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Re: IntelliMouse Ripe for Hacking
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 25 Oct 1999 16:25:41 GMT
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Patrick Hayes <pat@patrickhayes.#IHateSpam#com>
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> Issac Merkle <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote:
> > 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
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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, these aren't any better:
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> "The mice have excellent precision at moderate speeds, but when moved
> quickly the mouse can freak out and the pointer moves erratically."
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> But yeah, if someone can get this working as a Mindstorms peripheral, it
> would be very useful.
A year ago I bought a mouse on sale (Gyropoint, if I remember correctly)
which tracks your actual motion at any speed in the open air; no surface
needed (I use it with a laptop for presentations). It has never had any
problems (much more accurate than the M$ mouse). Such a mechanism would be
great for Mindstorms. Anybody have a clue on how to get and use such a
gyroscopic mechanism? I bought my mouse on a close-out price of .less than
$10, so the internal mechanism must be cheap.
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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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