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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: o2dazone on Fri, 07 August 2009, 10:14:56

Title: 20 Pointing Devices that didn't make it
Post by: o2dazone on Fri, 07 August 2009, 10:14:56

http://technologizer.com/2009/08/05/mouse-patents/

Title: 20 Pointing Devices that didn't make it
Post by: o2dazone on Fri, 07 August 2009, 10:19:29

Yeah sorry about that...I hate it when they do that, advertising revenue gogogo

Title: 20 Pointing Devices that didn't make it
Post by: DrunkenDonut on Fri, 07 August 2009, 15:45:52

We've seem some modern variations of those... For example, numberpad mice (http://likecool.com/Sanwa_Number_Pad_Mouse--Desktop--Gear.html), mousepads with calculator (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3455), whimsical (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.23488) mice (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7107) ... Unfortunately, the list goes on...

Title: 20 Pointing Devices that didn't make it
Post by: timw4mail on Fri, 07 August 2009, 16:30:46

Quote from: DrunkenDonut;108012

We've seem some modern variations of those... For example, numberpad mice (http://likecool.com/Sanwa_Number_Pad_Mouse--Desktop--Gear.html), mousepads with calculator (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3455), whimsical (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.23488) mice (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7107) ... Unfortunately, the list goes on...

I guess if you know how to get people to find your product, novelty, even obvously unhelpful novelty, sells pretty well.

Title: 20 Pointing Devices that didn't make it
Post by: Xuan on Sat, 08 August 2009, 13:40:28

I like this
(http://technologizer.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/mice-popout.png?w=578&h=348)

A trackball you can detach and turn over to use it as a mouse.