Mouse May be Replaced by "Nouse"

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Mouse May be Replaced by "Nouse"

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 16, 2004 @08:33AM from the things-you-can't-make-up dept.

mteichrob writes "A Canadian inventor has designed a computer mouse steered by movements of the nose and eyelids. The invention, dubbed a "Nouse," is meant to help people with a disability use a computer. I think this could also be quite useful for the average office lackey like me! As good as my ergonomic mouse/keyboard combo is, less body movement is still a better replacement."

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Questions by nuclear305 · 2004-09-16 08:34 · Score: 5, Funny

A mouse that can be moved by the nose and eyelids? I think the most obvious question is, "What happens when you sneeze?" I'd hate to accidentally send a reboot command during a sneeze.

I'd also be curious to see how it would affect twitch gaming where quick reflexes with a mouse are paramount.
1. Re:Questions by vettemph · 2004-09-16 08:40 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  If your running that brand of operating system that I haven't used in three years, it probably needed a reboot anyway. (...or was about to crash)
  
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2. Re:Questions by MarkGriz · 2004-09-16 08:40 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  "What happens when you sneeze?" I'd hate to accidentally send a reboot command during a sneeze.
  
  There are only drivers available for Windows, so this shouldn't cause any undue inconvenience.
  
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3. Re:Questions by filtur · 2004-09-16 08:43 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  "What happens when you sneeze?"
  In windows that's equivalent to starting up a program.
4. Re:Questions by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-16 12:25 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  meet bob. bob has a nervous twitch.
  
  "gee bob, why you surfing pron at work?"
Less Movement by andyrut · 2004-09-16 08:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Hooray for less body movement! Let's give this technology a test drive:

Me: Twitches nose left
Computer: Moves cursor left
Me: Neat! Blinks
Computer: Opens folder
Me: Excellent! Hey, who put all this black pepper in my sandwich? Aaaaachoooo!
Computer: Reformats hard drive

Oh, and the Nouse has already been covered on Slashdot. Come on, a simple Slashdot search of "nouse" turns this one up.
1. Re:Less Movement by MyDixieWrecked · 2004-09-16 08:54 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  yeah, but I can't get the damn cursor to stop shaking while I look at pr0n.
  
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2. Re:Less Movement by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-16 09:25 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  The same test drive by Samantha (Bewitched):
  
  Sam: Twitches nose left
  Computer: Mouse moves left
  
  Sam: Neat! Blinks
  Computer: Opens folder
  
  Sam: Excellent! Twitches nose left then right then left then right
  Computer: Computer replaces Dick York with Dick Sargent
  
  Sam: (sneezes)
  Florida gets overrun with hurricanes.
pr0n in my cache... by JustDisGuy · 2004-09-16 08:35 · Score: 5, Funny

no - really, I just sneezed!

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1. Re:pr0n in my cache... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-16 09:33 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  That would explain the sticky keyboard
No handed navigation? by phyruxus · 2004-09-16 08:35 · Score: 5, Funny

MMMmmmmmmm....... :)
What? I like to eat soup while I surf the web.. ya' perv.
;)

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Mouse May be Replaced by "Nouse" by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-16 08:35 · Score: 1, Funny

Cheesiest... line... EVER
Counterstrike... by mtrisk · 2004-09-16 08:35 · Score: 5, Funny

I can just see it now!
*Wiggle*
*Sniff*
HEADSHOT!

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Hmm...handless scrolling... by nastro · 2004-09-16 08:36 · Score: 2, Funny

The porn browsing possibilities seem endless!

Fap fap fap...
Good Lord No by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-16 08:36 · Score: 2, Funny

Great for people with disabilities, but...

But how the hell will we, as IT people, make it look like we are frantically busy without lots of keyboard mashing and mouse piloting?!?!?!
Can a "nouse" become a "noose"? by YetAnotherName · 2004-09-16 08:37 · Score: 2, Funny

When office politics, job stress, insane deadlines, an IT support from hell drive you insane, you might just well find it impossible to use your nouse due to all the nervous twitching.

That's when a wired mouse is still handy ... in only few simple steps it can transform into a noose!
Re:It's all right now! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-16 08:38 · Score: 1, Funny

someone thinks they're smarter and more insightful than they actually are

me... I'm an idiot
Nouse? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-16 08:39 · Score: 2, Funny

Anyone besides me read this as "No Use"?
As if we didn't look geeky enough... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-16 08:39 · Score: 1, Funny

No, the pocket protector and the tape around the nose of the glasses weren't enough... now somebody had to go invent a mouse that involved moving your head in short bursts and blinking a lot.

Yeah, where do I get one?
Nouse Shmouse... by GillBates0 · 2004-09-16 08:41 · Score: 5, Funny

I'll be impressed when they train a real mouse to type, point, click etc in response to voice commands.
That'll also make it more fun when Windows crashes, because I'll have something more cuddly/furry to bang on instead of the keyboard.

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Better idea... by wicka_wicka · 2004-09-16 08:41 · Score: 3, Funny

What about a pouse? Kill two birds with one stone.

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Nouse replaces mouse? so what are they using now? by revery · 2004-09-16 08:43 · Score: 2, Funny

Somewhere in the world, bathed in the light of a monitor displaying this Slashdot article, someone with their nose resting on their mouse is smiling...

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for the unix guys.... by mrpuffypants · 2004-09-16 08:43 · Score: 4, Funny

or, perhaps it'll be replaced by keyboard
hey... by DrEldarion · 2004-09-16 08:45 · Score: 2, Funny

I made something like this before - You could control things with your lips. I called it "Louse".

It never caught on :(
MS Nouse by iMaple · 2004-09-16 08:47 · Score: 2, Funny

Release: Microsoft Windows(TM) has a small issue with the nouse drivers.
Issue: The system appears to crash often Solution: This is not really an issue this is due to the auto memory clean which is designed to fix the memory leaks in Windows and the applications and force the user to reboot once a day

Issue: No I mean *really* often
Solution: This is due to a small problem with the Nouse drivers. The problem is due to Nouse inc. and is not by MS, though we wrote and certified the drivers. The OS accidently thnks that the eye blink to be Crt+Alt+Del. The original intention was Crtl+Alt+Del = left eye half blink, right eye full blink and simultaneous nose left twitch. However a simple fix is available , download this 1GB patch and do not blink your eyes. NO you can not blink you eyes when u run Windows, we mentioned that in the EULA didnt we ?
Re:Uhh, yeah.... by geoffspear · 2004-09-16 08:49 · Score: 2, Funny

If you think the exercise you're getting from moving a mouse around is keeping you in shape, you're probably a hopeless case anyway.

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Nousea? by Schreckgestalt · 2004-09-16 08:53 · Score: 3, Funny

When working with a Nouse, consider taking a break of 15 minutes every hour or you might experience Nousea that will prevent further work for the next 24 hours.
Mousersize by eander315 · 2004-09-16 08:56 · Score: 3, Funny

I don't know if i really like this NOUSE thing. Moving my mouse around is the only excersize I get. I've moused 1,736,945,879 miles so far this year, and lost 3 pounds! I'm down to 268!!!
On the other hand, the creamy filling from twinkies wouldn't clog up my optical mouse every day...
Then I wonder... by Vexler · 2004-09-16 09:00 · Score: 2, Funny

What would a device called "house" be like? A hand-drive mouse, perhaps?

Oh, wait...
What happens if your disability... by Ionizer7 · 2004-09-16 09:04 · Score: 3, Funny

is the fact that you don't have a nose?
Re:All jokes aside by toxcspdrmn · 2004-09-16 09:12 · Score: 4, Funny

Hands are just, well, more dextrous.

... yet on the other hand, more sinister.

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Re:even more sedentary? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-16 10:03 · Score: 1, Funny

1/4 inch? I take it you must be female?
Dilema by fcolari · 2004-09-16 10:47 · Score: 2, Funny

The pretty girl in the cubicle across from me-- is she winking at me, or just right-clicking?

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