Not sure if good idea, bad idea or evil idea
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A mouse with an HDMI cable, plus directly into your display device and is a fully fledged computer.
As title says, not sure if good idea, bad idea or evil idea. away!
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This needs to be a poll. I vote good idea! Probably not the best for text entry though.
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I love that it has USB-Ports. Just imagine plugging USB-Sticks into the mouse and then move it around!
Definitly a wonderful idea!
FiledUnder: OnMouseDown finally makes sense
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This is a great idea and a great feat for this "Polish chap".
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I love that it has USB-Ports. Just imagine plugging
USB-Sticksa keyboard into the mouse and then move it around!ftfy - I mean how else are you going to do something sensible with that computer?
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A mouse with an HDMI cable, plus directly into your display device and is a fully fledged computer.
Guess we're going back to the 80s:
(except that was a usable idea, and this... let's just say I have about 8 or so cables coming out of my PC, so good luck).
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I'd like to have a device that not only was a mini-computer with WiFi, internal storage, USB port and accelerometer, but also had GPS, a touch screen and could even make phone calls.
Wouldn't that be mind-blowing?
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Isn't that describing a modern smartphone?
Oh wait... you said 'make phone calls'. I don't think they do that any more.
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You are just holding it wrongtm
Filed Under: I didn't even have to bend for that joke
Editors note: I apologize for this post!
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I love that it has USB-Ports. Just imagine plugging USB-Sticks into the mouse and then move it around!
Definitly a wonderful idea!
Can I plug a mouse into that USB port?
@Kuro said:FiledUnder: OnMouseDown finally makes sense
FiledUnder: needs an OnMouseReboot event
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Back in 80's, Sony was on the edge of bankrupcy because it made TVs that don't break down. Modern TVs have a ticking bomb set at exactly 1096 days (if warranty is 3-year). I don't think any of my PCs ever broke down to the point of FUBAR, while I replace mice on regular basis. Maybe it's the industry's business plan B for when Moore's law finally collapses and people will lose any reason to switch to newer hardware?
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A mouse with an HDMI cable, plus directly into your display device and is a fully fledged computer.
you have @accalia's attention!
that sounds awesome!
i'm not sure what i would use it for but the sheer geekery of it means i want one!
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http://mouse-box.com/ for more
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.... there's no preorder page....
or did i miss that?
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That looks suspiciously like an iMac.
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I meant to show two other things, actually.
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: :facepunch:
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At least their misspellings are consistent...
[spoiler]Genertion[/spoiler]
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Why does that guy have the 1541-C but with the original everything else? (Including an original 1541!) Who would do that!??! It's all mismatched. The -C stuff all goes together. IT OFFENDS ME.
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Back in 80's, Sony was on the edge of bankrupcy because it made TVs that don't break down. Modern TVs have a ticking bomb set at exactly 1096 days (if warranty is 3-year).
Wow an urban legend invented just to say Sony stuff is shit? I would think people should realize Sony stuff is shit without needing additional help.
I don't think any of my PCs ever broke down to the point of FUBAR, while I replace mice on regular basis. Maybe it's the industry's business plan B for when Moore's law finally collapses and people will lose any reason to switch to newer hardware?
By saying "you've never had a PC break down to the point of FUBAR" you're really weasel-wording this. Since PCs are entirely modular, you can have every component except the physical case fail and still not be "to the point of FUBAR".
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That's actually pretty cool. Not sure what I'd do with it though.
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Watch Star Trek: The Next Genertion on it and attach an Apple Magic Mouse?
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Wow an urban legend invented just to say Sony stuff is shit?
No, a fact. Or an urban legend that was invented back in late nineties when TVs weren't that bad yet. Definitely not made up on the spot, and definitely not to talk shit about today's Sony products.I would think people should realize <insert any consumer electronics manufacturer here> stuff is shit without needing additional help.
This.By saying "you've never had a PC break down to the point of FUBAR" you're really weasel-wording this.
Okay, I'll be more specific - I had 4 PCs in my life, one was 286 (I think) that would probably still work if I haven't got rid of it, next was Duron 800 which had broken GPU and nothing else, another was Athlon 2600+ which had something wrong with mobo, and the newest one I've bought year ago. Point is, each of them had only one part broken and otherwise were totally fine (replacing the part fixed them), but I still scraped them after some time because they were too slow for modern needs. If they weren't, I would probably still have that Duron. FUBAR would be if several parts have broken at once and total (second-hand) cost of replacement parts would be greater than the worth of the good parts.you can have every component except the physical case fail and still not be "to the point of FUBAR"
Actually, physical case is the least important part, almost optional.
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I was attempting to make a joke, but it could just as well be a whoosh (how would I know?)
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"computer industry needs freshness"
Like I haven't heard that before.
"Guys, I know we've been refining our products to become more practical and powerful at the same time, but we need to seriously consider the idea of stopping that and going wild-off in this other random direction, because.... progress!!!"
I seriously wonder that if someone convince people that straight off the edge of a cliff was a fresh idea, if people wouldn't all run off it in the name of progress.
Oh, wait, we already have.
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Modern TVs have a ticking bomb set at exactly 1096 days (if warranty is 3-year).
My Panasonic 42" Plasma TV was bought in Jan 2009, it's almost exactly 6 years old, and still working perfectly. And used a LOT.
You can get quality goods if you want to...
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Back in 80's, Sony was on the edge of bankrupcy because it made TVs that don't break down. Modern TVs have a ticking bomb set at exactly 1096 days (if warranty is 3-year).
My Sony TV is like 7 maybe 8 years old.
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"Guys, I know we've been refining our products to become more practical and powerful at the same time, but we need to seriously consider the idea of stopping that and going wild-off in this other random direction, because.... progress!!!"
Are you describing Discourse?
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I don't know about display quality or lifetime to compare between manufacturers, but if something is crap 10x is the Sony Bravia "SmartTV" software. It's such a piece of shit that everyone at my office dread debugging it.
For instance, today, some of our API uses HTTPS and the stupid thing failed intermittently. Only the Sony models.
Believe me, if you care about SmartTV, don't buy a Bravia.
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Maybe Sony TVs break every few years, but Panasonic TVs (which is the brand I buy, generally) last forever.
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Modern TVs have a ticking bomb set at exactly 1096 days (if warranty is 3-year).
Define "modern". I bought a 23" Toshiba LCD TV in 2004 that I was using up until last year.
ETA: as far as I know it still works, too, I just haven't turned it on in a while.
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For a community of IT "people", there is an incredible amount of ignorance and failure to accept. Upstairs I have a 4" square cube that is a computer. Most of the insides is fresh air; I know this because I installed the HDD. There are two reasons why it is 4".
- It has a 1TB HDD
- It needs Real Estate to have physical sockets USB, HDMI, VGA, Sound and power.
I have a 22" 10 point touch screen screen that has a USB Hub, supports HDMI and VGA. I can use my PC with just it and a mouse.
30 years ago, I was having a discussion in a pub with a like minded computer enthusiast. He pointed to his cigarette pack and stated that the only reason that they could not put a computer in that was heat dissipation. As I have had cause to point out over the last few days, technology is improving at an incredible rate. My view is that the only thing holding back computer development today, is backwards compatibility with the current PC architecture - Hardware and every other form of 'ware.
A computing device built into a mouse may not be fast, it may have power issues and be limited in high speed / performance persistent storage: but it is a start.
Edit: Thanks @dkf for reminding me. It has wired network and possibly fire wire. If anyone is really interested, I have the invoice with build components somewhere. Wireless is getting close to 1Gb, close enough to not make any real difference for normal use (not gaming, not streaming etc).
INB4: Yes, my monitor has a USB Hub, and yes I have to "connect" it to my PC with the appropriate USB cable. But the point is there could be a propriety HDMI / USB cable from the mouse to the display unit.
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It needs Real Estate to have physical sockets USB, HDMI, VGA, Sound and power.
Theoretically, you could drop the VGA and Sound connectors too, relying on HDMI for video output and USB for sound. OTOH, if you have a network socket then you can use power-over-ether to drive the device, and wired networks are still capable of being much faster than wireless…
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the only reason that they could not put a computer in that was heat dissipation
Complete with video out, usb inputs, and LAN. Which is most of the ports you really need these days. Plus, SSD!
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I was going to mention the "pie", then I noticed that it was. How long do you think it will be before somebody claims that it don't count 'cos it not a Windows / Linux / Mac? Then there is time until the obligatory counter claim of people making it one?
Also, and it could just be because I'm a Brit. I'm not too sure I would want to put something in my mouth that comes from a tin labelled "Altoids", even if it is a bit minty.
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Won't Continuum be a much more convenient way of doing this? Just bring along a dumb mouse and use it with your phone.
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For a community of IT "people"
I know to ignore every word after this statement because this is a community of escaped sub-bridge dwellers who moonlight in IT.It's a novel idea but much like the raspberry pi that is collecting dust in my drawer I can't see a use for it outside some specific use cases. Brilliant first step though.
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Theoretically, you could drop the VGA and Sound connectors too, relying on HDMI for video output and USB for sound.
Or you could use HDMI for both video and sound.
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How long do you think it will be before somebody claims that it don't count 'cos it not a Windows / Linux / Mac?
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https://dev.windows.com/en-us/iot
Are you involved in this?@<a href=http://ms-iot.github.io/content/en-US/Faqs.htm'>http://ms-iot.github.io/content/en-US/Faqs.htm said:
I get "You need to enable Developer Mode" on my Vistual Studio machine.