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

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

Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:45:01 EDT

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 I described... only the put the buttons on the worst possible position, and it is shaped like a remote control.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

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

A-NOID — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:42:42 EDT

actually this would be a sight better then the WIImote...I know...Ive basically been using this for several years already.... Its called a gyromouse oooh unlike the wiimote that uses accelerometers to detect an acceleration in a direction a gyro mouse detects changes in its own position directly. Ideally, combining the two would be more dynamic and far less buggy....

gyration has made gyro mice commercially forever...and a day..

The device I use is the first generation twiddler, a single handed cording keyboard...its first gen had a gyration manufactured gyro....so it functions as a one handed keyboard/mouse combo.

So again I hate to say it WOW a patent for a product commercially manufactured for over a decade....SUCH INNOVATION...

A-NOID

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

OneEyedJack — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:18:47 EDT

I tend to be animated when I talk on the phone.. with one of these I'm afraid that I would accidentally end up purchasing some Russian Internet bride.

OneEyedJack

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

Crashproof — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:58:48 EDT

I want a theremin-controlled cursor. Wave your left hand to move it up and down, wave your right hand to move it left and right.

It doesn't matter whether you can click or not, you won't be able to hit any links anyway...

Crashproof

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

liveinvt — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:49:01 EDT

I'd rather have a ring that applies my hand motions to mouse control when my fingers are pressed together.

Make a fist? Tendinitis much

liveinvt

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

Roland Rat — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:35:12 EDT

I wonder if they thought of putting some silicon knobbly bits on the palm?

Roland Rat

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

snitch29 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:27:04 EDT

I think microsoft needs to fire a massive amount of people including engineers, Dam all that money & they can't Hire someone with a Brain??? But they should start with what ever department made that crazy Video, i still can get that crap out of my head, i might sue for going throw that abuse

snitch29

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

P3nnst8r — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:25:18 EDT

Power Glove 2.0?

P3nnst8r

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

Munch the BanNail — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:04:56 EDT

@WD40: I would imagine it looks like this

Munch the BanNail

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

phantam — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:57:45 EDT

hmmm whens this hitting my 360 :) looks like aooler version of the sensing controller for the 360 that was rumored.

phantam

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

WD40 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:56:07 EDT

hmm I wonder how this would work if you like umm play games?!?!

Basic browsing and usage seems ok but not for the gamer type

WD40

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

xint — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:54:50 EDT

@Hvedhrungr: 108 Degree Display?

WANT!!!

xint

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

xint — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:53:51 EDT

You know what, I'll be nice today.

That is a great idea, and I for one would be glad to use on my day to day workflow.

MS, if you know someone at Samsung, give them a call and they will gladly share their ideas with you. They've been developing wearable pointing devices since the beginning of the decade.

OK...

...now get the heck outta here with yer little sketches and keep making MS Surface better. KTHNXBAI.

xint

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

Munch the BanNail — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:47:19 EDT

@kahri: As illustrated in Figure 2

Munch the BanNail

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

Hvedhrungr — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:39:32 EDT

Don't these people learn from past mistakes?
A lot more people use computers than Wiis, and even so, half the world is laughing about broken glass doors, spilled drinks and demolished furniture.

If Microsoft wants to bring to life Minority Report technology, go with the 180 degree screen. Or make a few of those wooden marbles for Woz. Show some support.

Hvedhrungr

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

xint — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:39:15 EDT

...so this is not done already by a thousand other companies?

Just checking...

xint

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

Curves — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:37:00 EDT

@kahri: You get my vote for comment of the day.

Curves

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

Darrone — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:33:55 EDT

@kahri: Damnit... beat me to it.

Darrone

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

blackwand — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:33:11 EDT

This could be pretty interesting, so to keep from carpal tunnel, people at work are going to start waving their hands around.... great, someone is going to hit themselves in the face trying to double click on My Computer or something...

blackwand

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

kahri — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:30:07 EDT

cursor up, cursor down, cursor up, cursor down...

kahri

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

Substance_D — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:29:25 EDT

This actually looks cool...I love gyroscopic remotes, they actually work alot better than one would think.

Substance_D

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

Curves — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:24:20 EDT

Dont cover your mouth when you cough either.

Curves

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

Slartibartfast — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:23:07 EDT

If I were to use one of these, I would have to shave my palm regularly.

Slartibartfast

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

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy! — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:21:11 EDT

Since I presume that this will just be running the little pointer on the display, wouldn't this make it even harder to select little links, like the select button below the post as I type?

A little DO NOT WANT is in order.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!