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Cursor Control Without Lifting Hands from Keyboard
- lalos 13y agoReminds me of the leap motion, I've even seen some laptops with an embedded leap motion sensor. Anyways I like that solutions are being created to reduce repetitive hand movements when using the computer.
- meowface 13y agoI agree this is a pretty clever idea. A mouse needs one hand to use and a keyboard needs two; there's no way to keep your hands in one area the whole time you use a computer without something like this.
- vinkelhake 13y agoWhat about trackpoints? That's one of the reasons why I keep buying thinkpads.
- stcredzero 13y agoThere's also devices like SmartNav. Also, Eye tracking is frighteningly good and has been for a long time now. I wonder why contextual menus based on eye movements and hand gestures haven't been forwarded.
- akurtzhs 13y agoShame about the new buttonless clickpads on Thinkpads. I'm using one now, and it's definitely more of a hassle than the old style.
- bosie 13y agowhat about https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/rollermouse-free2/ https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/rollermouse-free2/
- seltzered_ 13y agoThere were keyboards built as large trackpads for the old powerbooks - a.k.a. the fingerworks touchstream: http://lowendmac.com/bookrev/03/0530.html#4 http://lowendmac.com/bookrev/03/0530.html#4
- johansch 13y agoNeat idea, but the demo video just makes me think it is hard to use with precision. Going in to a second "precision mode" seems like a bad workaround. Look at how the narrator struggles a little to hit small targets like the window close button and the scroll bar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knnh_vIVgA4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knnh_vIVgA4 The lack of precision reminds me of those crappy quality trackballs on miniature wireless keyboards.
- bsafer 13y agoHello. Sorry if this is in appropriate to jump in. I'm the lead programmer and the guy that made the video as well. Unfortunately, you know these videos have to be put out under deadlines, and we will have about 4 more months of time to improve the programming, plus always improvements going forward. The position pad is actually a slider, and as you slide your thumb to the left (in example), it narrows the band of focus for how much you can move the cursor. That's not completely refined yet, and will get better. Feel free to PM me on the kickstarter site if I can give more info. Brent
- metaverse0 13y agoTrackpoints on Thinkpads are more effective. You don't even have to lift your finger up from the keyboard.