For those of you who are chronically short of USB ports on your notebook, the Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 offers an elegant new solution.
The wireless mouse has its own Flash drive with 1GB of memory, allowing you to move files around without tying up one of those precious ports. And for those of you who like to test your eyesight by sitting at the other end of the room from your screen, it also works from 30 feet away.—Gregory Mone
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Hi there,
Peter Teiman from Switzerland.
The Microsoft mouse has the potential to act as an entire information repository.
Dr Peter Teiman
A mouse is a mouse. Ide say the current mouse has been perfected, and its time for another jump in mouse tech. Similar to the ball to laser jump.
DR PETER TEIMAN FRANKLIN here,
It is surprising that mouse technology has not advanced further.
DR PETER TEIMAN FRANKLIN
Sweden
PETER TEIMAN Franklin here,
There is some question whether mouse technology could be enhanced to incorporate cognitive exercises.
PETER TEIMAN Franklin
Sweden
PETER TEIMAN Franklin here,
Doesa anyone think it tenable thaqt supermouse technology could one day act as a conduit to computer security?
PETER TEIMAN Franklin
PETER TEIMAN Franklin,
If the mouse had not been invented, then computer technology as we know it would be radically different.
PETER TEIMAN Franklin