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3D Mouse

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-it-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand dept.

FTL writes "Turn an ordinary wheel mouse into a 3D pointing device. All one needs is some string, some hot melt glue, and a lot of math. 3D mice have been floating around for a while, what will it take to get people to use them?"

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  1. Descent by AuraBorealis · · Score: 5, Funny
    Perfect! Just what I needed to get me to haul out an old copy of Descent and start vomiting all over again.

    -B

  2. Re:What's the point? by mrdaveb · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm sure if you are designing 3D graphics it could be quite useful in combination with 3D glasses. Use some imagination!

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  3. A lobotomy? by Democritus2 · · Score: 0, Funny
    Yeah cause some string and glue are much easier then the old fashioned mice we use today. Geesh

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  4. Luxury.. by caston · · Score: 5, Funny
    None of this fancy Z axis stuff.. why in my day all we had to get around with a 1D mouse. We had the X axis only and we liked it!
    Next to our punch cards they were the bees knees.

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  5. 4D Mouse by ProstheticSwan · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear you can make a 4 dimensional one from extra delorean parts.

    1. Re:4D Mouse by CMRichar · · Score: 3, Funny

      yeah, but I also heard that you have to sustain a scroll speed of 88 miles/hour for it to work correctly..and then it gets really, really cold.

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  6. I dunno by foidulus · · Score: 2, Funny

    I always thought the vagina mouse(not work safe!) was 3d....

  7. Re:Interesting concept by Confused · · Score: 2, Funny

    This mouse uses 3 strings to measure distances. For scanning, this reduces the scranning volume dramatically. For example, it would be impossible to scann a simple cube with that mouse, because one of the strings needs to move through the cube. The mouse works only for moving around empty space.

    The best use I can imagine for this thing is to attach a fly to the pointer an track it's movements.

    Next on Slashdot: Nano-Piercing for flies made easy.

  8. I have two 1D mice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    One of them does the X axis, the other one does the Y axis.

    No wait, that's my etch-a-sketch...

  9. Re:What's the point? by nkh · · Score: 1, Funny

    The 80s are back! Does that mean I can write my source code with red and blue glasses?