Parts search....
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Ok, so i am building a custom keyboard, however I am looking for certain parts, and am not sure where to look. All efforts so far have resulted in squat...lol
so, i thought I'd throw the question out here, and see if anyone might know.I'm looking for components for either small trackballs or track points. any clues as to where I can find them? I've tried Mouser, digikey and alliedelectronics so far. no luck
the set-up that I am building would have these controlled by the thumbs. sounds awkward, but the formfactor of the keyboard would put these right where the thumbs are in a rest position and the pad of the thumb would rest on the device, i.e. the trackpoint/ball would be roughly parrallel to the ground. the right 'mouse' would control pointer movement, the left would control scroll/zoom function. The overall form factor is inspired by the Datahand series (http://www.datahand.com)though i plan on taking a different implimentation route. Just to clarify, this is not a commercial product i am working on, but a hobby project. This being said, which do you think would be more comfortable, easier to use, etc. : a trackpoint or a trackball ?
thanks everyone!
Mike
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cool, thanks for the quick reply.
I think I'd seen the Crackberry trackballs before. though if i go with those at least i'll know where to get them cheap
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