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yankodesign.com - 10/30/2008

World’s Largest Mouse

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If you thought your premium mouse had a lot of buttons, check out the Glide Keyboard from Weston Boege. Resting on low friction pads, the keyboard slides around your desk picking up the movement through an optical sensor mounted underneath. The keyboard also integrates traditional mousing ...

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japantrendshop.com - 11/1/2008

Gadgets - Jupiter Mouse accelerometer mouse

— japantrendshop.com — It's a rare item that pleases both gadget and nature lovers, but the Jupiter Mouse from Actbrise... Electronics does just that. This wooden mouse is handmade from Chinese flowering ash in Japan's rural Gunma prefecture and earns its name from the ... (more) Gadgets - Jupiter Mouse accelerometer mouse

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nextnature.net - 11/4/2008

Evolving mouse

— nextnature.net — José E. Rivera emailed us this image of his strangely evolving mouse. We are clueless on what... motives or evolutionary pressure a computer mouse might have to transform itself into a dragonfly. Perhaps it wanted to break free? Surely Douglas Engelbart ... (more) Evolving mouse

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uncrate.com - 10/30/2008

Mouse in a Pint

— uncrate.com — (more) Mouse in a Pint

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Glide Keyboard Concept
Ubergizmo — ... Here’s a rather novel idea by Weston Boege. Keyboard lovers out there will want to take a look at his design that has the keyboard resting on low friction pads with an optical sensor underneath it. The keyboard will then be able to slide around your desktop to simulate a mouse’s movement. It’s an interesting idea, though if it were ever to make it to stores we’re not sure whether people would actually warm to such a product. ...

The Glide
Tech Blog — ... What sets The Glide keyboard apart from others is that it "slides around your desk picking up the movement through an optical sensor mounted underneath." Click here for first picture in gallery. The keyboard also integrates traditional mousing controls into the moulded palm rest that grips your hands as they move. [via Yankodesign]

Don’t Look Now, But The Keyboard Is a Mouse
Mobilewhack.com — ... controls to click your way around work. I’d like to see a price and an availability date stuck on the back of this keyboard. It would be sure fun to use it! via YankoDesign Tags: ...

Glide Keyboard Concept
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide — ... Weston Boege has created the Glide Keyboard that will be able to slide around your desktop to simulate a mouse’s movement. I think the Glide Keyboard is an interesting idea, although it is only a concept. We dont know yet whether this concept will go into mass production or not. [Yanko] ...

The world's largest mouse
Newlaunches.com — ... wonderful world of concepts how we wish they could be turned be reality. What we have here is the Glide Keyboard from Weston Boege which rests on low friction pads. The keyboard slides around your desk picking up the movement through an optical sensor mounted underneath. The keyboard also integrates traditional mousing controls into the moulded palm rest that grips your hands as they move. An interesting concept which might never say the light of the day. glide_2.jpg glide_3.jpg [ Yankodesign ]

Glide Keyboard is also a mouse
iTech News Net — This is Glide Keyboard concept designed by Weston Boege, which is not only a keyboard but a mouse. The idea is simple. Glide has an optical sensor underneath that will track the movement of the keyboard and works like a mouse. Glide simply allows you to type and click at the same time. [yankodesign] ...