[Wear-Hard] USB Mouse with integrated 10-key keypad + backspace

[Tom Longson (nym)]

I don't actually think it's appropriate to compare this to the
Twiddler. This is more like the Frogpad. The Twiddler is chorded by
default, and ergonomically designed to fit over your hand, and rest in
your palm, and has a motion sensor for mouse movement. This is just a
pad to type on. I've been playing with a trackball mouse recently that
is designed to be held, but I'm having limited success so far, even
though it's designed to be held. I'm considering picking up a Twiddler
again since they seem like the best option available beyond doing a
custom job ala Steve Mann.

For more information on wearable input devices, see
http://igargoyle.com/archives/input_devices/

To learn more about the Frogpad, see http://www.frogpad.com/ (now
available with bluetooth).

nym

On Dec 6, 2007 11:53 AM, Bear Naff <laughinghard at gmail.com> wrote:
> It has been fairly well covered in this list that a visual-paradigm GUI is
> not the best option for wearable and ubiquitous computing design.  However,
> for those who would like to stick to a traditional desktop/laptop interface
> style, I present this potentially much-cheaper cousin of the Twiddler.
>
> http://www.adesso.com/products_detail.asp?productid=363
>
> I do not as yet know of a commercial source of the mice, but it seems like
> this would be a reasonable hardware platform to modify into a belt-hanging
> chording keyboard + mouse.  (Assumedly by re-routing the mouse cable through
> the body of the mouse so it emerges at the other end, and writing some sort
> of chording-style input scheme for the 10-key pad)
>
>
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