu/people/pranav/current/mouseless.h... Here is the mouseless website: http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/mouseless/ http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/mouseless/
enduser 16y ago
I expected this to be a tiling window manager, probably for OS X given the capitalized name.
Estragon 16y ago
This is terrific! The scope for "multitouch" is really exciting.
dasbruce 16y ago
It's limited, not just click and drag as mentioned before but what about scroll wheel action and additional buttons?
bfung 16y ago
Good research, but I think this is one of those things that stay in the ivory tower, perhaps to one day be a shoulder for the next improvement after the mouse and trackball: Mom test: 1. Mom asks how do i work this thing w/o a mouse? Tries to touch screen or look for the touch pad. Is then confused. Calls tech support (dad, then siblings... etc..) 2. Scrape fingers on table and get them calloused? No thanks. + would cost to buy more moisturizer. I always love to be proven wrong though.

7 points by imagii 16y ago

The movement delay seems significant. Arching your hand like that with no support of the mouse to rest on seems wrong too. I just don't know what the advantage having mouse like movement without a mouse gives.

hugh3 16y ago
The article is confusing because it starts off talking about USB security issues, which are irrelevant. The main advantage of not having a mouse is that you wouldn't have to have a mouse. One less thing to carry around with your laptop, one less thing to take up space on your desk. That is, of course, assuming this could be made to work just as well as a mouse, which I doubt. Few things are as momentarily frustrating as a mouse that doesn't register your movements properly, which is why trackball mice sucked so much.

graham_king_3 16y ago

Click-and-drag might be a challenge.

WestCoastJustin 16y ago

Cool, I would like to try it out! I wonder if they released the code and a simple how-to if people would pick this up and run with it? Here is the mit site: http://fluid.media.mit.edu/people/pranav/current/mouseless.html http://fluid.media.mit.edu/people/pranav/current/mouseless.h... Here is the mouseless website: http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/mouseless/ http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/mouseless/

enduser 16y ago

I expected this to be a tiling window manager, probably for OS X given the capitalized name.

Estragon 16y ago

This is terrific! The scope for "multitouch" is really exciting.

dasbruce 16y ago

It's limited, not just click and drag as mentioned before but what about scroll wheel action and additional buttons?

bfung 16y ago

Good research, but I think this is one of those things that stay in the ivory tower, perhaps to one day be a shoulder for the next improvement after the mouse and trackball: Mom test: 1. Mom asks how do i work this thing w/o a mouse? Tries to touch screen or look for the touch pad. Is then confused. Calls tech support (dad, then siblings... etc..) 2. Scrape fingers on table and get them calloused? No thanks. + would cost to buy more moisturizer. I always love to be proven wrong though.