28 Sep
2010
28 Sep
'10
9:29 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jules Richardson" <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: Evolution of the Apple Mouse
Liam Proven wrote:
The gesture concept makes sense for small portable devices with limited CPU
power. For desktop users I don't see why they cannot design something that
tracks what you are focusing on with your eyes and use that for a cursor
while having a few buttons on your keyboard you can mouseclick with (hands
never leave the keyboard, no mouse needed).
On 28 September 2010 08:18, Joost van de Griek
<gyorpb at gmail.com> wrote:
Art over functionality, by the sounds of it. I'm surprised they can make
it work in all weather conditions and for all skin types (or in any kind
of trade business, where it's not unknown for employees to quickly pull up
stuff while still wearing gloves)
(I'm not sure I like the whole 'gesture' concept either - if you're
starting to introduce that level of complexity, maybe it's simply the
wrong tool for the job, and some other - possibly as-yet-undeveloped -
input device would be better)
The Magic Mouse works exactly the same as the
Mighty Mouse when it comes
to
clicking: there's a single switch for detecting the clicking motion,
then
there's a capacitive surface that detects where your fingers are on the
mouse surface and interprets the click as a left or right click,
accordingly.
Weird. I've Googled this and in essence, you're right.
I'm not saying it's weird you're right! I'm saying it seems a weird
way to do it, to me. 2 microswitches would have been easier than a
single one and a sensor to tell where your finger is.