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The trackball that merges pointing and 3D control
- hakfoo 8mo agoIt looks suspiciously like a Kensington Slimblade. That makes me wonder if the functionality could be done on random off-the-shelf trackballs in firmware or drivers, in which case you're not a product, you're a feature.
- dcliu 8mo agoCreator here - yes, it's a mod of a Kensington SlimBlade Pro, mentioned on the site. Rotatrix is the hardware mod (added controller), firmware, and software stack that extracts 3DOF rotation and integrates into CAD and other apps. It's possible with firmware, but you need a trackball with dual optical sensors to do this (which very few have), and the system is patent pending. More on the architecture in the earlier Show HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46990422 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46990422 Thanks for taking a look.