A mouse that uses a rubber ball that makes contact with wheels inside the unit when it is rolled on a pad or desktop. Contrast with optical mouse.
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- Wow...imagine that.A mouse that can do more than single-click. What an innovation!Um...The Mighty Mouse has had 4 programmable "buttons" two are touch and not mechanical since it came out years ago. If you can't make an informed comment them...you know what to do...it involves a rolling donut.This mouse is multi-touch...do...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Newton-II 1.9.0 (Mac)
- Newton-II is a program for solving mechanical equations of motions numerically. The equations can be parameterized for interactive investigations of the motions. The according solutions are displayed immediately in a diagram. The differential equations DEQs are programmed to calculate the time dependence of the velocitiy vt of a point of...
- Software downloads 2009-09-26
- Rasche's Schafkopf 4 1.08 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-07-16
- Disney, Asus launch 'Netpal' netbook for kids
- Disney and Eee PC maker Asus announced Wednesday their collaboration for the Disney Netpal, a netbook computer for children aged 6 to 12. Developed with parents and kids in mind, the Disney Netpal has a reinforced mechanical design and, naturally, a Disney user...
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- DoodleCAD 1.3.6 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-02-14
- ProgeEarth 2009.0.16.6 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-01-29
- Survey: Keyboards, DRM to become scarce in 2012
- Survey: Keyboards, DRM to become scarce in 2012here's your new PChttp://www.mobiletor.com/images/nokia-morph-concept.jpgeverything will be foldable/touch screens or virtual computers in your glasses that take voice commands. We've all watched the opening 2008 olympics (well, most of us). That screen was a foldable LCD screen.Just a couple of reminders.Ok, Internet interaction...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
- Zombie PCs: 'Time to infection is less than five minutes'
- Zombie PCs: 'Time to infection is less than five minutes'Ok, agreed, OpenBSD is more secure.But, NOT Windows!!!Have to agreeJust stay away from Porn and warez, and you are pretty much immune to this stuff, regardless of what platform you are using.you ought to read the articlebefore posting. The article...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- IDF Opening Keynote: Are you listening, Washington?
- IDF Opening Keynote: Are you listening, Washington?PURE BS!Look, I KNOW several people with advanced degrees in the sciences and math. Guess what? They have been laid off and replaced with offshoring and H1-B workers.Tech companies like Intel want to point the finger? Fine, hand them a mirror...We...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Kodak ESP 3
- Kodak's ESP 3 is an entry-level all-in-one AIO inkjet printer, copier, and scanner. Kodak keeps the cost low at $130, which makes this one of the cheapest multifunctional printers, but the output quality just isn't up to par with that of the other inkjet printers currently available in the same...
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- Give your computer the sense of touch
- Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University CMU have developed a new haptic interface using magnetic levitation to give computer users the sense of touch. Unlike current haptic systems, this new device doesn't use gloves or robotic arms. It uses 'magnetic levitation and a single moving part to give users a highly...
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Is it bling or innovation?
- Is it bling or innovation?Conflating issuesYou've served up a rather rich soup of issues here. It's rather difficult to discuss them intelligently as long as they're stirred together that way.For instance, hardware lifecycle. Are you talking about "broken" or about "inadequate?" The two don't happen together, please...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-14
- (The $363 19-inch dual-core all-in-one LCD PC)
- (The $363 19-inch dual-core all-in-one LCD PC)RF anyoneYou might want to line the inside of the box with some shielding. A couple layers of foil and ground it, at least.RE: (The $363 19-inch dual-core all-in-one LCD PC)Paint that sucker black and it will be perfect!RE: (The $363 19-inch dual-core...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-27
- Click a mouse, feed the hungry in U.N. campaign
- Click a mouse, feed the hungry in U.N. campaignCool, but...Wouldn't something like an Amazon Mechanical Turk-like task, provide better opportunities? I suppose some people do like word games like this, but I don't see there would be any difference in adding some other low-key mental task which could actually be...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-09
- Sorry, iPhone is NOT an "invention"
- Sorry, iPhone is NOT an "invention"That is so Sad...When the best we could do in this great country of ours, during this high tech age, is vote a stupid, overpriced cell phone as the Invention of the Year. How sad. Maybe next year someone will perfect the cold...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Photos: Scanning brain waves
- Upstart EmSense reads people's brain waves to gauge their emotional response to advertisements and video games.Hans Lee, chief technology officer of EmSense, wearing the company''s wireless headband, which includes a dry EEG electroencephalogram sensor to measure the electrical activity of the brain without the use of gels; an accelerometer, which...
- Image galleries 2007-08-21
- Photos: Computers of yesteryear
- At the DigiBarn, computer history is on display alongside several potbellied pigs.A giant disk used for storage on the Xerox Alto computer, as seen at the DigiBarn Computer Museum in Boulder Creek, Calif.:The DigiBarn''s mascots are these potbellied pigs, which live in pens just outside. The museum is in a...
- Image galleries 2007-08-18
- Proof that there are two types of computer users: Dumb and Dumber
- Proof that there are two types of computer users: Dumb and DumberYou hit that nail squarely on the head!Drove that sucker home with one blow.The entire computer industry is now focused on greed. They'll tell you anything to get your money, then you're on your own.Then there's the group that...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- More on the Windows work process
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- Discussion threads 2007-07-12
- One free fabric/bluetooth keyboard goes to ZDNet's 11th Deputy Tester of the Week
- Slammed again. Yes, that's what happens when you give cool technology away to your audience members. They slam you with applications not that we mind. So far, I've given away close to $2500 in tech and I'm not about to stop (for all the giveaway coverage, click here). This week...
- Blog posts 2007-06-22
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