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Help For Those With Shaky Hands
maotx writes "IBM has developed an adjustible mouse adapter that compensates for the shakes of patients with hand tumors and other causes of uncontrollable shaking. According to the International Essential Tremor Foundation, in the US alone nearly 10 million people are affected by essential tremor, the most common form of hand tremors. This adapter will plug in between the mouse and computer and is compatible with existing mice. No word on which port is supported (ps/2, usb, etc). More info here, here, and here. It is expected that IBM will sell the adapter for under $100 USD."
or you could get a really cheap mouse that isn't sensitive enough to jitter.
DOes this mean automatic improvement in FPS games for the regular gamer?
Dddooo thhey haavvee oonee ffor kkey bbboarrds??.aslk /Yes I'm going to hell
Now I can surf pr0n while I've got the DT's.
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According to the International Essential Tremor Foundation, in the US alone nearly 10 million people are affected by essential tremor, the most common form of hand tremors.
Yeah....from using a mouse all day.
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... would that work for the shaking associated with "one hand surfing"?!
If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.
Yeah..I was wondering what the heck a 'hand tumor' was. Like some sort of Steven King book, where a hand grows another hand?
Then what, the one on top keeps battling for the mouse? Like two kids fighting over a video game?
But it would be nice to be able to scratch your nuts, and your butt at the same time.
No reason to lie.
I'm gonna get one of those and couple it with my force-feedback mouse...
I'll turn into a supernova and burn up everything. Well I'll turn into a black little hole and you'll turn into string.
My hands always shake when I'm using p2p apps, out of fear of the RIAA finding me out. It's hard to trade the latest music and movies. Not any more! Take that, RIAA!
Yeah..I was wondering what the heck a 'hand tumor' was.
I'd guess it's a tumor that's in the hand; cancer.
But it would be nice to be able to scratch your nuts, and your butt at the same time.
I like most men can already do this.... because I have two hands.
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Of course, how are you going to install the driver if your mouse is shaking all over the place? :)
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