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Two-Fisted Computing

Posted by michael on from the kudos-to-submitter-for-spelling-complement-correctly dept.

whiterat writes "3Dconnexion is selling a variety of input devices that provide a left-hand complement to the traditional computer mouse. The devices control the position of on-screen objects in design programs such as Adobe Systems' Photoshop and its 3D modeling application, Maya. That enables designers to work without constantly togging between 'view' and 'create' modes." Smash TV veterans need no extra training.

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  1. Two handed computing is nothint new by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    My left hand finds the URL's
    My right hand...........

    1. Re:Two handed computing is nothint new by Rellik66 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Manipulates the joystick

      --

      Too many zeros, not enough ones

    2. Re:Two handed computing is nothint new by iantri · · Score: 4, Funny
      As a left-handed person, I must say we have it much better than you.

      Generally, we learn to mouse with the right hand, as most computers are set up this way and changing it is generally not feasible except at your own.

      Since our left hand is the dominant one, this has certain.. advantages....

    3. Re:Two handed computing is nothint new by SlightOverdose · · Score: 1, Funny

      I prefer both my hands on my girls breasts, and her mouth playing with my joystick.

      But thats just me.

  2. flanders by golfsportila · · Score: 0, Funny

    Following the approach of ned flanders

  3. No. by alexburke · · Score: 3, Funny

    I could really have done without the mental imagery associated with the concept of double fisting. Thanks for the headline. Not. :P

  4. Just get a YTREWQ keyboard by modder · · Score: 3, Funny

    And put your mouse on the other side.

  5. Re:Only classes? by Hrothgar+The+Great · · Score: 4, Funny

    I LOVED Smash TV, although when I first became obsessed with it, it was the SNES version. Me and a friend played it pretty much every day until we beat it, at which point the game started over approximately four times as fast. We proceeded to play it every day until we finished that as well. (Hint: there's no reward for this other than YOUR MIND GETTING PERMANENTLY FUCKED)

    That was about five years ago and I'm still twitching.

  6. Re:Hah! by Talking+Toaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've been doing this for years. One hand on my mouse, and the other on my...nevermind.

    Keyboard?

    --
    Howdy Doodly Doo!
    Anybody want some Toast?
  7. Re:Where are mass market data gloves? by pipingguy · · Score: 2, Funny

    It shouldn't be that hard to digitize every possible movement of the human hand is capable of

    ...and video record a lot of booger-mining activity, I'll bet.

    Whoops, sorry! I thought we were talking about crude clothing.

  8. Oh boy. by Rew190 · · Score: 3, Funny

    With a post title like that, you know you've just gotta browse at -1 and scroll straight to the bottom...

  9. Re:My idea.. by pipingguy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd like to be able to have two mice, two pointers, on the screen at the same time.

    Wouldn't that mean four times as many shutdowns? I.E., "Windows has detected mouse movement, You will have to restart your computers twice."

    Oh, you're using Linux, sorry about that comment. And to the other guy that was saying the same thing twice, see both of my comments above.

    -Sir George Head