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 ...

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 ...

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.

Puff and Suck (or Sip and Puff) systems allow people with little to no arm mobility to more easily interact with computers by using a straw-like unit as an input device. [Ana] tells us that the usual ...

There will be a day when our iPads and MacBooks run the same operating system. Despite what Tim Cook wants us to believe, the crossover potential is simply too tantalizing for it not to happen; in ...

When the touchscreen on your Windows 10 laptop goes bad, there's no reason to throw that baby out with the bath water. This morning I received a phone call from a family member who wanted to know what ...

Future Mac keyboards could have a pop-out key that doubles as a mouse. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20220155877) for a “deployable mouse key.” The tech giant has already been granted a patent ...