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New Microsoft Mouse Scrolls Both Ways

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yes-i-said-it dept.

Library Spoff writes "The BBC are reporting that Microsoft are bringing out a mouse that will use the scroll wheel to tilt as well as roll. The innovation means that users will be able to scroll vertically as well as horizontally without using on-screen navigation bars." How long before I get a trackball embedded in my mouse?

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  1. Sweet.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    .. I can bind the new controls to lean left/right in FPSs. :)

  2. Re:/. parrotting Micro$oft product announcements? by badboy_tw2002 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You want it so you can easily deal with all the jerks that don't make their webpages to size.

    Also, spreadsheets often require a lot of left/right scrolling, and if you work with them a lot this will be a big improvement. If its as easy as the mousewheel to use, I'm all for it.

    Don't hate it just because its from Microsoft. Evaluate the technology for what it is.

  3. Re:/. parrotting Micro$oft product announcements? by Captain_Frisk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't see this as a tool for scrolling left in web pages, but rather very handy when working with image manipulation software.

    Its definetly not a radical innovation, but it would ne a nice feature to have every once in a while.

    Also, I bet it could come in handy in games, particularly the more recent fps games, where there is more than just fire and jump to have to worry about.