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IntelliMouse Ripe for Hacking
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 25 Oct 1999 15:15:41 GMT
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Issac Merkle <the_gaff@hotmailANTISPAM.com>
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Hey,
Just wondered if anyone had seen Microsoft's newest IntelliMouse and, if so,
if they had the same thought I did about it: this thing cries out to be
hacked. It uses a 'tiny CMOS digital camera' to see whatever surface is
beneath it and measure its own relative movement. As a result, you are
supposed to be able to mouse on any surface except glass with great
accuracy. I'm thinking this sensor belongs on the bottom of a Mindstorms
robot, so it can measure how far it's moved and in what direction. I wonder
how feasible that would be...
CNN's Story:
http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/20/intellimouse/index.html
Microsoft's IntelliMouse page:
http://www.microsoft.com/mouse/intellieye.htm
Explaining the IntelliEye:
http://www.microsoft.com/mouse/explained.htm
Regards,
Issac.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: IntelliMouse Ripe for Hacking
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| (...) Huh, interesting. That would be cool. I'm realllly skeptical though -- I've seen older optical mice, and it's not just the required special mouse pad that is annoying -- they just plain don't work very well. And according to the CNN article, (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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