Wireless ThumbMouse (concept picture)

ferroferro
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
I was think recently that this might be cool...







It has one of those thumb mouses and maybe two other small normal buttons and you can hold it in you hand/palm/fist and probably still be able to type...



what do you think...?



does anything like this exist already...?



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  • Reply 1 of 5
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    I remember seeing something very similar in old Macworld issues.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    ferroferro Posts: 453member
    I have found a couple things that come pretty close...



    maybe something like this:



    <a href="http://www.heatseekerz.net/index.php?page=articles&articleid=19&page_number=5 " target="_blank">heatseekerz.net</a>



    only smaller and with a finger mouse instead of a track ball...



    And this "<a href="http://www.bosswave.com/mouse/finring/index.shtml"; target="_blank">FinRing"</a>... Is pretty dam close...



    only thing is that its a 3D mouse... rotate=left rotate right=right, etc... not what I am looking for...



    And I found this too... <a href="http://stores.yahoo.com/akidacomputer/4dscroltracf1.html"; target="_blank">4DFinger mouse</a>



    But its not axactly what I am looking for...



    And here is a page with a few finger mice...



    <a href="http://www.pentanotebooks.com/accessories/mouse.htm"; target="_blank">Extras/mice.html</a>



    I am posting these for anyone else who may be looking for a finger-type mouse....



    ANd then theres this too... <a href="http://www.gyration.com/"; target="_blank">Gyration Remote</a>



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  • Reply 3 of 5
    jrcjrc Posts: 817member
    It's been done, but with a roller ball instead. Many years ago I saw those for sale.





    [quote]Originally posted by FERRO:

    <strong>I was think recently that this might be cool...







    It has one of those thumb mouses and maybe two other small normal buttons and you can hold it in you hand/palm/fist and probably still be able to type...



    what do you think...?



    does anything like this exist already...?



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    © FERRO 2001-2002</strong><hr></blockquote>
  • Reply 4 of 5
    macgregormacgregor Posts: 1,434member
    Hi FERRO, are you thinking of an optical sensor to track movement?
  • Reply 5 of 5
    ferroferro Posts: 453member
    [quote]Originally posted by MacGregor:

    <strong>Hi FERRO, are you thinking of an optical sensor to track movement?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    No, just one of these... <a href="http://www.incontrolsolutions.com/buttonmouse.htm"; target="_blank">(-FingerMouse Part-)</a>



    and maybe a few regular small buttons...



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