engadget.com - 10/5/2009
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engadget.com —
Rather odd timing, given some recent developments in
the Apple camp, but Microsoft Research has just surfaced...
some of its incredibly wild multitouch mouse prototypes. Each one uses a different touch detection method, and at first glance all five ...
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Microsoft Research shows off multitouch mouse prototypes
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Microsoft’s insane new multi-touch mice demoed on video
CrunchGear —
The other day, I went on a short tour of some of Microsoft’s Labs, where they do everything from rapid prototypes of new products to acoustic testing in anechoic chambers. Most of my time was spent in the Applied Sciences group’s labs, where they are working on some seriously interesting devices. And they’re not just into mice; in fact, the lab’s specialty seemed to be anything to do with optics and/or input. This lab worked on Project Natal, and also on the pressure-sensitive keyboard I wrote about a while back.
They were kind enough to ...
Microsoft Shows Off New Multitouch Mice Prototypes
OhGizmo! —
By Chris Scott Barr
The modern mouse hasn’t exactly seen a ton of technological improvements in the last couple of decades. Sure, we’ve added buttons, made them a little more ergonomic and substituted that ball for an optical sensor. However, when you strip it all away, it’s still the same basic concept.
With all of the advancements in multitouch technologies, Microsoft is convinced that the next big breakthrough in mousing is along that path. Like any company with an idea of the future, they have been hard at work trying to develop the next big thing. In a rare ...
Más detalles de los nuevos ratones multitáctiles de Microsoft
Gizmologia —
Ayer contábamos como Microsoft esta investigando en los ratones con sensores infrarrojos y superficies multitáctiles. Los prototipos de Microsoft son raros pero interesantes, seguramente como estos nunca se verán modelos finales, por eso son prototipos, proyectos de hardware sobre los que investigar y seguir haciendo pruebas.
Microsoft esta investigando en un trackpad multitáctil como el de los portátiles, ese le hemos visto, pero los otros modelos son aun más extraños.
Hay modelos que funcionan con cámaras infrarrojas y sensores que emiten esta luz imperceptible ...
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