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Output Mouse

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the silly-mods-and-other-bling dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Combining unusual items together can sometimes produce interesting results. Over at MetkuMods one can find a computer mouse embedded with a cell phone display to show all sorts of information. For some people one TFT on the desktop just isn't enough."

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  1. Ring tone by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does the ringtone play Three Blind Mice?

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  2. The next mod should be... by Xenkar · · Score: 5, Funny

    The transparent hand.

  3. missing part of the mod: transparent hand by pimpimpim · · Score: 4, Funny

    How are you going to watch the screen when your hand is lying on it? But for the rest, it's nicely done.

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    1. Re:missing part of the mod: transparent hand by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Obviously, the mouse isn't for actual use.

      I think these mashups have just gone too far, but I like the idea of LCDs in keyboards and am really looking forward to the Optimus when it arrives.

      The first page of the article made me think it was just a bad photoshop job, but he did end up with a nice mouse.
      It ends up with a good color scheme at the end and would consider getting a normal one (sans screen) given half a chance.

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    2. Re:missing part of the mod: transparent hand by scaryjohn · · Score: 3, Funny

      Like so many mods: It's as awesome as it is useless!

      The mouse, I mean. Not a transparent hand. I can think of some ways that'd be useful. Especially if it was really transparent. But even if it just showed all the bones and muscles and blood vessels, you could still gross people out.

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  4. Shazam! there's your goatse by Kuku_monroe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fastest way to the Goatse the world have ever seen AND, it has boss protection (A.K.A hand)

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  5. Waiting for the next mod... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    A combination steering wheel/cell phone that allows you to drive, talk and watch porn at the same time.

  6. Re:Bad Idea would be by Lemmeoutada+Collecti · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Actually, why not add a thermometer (thermal sensor) to the palm rest of the mouse. Maybe have it sense when a hand is on it and display the pointer only then, hiding the pointer otherwise?

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  7. Mailer ID by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Interesting

    We all (gasp!) have to step away from the computer now and then. If something demanded your attention, like a new email or IM, this mouse could display the specifics for you while using negligible power. This caller-id-like function could allow you to glance deskward and see the culprit's IM avatar or email address without even breaking the screensaver. It's a phone screen, why not use it like one?

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  8. Price by tonyr1988 · · Score: 3, Informative
    For lazy people that didn't RTFA or feel like conversions, here's the price:

    From TFA:
    • Mouse: 45 euros
    • LCD + Driver: 30 euros
    • Total: 75 euros
    Into US Dollars (via Yahoo Finance):
    • Mouse: $56.60
    • LCD + Driver: $37.73
    • Total: $94.33
  9. Display Mouse by Captain+Spam · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Y'know, when I hear the term "Output Mouse", I'm expecting the opposite of an input mouse; that is, the computer issues commands to move the mouse and it does so, taking your hand with it. And output clicks are handled by poking you in the fingers or thumb. Scroll wheel still needs work.

    This just sounds like an LCD display duct-taped onto a mouse by comparison.

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