LogiNoki: the LCD mouse mod

In much the same way that moving to a dual-monitor setup only makes you want to add a third and maybe even a fourth display, mod king Jani 'Japala' Pönkkö decided that if his Logitech G15 gaming keyboard sported an LCD screen, why, his mouse needed one too. Far from practical (after all, your hand is covering the tiny display whenever you're using the mouse), this is one of those projects you undertake purely for the love of the game -- and maybe to impress your handful of friends who actually think pimped-out computer peripherals are the epitome of cool. The build itself doesn't sound as difficult as some of the other mods we've featured here: Pönkkö simply hooked up a salvaged Nokia 6610 LCD to a standard controller, attached the wiring and and a parallel port connector to his Logitech G5's existing USB cable, and stuffed the components right inside the modified mouse. Obviously the screen is too small to to fit web pages or even an IM window, and it's too slow to properly display video, but you could still employ it for photo slideshows or visual alerts of some kind. Before you blow this concept off completely, keep in mind that a certain software giant is also trying to cram auxiliary displays into places they've never been; who knows, maybe Microsoft's got a commercial version of this mouse waiting in the wings.

[Via Hack-A-Day]

[Conrad @ Jul 26th 2006 11:17AM]

If they had rigged the LCD up to the optical sensor, that would have been cool.

[Limited Ed. @ Jul 26th 2006 11:30AM]

I'm not sure if this is the best place to put this comment, but I just wanted to let y'all know that it has been very difficult visiting your site since you changed the font of your post titles. I'm sure you have heard this from other people, but I just wanted to let y'all know. I have been visiting Engadget everyday since its inception and now I don't really check it out because the title font is so difficult to read.

[Chris @ Jul 26th 2006 11:52AM]

Wow, it looks and sounds really well done. Couldn't see myself buying it from Microsoft though (since its kinda pointless)

[Nihls @ Jul 26th 2006 12:53PM]

Great another display I have to clean constantly. Why don't they put an LCD right under the spacebar too?

[Marcus @ Jul 26th 2006 1:54PM]

Yeah, pretty sweet if you have transparent hands, considering the only time I look at my mouse is when the battery craps out. Reminds me of the time on Pimp My Ride when they put a tv on the bottom of the car.

[daviel @ Jul 26th 2006 2:12PM]

you guys, this is sweet.
I don't care what anyone else says..... sweet!

[Wtf @ Jul 26th 2006 3:12PM]

what a waste!

[Gio @ Jul 26th 2006 5:31PM]

What a waste, how many times do u look at your mouse when using it? It always covered with your hand.

[Dull @ Jul 26th 2006 9:14PM]

Would be neat to put in a touch screen, with handwriting recognition. But definitely more useful then those mouse-phones that keep popping up.