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lol, how did this mouse make it past R&D?
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:50 pm
by bitWISE
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:55 pm
by MKJ
nothing wrong with that
now if theyd only advance apples oldskool peripheral connectivity thingy and build usb hubs into keyboard...
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:55 pm
by rep
That's great engineering, actually. It could only be better if the USB port was on the front of the mouse.
I just got all these WD MyBooks and my ports are full. I could use an extra for my 8GB thumbdrive.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:06 pm
by bitWISE
You guys don't rest your wrist just behind the mouse? You move the mouse and out pops the peripheral your hand is sitting on. Not to mention how uncomfortable it would be.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:20 pm
by MKJ
i have long fingers which means theres quite some air between the back of the mouse and my wrist.
also, its not supposed to be in there 24/7 im sure. its just a handy place where you can quickly fit in your usb stick or cam or whatever to transfer files.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:36 pm
by Ryoki
Mmm, looks quite inconvenient to me
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:59 pm
by werldhed
I'm with you, bitWISE... that looks like a stupid idea.
On the other hand, how feasible is it to make a mouse with a built-in jump drive? Then, you could just use the mouse to copy a file and transfer it to another computer.
I realize that the size of the mouse makes it inconvenient to carry around, but just for transferring between two nearby computers, perhaps it would work?
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:10 pm
by bitWISE
werldhed wrote:I'm with you, bitWISE... that looks like a stupid idea.
On the other hand, how feasible is it to make a mouse with a built-in jump drive? Then, you could just use the mouse to copy a file and transfer it to another computer.
I realize that the size of the mouse makes it inconvenient to carry around, but just for transferring between two nearby computers, perhaps it would work?
Wireless notebook mouse with 4gb microdrive storage...that's a wicked idea. Although USB 2.0 would be better for larger files.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:17 pm
by Foo
Its shit.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:16 pm
by Eraser
I'm with bitwise and Ryoki for this one.
Looks about as comfortable as hell on a hot day.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:24 pm
by Foo
Also looks like a beaver tail.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:34 pm
by bag0shite
Foo wrote:Also looks like a beaver tail.
lol, was thinking the same.
Apple buggered up their keyboards, at least for me, with the G5 (white) ones which have the USB ports on the back edge. Not great when space is at a premium or if you have a dongle (iLok or Logic Pro auth key for example). The Pro keyboards (silver, full size, usb ports on the sides of the top edge) are much better.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:40 pm
by bitWISE
Foo wrote:Also looks like a beaver tail.
lol. they should have called this model the Beaver instead of a Mouse.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:30 pm
by Nightshade
rep wrote:That's great engineering, actually. It could only be better if the USB port was on the front of the mouse.
I just got all these WD MyBooks and my ports are full. I could use an extra for my 8GB thumbdrive.
lol, like you have the ability to judge great engineering. Ergonomically it's complete shit, and there's nothing great about adding a USB port to a mouse.
And were you actually trying to brag about the size of your thumb drive?
You micropenised fuckwit.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:31 pm
by CaseDogg
my hand/wrist would break it off.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:32 pm
by Grudge
rep's utter douche-ness shines through in every single post he makes
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:35 pm
by Tsakali_
I'm patenting this :icon14:
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:04 pm
by Transient
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:46 pm
by mik0rs
Load of crap.
There'll be a lot of those in pristine condition sitting in the bottom of drawers in a few years time. I say a lot because I imagine quite a few idiots will buy them regardless.
For ultimate usefulness it should also be a ball mouse.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:41 pm
by Foo
mik0rs wrote:Load of crap.
There'll be a lot of those in pristine condition sitting in the bottom of drawers in a few years time. I say a lot because I imagine quite a few idiots will buy them regardless.
For ultimate usefulness it should also be a ball mouse.
With more than one scroll wheel and wireless that requires ~4 AA batteries.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:43 pm
by ek
wow how crap
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:54 pm
by S@M
MKJ wrote:nothing wrong with that
now if theyd only advance apples oldskool peripheral connectivity thingy and build usb hubs into keyboard...
they should have done that years ago :icon32:
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:02 pm
by Foo
Scroll up to 4 websites at once!
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:19 pm
by R00k
OfficeCunt 9000
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:21 pm
by R00k
Oh, and I agree it's a shit design.
Nearly every peripheral for a PC can be bought with a USB hub in it these days. If they wanted to make a cool gadget-mouse, why not actually make the mouse itself have a 1gb flash drive built into it? Now that would actually be useful.
