The end of the humble mouse?
"Computer mouse heading for extinction?"
Published: 21st July 2008 | Source: PC Authority |
Computer mouse heading for extinction?
So do you favour a Razer Lachesis, Logitech G9 or are you more of a SteelSeries Ikari kind of guy/gal? According to an interesting article, the humble mouse as we know it may be nearing the end of its era. Industry analysts are suggesting that the mouse is being increasingly usurped by touch screens and facial recognition, and as a result they are forecasting the demise of the mouse within the next 5 years.
Gartner said that innovations from electronics firms creating new interactive interfaces for gaming and smartphones are driving the demise of the mouse.
Steven Prentice, vice president and Gartner Fellow, told the BBC that devices such as Nintendo's MotionPlus for the Wii and Apple's iPhone point the way to the future, offering greater accuracy in motion detection.
"With the Wii you point and shake and it vibrates back at you so you have a two-way relationship," said the analyst.
"The new generation of smartphones like the iPhone all now have tilting mechanisms or you can shake the device to do one or more things."
Steven Prentice, vice president and Gartner Fellow, told the BBC that devices such as Nintendo's MotionPlus for the Wii and Apple's iPhone point the way to the future, offering greater accuracy in motion detection.
"With the Wii you point and shake and it vibrates back at you so you have a two-way relationship," said the analyst.
"The new generation of smartphones like the iPhone all now have tilting mechanisms or you can shake the device to do one or more things."
But the news is not all doom and gloom, the keyboard it appears is here to stay.
"For all its faults, the keyboard will remain the primary text input device. Nothing is easily going to replace it," he said. "But the idea of a keyboard with a mouse as a control interface is breaking down."
Personally, as long as there are games developed for PC the humble mouse will never die. What are your thoughts?
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Mouse FTW!
I've never seen a touch screen with 7 buttons and a scrollwheel tbh. Or one that would be any use for CAD.
Mouse FTW!
:nono: Trackball FTW!
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:nono: Trackball FTW!
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Lies!!!
That said a decent trackball can be good in some situations :D
they will have to rench the mouse out of my cold, dead, fingers, before touch screens replace it in my system :p
No way.....keyboard and mouse are like a duo.....cant do without one or the other.
Plus I in terms of what I like to use for gaming....mouse and keyboard all the way...hate playing FPSers with a controller=P
That is my opinion and ofcourse everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Plus I in terms of what I like to use for gaming....mouse and keyboard all the way...hate playing FPSers with a controller=P
That is my opinion and ofcourse everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
for gaming, i like my ps3
but for the internet etc, i do prefer a mouse
it is just so much easier
mindya, i guess if a new generation grows up on touch screens, they wont need the mouse..
but for the internet etc, i do prefer a mouse
it is just so much easier
mindya, i guess if a new generation grows up on touch screens, they wont need the mouse..
i can't even imagine gaming with a touch screen. its like trying to think up a new colour :P
I've never seen a touch screen with 7 buttons and a scrollwheel tbh. Or one that would be any use for CAD.
Aye, using a touch screen for a FPS would be a little weird. Does bring a literal meaning to point and shoot!
Tbh, it`d take a gamer to come up with something as an alternative to fps.
Not necessarily the best fps`ers, but those spending the most time on them, perhaps with diy mods.
Not necessarily the best fps`ers, but those spending the most time on them, perhaps with diy mods.
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