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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: woebtz on Wed, 09 June 2010, 22:55:55

Title: Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
Post by: woebtz on Wed, 09 June 2010, 22:55:55

For those of us whom just aren't ready to pick up a Sidewinder or Lachesis; and when it's not in use, you can store it under your arm...

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-mouse-trackball/
 (http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-mouse-trackball/)

P.S. Apologies if you have to register for an account to view it. I don't remember instructables being this terrible!

Title: Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
Post by: JBert on Thu, 10 June 2010, 15:46:49

Quote from: woebtz;191530

P.S. Apologies if you have to register for an account to view it. I don't remember instructables being this terrible!

There's a site for that: Bugmenot: logins for instructables.com (http://www.bugmenot.com/view/instructables.com).

Title: Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
Post by: didjamatic on Thu, 10 June 2010, 15:53:01

I've got to do this!

Title: Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
Post by: Rajagra on Thu, 10 June 2010, 15:56:19

I didn't need to log in. Could be NoScript or AdBlockPlus that bypassed the login for me?

<<< "Hello, I'd like a deodorant"
   "Ball or aerosol?" >>>
<<< "No, for my underarms."

Title: Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
Post by: chimera15 on Fri, 11 June 2010, 03:43:08

Interesting solution to finding a ball/points without spending a lot of money..hmm.  I think the transluscent nature might cause some sensors to not like it though.  I think it's also pretty small.