The Computer Whisperer » mouse http://www.thecomputerwhisperer.us Getting your computers to work for you, not against you! Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:59:32 +0000 en hourly 1 Put down the mouse and step away from your computer – SLOWLY! http://www.thecomputerwhisperer.us/2009/07/15/put-down-the-mouse-and-step-away-from-your-computer-slowly/ http://www.thecomputerwhisperer.us/2009/07/15/put-down-the-mouse-and-step-away-from-your-computer-slowly/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:44:54 +0000 Curt http://www.thecomputerwhisperer.us/?p=44 This is way too good to wait until next Tuesday. You used to use a pencil the size of a horse’s leg. Then you got a pen, then a “keyboard” *1st on a typewriter, then on a computer), and along came the mouse (“pointing device”). It took a bit to transition, didn’t it? Now, many use the keyboard little, as most applications are pretty much driven by the “pointing device.”

Ok, now, take a deep breath and see what’s in the not so distant future for “interfacing” with your computer. From Microsoft, the Natal:


Update 7/15/2009: And, see some applications already in the works using this technology:

Update 7/16/2009: It’s not just planned for the XBox, either…Microsoft already is planning on a PC “takeover,” too.

Update 7/17/2009: And…after a camera/mic that figures this all out…mind control isn’t as far off as you may think. So simple a simian can do it. Think Bill Gates can?

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