Just an idea kind of cool I guess about a mouse mouse pad

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:26 am

Any geek IT in here? Well I’m sure you are a lot.

Just had the idea of converting a mouse pad into a mouse.
Imagine and virtualized it on your mouse pad. Imagine your mouse pad is itself
The mouse. Put your actual mouse aside and pretend your mouse pad is the mouse.
Go over it clicking right or left, scrolling and even moving it but just with your finger tip
Rubbing the surface of it. The mouse pad would be itself made of digital detector/sensors and would react the same way a mouse do.
It’s kind of hard to explain a new thing, a novelty like that but I think that some of you can understand my idea and then translate it into plain English to others.
Imagine how ergonomically it would be, saving the wrist harm effect by the same token.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:28 am

already invented

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:29 am

losCHUNK wrote:already invented

Any link?

Post by **Foo** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:30 am

You mean a touchpad?

Post by **losCHUNK** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:31 am

foo got it

Post by **mjrpes** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:33 am

I find a touchpad to be both less ergonomical and precise than a regular mouse.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:39 am

OK, almost my idea but beside having it integrated to a lap top.
Wouldn't you like a pad that you can plug to your PC that work as a mouse?

Post by **CrinklyArse** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:39 am

no. I prefer a mouse.

Post by **andyman** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:42 am

pete wrote:OK, almost my idea but beside having it integrated to a lap top.
Wouldn't you like a pad that you can plug to your PC that work as a mouse?

how could it possibly know what was a left or right click....fingerprints?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:49 am

andyman wrote:
pete wrote:OK, almost my idea but beside having it integrated to a lap top.
Wouldn't you like a pad that you can plug to your PC that work as a mouse?
how could it possibly know what was a left or right click....fingerprints?

The sensors would.
May be a mouse pad with a type of drawing on it so you would know where is left or right and after a few use you would be familiar with it. Just as the paper thing you put on a piano keyboard to learn the notes.

Post by **tnf** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:01 am

yea that kind of stuff is already around in the form of touch pads and whatnot.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:08 am

Any one in here can make one? I'm sure some of you can.
Keep me in touch, PM me. If you need any insight I am here PM.
Thanks for all of your collaboration.
Man, I am giving you a ticket here and we all can share it.
I think it is a blast novelty.
Why am I doing this?
I am tired to see all my ideas in the stores and it's not me who get the reward of them all.
So fuck!!! Sorry but really, I still have plenty but that be cool if we could do one together.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:16 am

riddla wrote:pete you should try drinking some drano, that stuff will make your mouse move by itself.

I don't believe I'm replying to you.
If I want to stay on the same level as you toward me, I would say that after reading every replies you do to me, you do me much more work than drano.
No harm
Inside joke
You know how much I love you.
Take care my friend
Pete

Post by **losCHUNK** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:16 am

pete you can buy one for like 25 bucks ?

my works give me one because i kept smashing up the mice (turns out you can bolt touchpads to tables)

Post by **dzjepp** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:18 am

Pete did you happen to invent the Cuecat by any chance?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:48 pm

It already exists on many levels. Ever hear of a touch screen? As for laptops they already have them too, my first laptop had one of those. They suck too.

Post by **bitWISE** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:52 pm

Touchpads are fucking lame. I actually tried playing Half-Life on one before and it was absolutely impossible. Most people with laptops wont even use them.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:01 pm

Nope I had a ps2 mouse that I brought everywhere with me to use with the laptop.

Post by **bitWISE** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:02 pm

Kracus wrote:Nope I had a ps2 mouse that I brought everywhere with me to use with the laptop.

If I purchase another laptop I'm going to make sure it has bluetooth built in and pick up a small bluetooth mouse.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:06 pm

Yeah this was before wireless was actualy useful...