Get a grip on your Eee PC with a USB joystick; plus add 16MB of storage, LEDs, and a temperature sensor, all with the same dongle
Posted 07.14.2008 at 10:01 am
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HID
Dave Prochnow
Have you ever found yourself wishing that your Eee PC had a better trackpad, or maybe even a joystick? Well, the Atmel AVR USB key might be your answer.
Packed inside a thin USB dongle is a micro-sized joystick that can slowly drive your cursor all over your Eee PC's Xandros countryside. Furthermore, the AVR USB key is also equipped with 16MB of data flash storage, a couple of LEDs, and even a temperature sensor. Welcome to the wonderful world of HID (Human Interface Device) technology. Unfortunately, to get the full flavor out of the LEDs and temp sensor, you will have to boot Windows XP on your Eee PC.
Nonetheless, if you want to give a real genuine HID a run for its money on your Eee PC, the AVR USB key offers a great bargain.
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Thats nice and all, but I had one of those ASUS laptops and it was very slow. Small is great, but when you sacafice performance its not worth it
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