The Foot Mouse.
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http://www.bilila.com/foot_mouse_slipper_mouse
I thougt this was really interesting.
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Eric, what the matter..... too much money or too much time?
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I was bored, searching the internet. 8O
I don't plan on buying one though. -
Something to watch for...
First the background: The Nintendo Wii game system uses bluetooth communications between its controllers and the console. There have been people who have created drivers for computers to allow the Wii controllers to be used with your computer. For instance with the appropriate driver installed and a bluetooth adapter, you can use a wireless Wii wand controller instead of a mouse.
Now here's what to watch for: Nintendo have developed a new foot-pad controller for the game system. They call it the "Wii Balance Board". It looks like an electronic bathroom scale. It is far more advanced than a bathroom scale in the way it is pressure sensitive. They already have developed demo programs for it where you your weight transfer from foot to foot is used to intuitively control a game character's horizontal movement allowing the character to head-butt soccer balls. They also have a yoga and exercise 'game' that uses it. So... You can expect the same folks who developed the computer drivers for the wand controller will likely create computer drivers for the foot-pad. Then if you have a bluetooth adapter on your computer you should be able to use this sophisticated touch-sensitive device as an input device. With it you probably won't have to move your foot at all -- just shift your weight around. It should basically work like the control system on a Sagway that senses weight transfer.
Could be cool!
Regards, Ross
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