http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft multitouch mouse prototypes in action (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
I prefer touchscreens or touchpads to mice nowadays. Some laptops have touchpads which totally destroy any mouse in functionality.

I am not referring to Apple exclusively, BTW, but Snow Leopard does have the very, very good gesture support. Pinching, twisting, 2-4 finger swipes. It's quite cool.]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/I'm enjoying my native multi-touchscreen support on Windows 7. I know, it's old and all the other OS's do it but... oh wait...]]>Oct 7th 2009 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
Hey, hard to beat a 30 pack for $13.99!]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
Even bud has more flavor than corona. It's chick beer.]]>Oct 7th 2009 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
b) Haha, Dell XPS has a tiny trackpad so I can see why they went out of their way to cobble a mouse together out of a video camera and a perspex table reservation stand.

c) Apple mouse, now, please!]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
Just disable the right side of the multi-touch mouse.]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
Obviously you're waiting for your omnipotent leader Steve Jobs to tell you what is good and bad, but, what is being demonstrated here is new Mouse technology, not Multi touch screen technology.

Microsoft managed multitouch with Surface, and again with Second Light. However, multi-touch is not the answer to everything. Can you imagine navigating a 1st person shooter with just a multi-touch screen? Or editing a spreadsheet?

The mouse isn't going to go away anytime soon, so companies like Microsoft may aswell start to think about the next thing.

Would you rather they demonstrated that on a laptop with a bigger trackpad? How does that change the demo at all?


The next time Apple demonstrate publicly their prototypes ... oh wait.]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Seem like we will have to learn new navigation mechanics after all these years of clicking and moving...]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Apple mice aren't made for gaming!
(seeing as OS X hardly has any console games)]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 8th 2009 2:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
as for the apple cracks, there is a right button even on the mighty mouse. there just isn't the crack in the outer shell to show it. but it is there if you want to use it. so before you snark, know the facts. ]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
The thing is that Microsoft Research is working on so many ideas but they have no sense how to make any product consumers would want. A perfect example is Surface. Apple announced the iPhone which was really the first consumer multi-touch device. Microsoft looked into their Research division and low-and-behold, some random researcher was working on a multi-touch table. So they tried to make some hype around that.

Recently they're really at it again. I think Courier is the same thing. Apple Tablet hype is really increasing and Microsoft needs a way to undermine it. So they do the same, thing...anyone in Research doing anything? Well there's this project (that Engadget digged up), Codex...let's rename that and make some cool video presentations and make it look really amazing.

It's exactly the same with these multi-touch mice. Rumors are pointing to an imminent Apple multi-touch mouse. Any coincidence that Microsoft is showing off their Research mice exactly at the same time as these rumors?]]>Oct 8th 2009 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
They've still got to be buttons... I don't want to lift a finger to click, it's simply too much stress. I also don't like the "just push harder" setup that some touch systems use. There needs to be physical motion and a physical click.]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
Newsflash: Apple mice aren't made for anything except the bin.]]>Oct 7th 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
I have since purchased a MUCH cheeper logitech (simple corded laser mouse with two buttons and a wheel) and have been MUCH happier. ]]>Oct 7th 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
I had a Mighty Mouse, but the side buttons started giving false positives, constantly sending me to the Dashboard. It uses pressure sensors, not switches, so I can't fix it, and the thing's just too expensive to buy a replacement. $50 for an otherwise-generic mouse? I don't think so - I got a $15 look-alike mouse ("Rocketfish Apple Mouse") from Best Buy that has a typical side-scrolling wheel.

I have a small laptop mouse that has a scrollball, probably Kensington, but the mouse has a flimsy feel and the whole mouse is too tiny for much use. But I like the idea. This one is designed with a switch so you can use the trackball for either scrolling (optical sensor) or handheld trackball-style mousing.

My present favorite mouse at present is the Logitech MX Revolution, but unfortunately, it's been discontinued with no replacement. It's got dual scrollwheels with inertial scrolling, long battery life and quick recharging. And it has a large base with a centered sensor that works well on odd surfaces, like carpet, a chair arm or pants leg. Some lasers, for all their sensitivity, don't like carpet.

The modified Arc (FTIR) looks the most like a production model, but only the Orb seems functional (and seems quite useful). The Arty is the most "uh, what?" of the set; the separate finger cups are certainly odd. I guess they would allow for small gesture support, grasping small objects and such, but you couldn't easily manipulate larger images by the edges like you can with a multitouch display.

Still, creativity and imagination is good, and this is sponsored by companies out of their revenues rather than by the government out of our tax dollars.]]>Oct 7th 2009 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
They really don't know how to launch ANYTHING do they...?

This may or may not be used for mockery when Apple releases their "already released to the FCC" keyboard and mouse. You know. The ones coming with the new iMacs....?

]]>Oct 7th 2009 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/
BTW when did Apple announce new imacs/keyboards/mice? I haven't heard anything other than rumors.]]>Oct 7th 2009 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/microsoft-multitouch-mouse-prototypes-in-action-video/Oct 7th 2009 7:39PM