| When you suddenly move from a desktop | | | | become known as a descriptor of a person who |
| computer with a mouse to a laptop with a | | | | is considered an excessive computer mouse user |
| touchpad keyboard, what is your first instinct in | | | | with a computer related injury called a mousing |
| order to perform a function? You reach for the | | | | injury. Most people who use their computer and |
| computer mouse instinctively and once your hand | | | | computer mouse excessively know this type of |
| discovers that it isn’t where you thought, | | | | pain. Sitting at a desk for hours with an arm |
| it hits you with anxiety, “what do you do | | | | outstretched and consistent tapping creates pain |
| now? There isn’t a mouse!” You | | | | in shoulders, backs, necks, wrists and forearms. |
| suddenly think, since I can’t communicate | | | | Â |
| with the computer, it’s almost useless with | | | | According to recent media, Windows 7's |
| out a computer mouse to access the | | | | multitouch software can allow desktop and laptop |
| “start” button. Until you realize that | | | | PC users to use their fingers to draw pictures |
| you have the touch pad keyboard, you realize | | | | onto a computer screen, zoom in and out of |
| how much dependence is on the computer | | | | photos, flip quickly through slideshows, search and |
| mouse. | | | | skim maps, and play an on-screen piano. Also |
| Â | | | | included in the new product is speech recognition |
| The computer mouse has had quite the legacy. | | | | technologies. This will allow users to communicate |
| From wireless to ergonomic to finger mouse | | | | to their computer and hear their computer |
| styles and several kitschy computer mouse pads | | | | respond back. This multitouch technology is also |
| to go with it. All of it is about to change though. | | | | being called “Surface.” First instances |
| With the advent of touch screens, the era of the | | | | of the surface technology will be premiered at |
| computer mouse is quickly coming to an end. Our | | | | hotels, restaurants and other public venues. |
| society has already embraced both resistive and | | | | Â |
| capacitive sensor technologies on a grand scale. | | | | Now, the question remains, will other companies |
| We have seen touch screens impact our daily | | | | besides the Microsoft giant be able to beat |
| lives already, from the grocery store check out | | | | Microsoft to the market? As far as idealistic goals |
| to the gas pump and at the bank. Now, with | | | | of going mouse-less next year, is the actual time |
| touch screen phones and soon, touch screen | | | | line two or three? With so many people touching |
| Microsoft Windows, the computer mouse will be | | | | screens to connect to the internet and other |
| unnecessary. | | | | functions via their telephone and other hand held |
| Â | | | | devices, it almost seems like the next logical step |
| If users can speed up the process of touching | | | | would be seeking out ways to scroll our fingers |
| something on the screen rather than reaching for | | | | down the computer’s screen, eliminating |
| the mouse and the pointer to produce a function, | | | | the clunky ol mouse and quickly accessing files, |
| think of the time it will save and not to mention | | | | photos and music faster than ever possible |
| “mousing injuries.” | | | | before. Just think, soon double clicking will be a |
| “Mousing,” the term for using | | | | phrase of the past. |
| one’s computer mouse functions has also | | | | |