| Back in the day when the first computer mouse | | | | computer mouse more accessible. Laptops and |
| was invented- it had only one button. The | | | | other forms of portable computer devices use |
| reason it had only one button was so you | | | | touchpad and trackpads in place of the |
| couldn’t make a mistake as to which | | | | computer mouse allowing a user to use their |
| button to push and it was just | | | | fingertips, as a person would use a computer |
| straightforward and non-complicated. The | | | | mouse to control a curser making control of |
| simplest and most straightforward things are | | | | computer functions that much easier. Touch |
| not complicated and easy to use. Sometimes | | | | screen technology has made way for our |
| perfection can be improved upon. The | | | | fingertips to replace the computer mouse. |
| Microsoft mouse emerged into a mouse having | | | | Could the computer mouse be cast away so |
| two, and at times 3 buttons and the wheel | | | | quickly? |
| which didn’t complicate the mouse if | | | | |
| anything it just made it more functional and | | | | ? |
| increased usability. | | | | |
| | | | Where will we see the next phase of the |
| ? | | | | computer mouse? The computer mouse may not |
| | | | die out completely as we move into the future |
| Soon, the computer mouse became as apart of | | | | of the touch screen, but we may see the |
| the office desk we all have come to know- | | | | computer mouse technology turn itself into |
| mouse pads were invented to make it easier to | | | | more remote functions than ever before with |
| use the mouse, wireless mice came on the | | | | remote technology taking over large screens |
| market, needing only a small laser to connect | | | | like pointer laser pens with more purpose or |
| the mouse to the curser onto your computer | | | | computer mice with much more control. |
| screen. Next- ergonomic mouse was invented | | | | |
| to include the comfort of all of the digits | | | | ? |
| not just the index and middle fingers. And | | | | |
| over the years, the computer mouse continues | | | | Who knows what new technology will bring or |
| to evolve. | | | | remove to our everyday computer use? If |
| | | | anything, technology will continue to evolve, |
| ? | | | | taking the computer mouse with it and like |
| | | | everything else in natural selection- only |
| Touch screen technology and Glidepoint and | | | | the best survive. |
| Glidetouch technologies have now made the | | | | |