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Microsoft Wearable Mouse Patent Should Be Named "The Surf N' Jerk"

Microsoft continues their quest to bring Minority Report to life with a recently published patent for a wearable mouse from 2006. Now you too can wave your hands around like Tom Cruise—jumping optional—to control the cursor on your computer screen. The mouse is placed around the palm and activated by making a fist. The cursor moves based on a gyroscope inside which tracks the X and Y coordinates of your hand, much like a Wiimote. The handheld style opens our eyes to some interesting possibilities. More »

1:13 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Benny Goldman
5,513 views, 24 comments

Latest by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: All I needed was something that looked like that, only it had a small trackball on top, and with 2 trigger action for the buttons No need for accelerometers or other sh*t. I already have a pointer that is almost like what more »