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The Mice That Didn't Make It

Posted by timothy on from the does-anything-beat-a-logitech-marble-mouse? dept.

Harry writes "For every blockbuster of the mouse world (such as Microsoft and Logitech's big sellers) there have been countless mice that flopped, or never made it to market. Mice shaped like pyramids; mice shaped like Mickey; mice that doubled as numeric keypads or phones. Even one that sat on your steering wheel. I've rounded up some evocative patent drawings on twenty notable examples."

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  1. Not Reading It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm not reading this article because it's on 20 different pages. STOP THAT SHIT.

    1. Re:Not Reading It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      because clicking on the word "next" 20 times is too laborious? You, sir, need a better mouse.

      Come to think of it, perhaps your current mouse is listed in the article...

    2. Re:Not Reading It by thisnamestoolong · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes -- things like this have me working on perfecting the technology to deliver a punch to the face via TCP/IP.

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    3. Re:Not Reading It by gandhi_2 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Meme error.
      <Zybl0re> get up
      <Zybl0re> get on up
      <Zybl0re> get up
      <Zybl0re> get on up
      * nmp3bot dances :D-<
      * nmp3bot dances :D|-<
      * nmp3bot dances :D/-<
      <[SA]HatfulOfHollow> i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet

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  2. Best mouse... by nscheffey · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ....is not a mouse at all. It's the RollerMouse, which lets me mouse without taking my hands off the keyboard. I have used this for 10 years and continue to be amazed that its not the standard in computing.