November 3, 2008 12:08 PM PST
World's largest mouse scampers around the desk
(Credit:
Weston Boege)
How do you create the world's largest mouse? Here's how. Designer Weston Boege's Glide Keyboard is both a mouse and keyboard. Resting on low-friction pads, you simply slide the keyboard around your desk, just like an optical rodent. If that little workout is a bit too much, Boege has thankfully included traditional mousing controls right in the molded palm rest.
Of course, given the limited desktop estate we have in our mousehole of a cubicle, this idea may look mighty cool, but may just not be so cool to use.
Glide the keyboard like an optical mouse to shift the cursor.
(Credit: Weston Boege)(Source: Crave Asia via Yanko Design)
Robert
Imagine how dumb you'll look when you're sitting there moving both your arms to navigate your screen.
The thing I really hate about my desk job is constantly having to reach over for that bloody mouse ....
I actually can see the convenience of not having to remove my hand from the keyboard, and then situate it back onto the homerow keys.
I would just make the "mouse" speed on this thing pretty fast so that I'm not dancing all around my desktop.
Then, the question becomes, How precise can this thing be?
And THEN the question becomes, Wouldn't it be incredibly easy to just tape that useless mini portable mouse to the bottom of a regular keyboard to achieve the same thing?
In the end: Probably not worth the thumb-and-a-finger that it probably costs.
But I actually do understand the concept, though.
- by wireracer November 4, 2008 9:05 AM PST
- This device is a great way to solve the problem of HCI with current peripheral devices. When you want to move the cursor, you don't have to take your had off the keyboard. I would love to try out one of these to see just how well it streamlines interaction with the computer. Thinking outside the box...
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