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Fingertip Mouse Fits On a Ring

Posted by Soulskill on from the one-ring-to-point-them-all dept.

Eric Smalley writes "The MicroPointing touchpad works by detecting the force your fingertip produces as it drags across the tiny device's three sensors, according to the company's patent application. The sensors are mounted on tiny posts spaced a few tenths of a millimeter apart — less than the size of a ridge on your fingertip."

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  1. I want by geekoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    The ring with root access to all the other rings.

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    1. Re:I want by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The ring with root access to all the other rings.

      The one ring to chown them all?

    2. Re:I want by h4rr4r · · Score: 4, Funny

      And in the darkness bind() them?

  2. optical trackball by Shompol · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A glorified optical trackball? Only it is mechanical = will wear out much sooner.