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Clammy Modding
japala writes "Some people tend to have cold hands while they type the keyboard or use the mouse. Equally as many suffer from sweaty palms and that feels really annoying while using the mouse. MetkuMods have made couple of tutorials in true DIY spirit that will try to make your life easier. These devices may have started as a joke but trust me, they do work. See the MouseFan and BreezePad."
...they could come up with something to deal with those nasty keyboard "spills" for when I'm conducting my online "research".
I wonder why their hands are sweating?
Does anyone actually use their entire palm with their mouse? I've always used just my fingers so that only my wrist has to move around rather than my entire arm (insert masterbation jokes here).
People who have this condition so bad that their mouse shorts out have Palmar Hyperhidrosis, and it can be treated by applying antiperspirant to your palms several times per week. I read an article about it. It's totally weird. dripping hands all the time.
just a thought. Good enough for MJ before a game.
I used to work in a computer store. One of our staff would spend most of the day sitting at a computer in the showroom playing Everquest or whatever other game was new at the time. Another employee would daily replace the grimey mouse pad. Seriously, after 8 hours of gaming the mouse pad would have a very noticable, ugly stain on it.
Could it be that their palms are sweating because of the impending slashdotting that they KNEW they were going to get?
It hese work and it looks like they could. I think I would rather have this tech in my steering wheel on my car. I know that after about four hous driving my hands start to hurt from the moisture build up
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Funny it's "hell week" and yet you still find the time to wait around anxiously for the first post.
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I thought those ideas were a bit lame. I know the mouse fan was a joke, but I wouldnt want the fan generating all sorts of harmonics on the 5v power line anyway. Screw all the signals up I reckon. Especially on the optical variety which uses signal processing.
A Peltier cooling device on the 'other hand' (no pun intended) would be ideal and it can be molded to almost any shape mouse, and it uses constant current. Utilised in this project
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Can I get enough power to the mouse over existing wiring to add some heater device or do I have to replace the cable? What would you suggest as the heater - will a few plain higher-than-minimum power resistors suffice? Will I be able to run it from built in computer ATX power supply or do I need some extra external power?
(that metal "inertia wheel" is very cool for fast scrolling but it gets damn cold in winter.)
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Of course, you'd have to find one that actually fit your keyboard.
I've been debating on getting a waterproof keyboard, for the computer in my kitchen. [so that I can have easy access to recipies online and/or watch movies while cooking]Build it, and they will come^Hplain.
Sounds like some kind of feminine hygiene product if you ask me.
See, a normal guy would have just gone and bought a 40 cent drill bit while he was out shopping for parts. With the gratuitous Dremel use, we know we have a true modder on our hands, here.
You know what?
If you send them a photocopy of your keyboard, most companies will produce a reasonable keyboard skin for you.
It's still very much a love it or hate it thing... you have to weigh up whether the weird rubbery texture and lack of key feel is worth ignoring to keep crap out of your keyboard. But if you're really jittery with your first caffiene source in the morning, it may be a cheaper option than constantly replacing fried keyboards.
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