We all have those gnarly hacks that we still think about years after we first saw them. For serial tipster [Inne], one of those is [Patrick Baudisch]’s soap mouse, which is a DIY device for mousing in ...

The Easy Input project is a head-controlled keyboard and mouse input device that is designed for disabled users. In the design, accelerometers are used by the system in order to detect the tilting of ...

Today, we’ll build our own input devices. And they will be easy to create and write firmware for, they will work perfectly, and they will be cross-platform. We can do that with help of the Human ...

Using ordinary computer keyboard and mice input devices may cause musculoskeletal symptoms [1]. Various new devices, which are marketed with the claim that they will reduce or prevent musculoskeletal ...

Future Mac keyboards could have a pop-out key that doubles as a mouse. Apple has been granted a patent for a “deployable mouse key.” The tech giant says the computer mouse has become an essential ...

As we glide our fingers over the screens of our smartphones and tablets, or chatter to our computer instead of typing at it, it is easy to forget how far input devices have evolved since the first ...

If you prefer mice to trackpads, but don’t want the hassle of carrying one, an Apple patent for removable MacBook keys could be the answer … A quirky Apple patent granted today outlines the problem.