Output Mouse 39
An anonymous reader writes "Combining unusual items together can sometimes produce interesting results. Over at MetkuMods one can find a computer mouse embedded with a cell phone display to show all sorts of information. For some people one TFT on the desktop just isn't enough."
Ring tone (Score:5, Funny)
The next mod should be... (Score:5, Funny)
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missing part of the mod: transparent hand (Score:5, Funny)
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I think these mashups have just gone too far, but I like the idea of LCDs in keyboards and am really looking forward to the Optimus [artlebedev.com] when it arrives.
The first page of the article made me think it was just a bad photoshop job, but he did end up with a nice mouse.
It ends up with a good color scheme at the end and would consider getting a normal one (sans screen) given half a chance.
Re:missing part of the mod: transparent hand (Score:2)
By the way, I just checked the site and the 3-key pad seems delayed again, till september 2006 [artlebedev.com]. I guess "end 2006" for the big one is still a bit optimistic.
But in the mean time that we're waiting, they seem to have introduced a cool pointy mouse [artlebedev.com] and funny computer-related pins [artlebedev.com] for in the office
Actually they have some stuff that would really make a good addition
Re:missing part of the mod: transparent hand (Score:2)
Optimus (Score:2)
I just hope it comes out with a predefined keymap for Duke Nukem Forever...
Re:missing part of the mod: transparent hand (Score:3, Funny)
Like so many mods: It's as awesome as it is useless!
The mouse, I mean. Not a transparent hand. I can think of some ways that'd be useful. Especially if it was really transparent. But even if it just showed all the bones and muscles and blood vessels, you could still gross people out.
Bad Idea would be (Score:1)
or a cardio-pulmonary resusciatater and a mouse.
Re:Bad Idea would be (Score:5, Interesting)
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Though, the mouse could probably detect a temperature change of any sudden sort.
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Sure, and add a pulse reader too, just to make sure you're not dead.
Shazam! there's your goatse (Score:2, Funny)
Excellent mod (Score:1)
There might even be enough space to display slashdot RSS... that is if my shared IP didn't keep getting banned.
I can see it being used as a Mail check screen.
Being the tech savvy people we are, I think it's safe to say we use the keyboard over the mouse if at all possible.
The only real concern I have is that the screen is on the back. Now if you could put one on each side, that would be cool. You would be able to see at least one of the
Waiting for the next mod... (Score:3, Funny)
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Does Anyone Know... (Score:2)
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Or it's simply part of his speaker system.
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Mailer ID (Score:4, Interesting)
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Re:Mailer ID (Score:2)
Better yet, why not just use the screen that's already on your phone for this?
It should be fairly trivial to design a system that sends an SMS/MMS message to your cell phone upon some computer event.
Price (Score:3, Informative)
From TFA:
Oh, I thought it was a mouse that moved itself (Score:2)
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Display Mouse (Score:2, Insightful)
This just sounds like an LCD display duct-taped onto a mouse by comparison.