Tuesday October 30, 2007
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Tuesday October 30, 2007 | Why Use A Wireless Mouse? | Computers |
I found this in my "save for later" folder: It's the solar powered mouse.
Is there a big market for this? Do a lot of people need a wireless mouse - outside? It's not like you can just use it all day and then leave it outside - at night - to recharge. You would actually need to use this outside to get any benefit. Also, wouldn't your hand cover the solar panel? Maybe this is just for people with desks by windows that face the equator.
But this leads to a bigger question:
Why use wireless mice at all?
I've seen plenty of people sit at their laptop, plug in a wireless mouse dongle into the USB port, and the use their wireless mouse all of three inches away from it. To me this just seems like extra trouble for no gain. You need to keep the mouse recharged (solar or not) and now you have two things to lose instead of just one.
I travel with a simple mouse with a retractable cord. It's small, works, and doesn't need batteries of any kind. Mine also has cool LEDs to make it flash colors. I got mine on sale for $5, but even at the full retail price of $25 it's still cheaper than any wireless mouse out there.
Yes, I can see a need for a wireless device if you give presentations and like to be away from the laptop. I'm not talking to you. But I'm pretty sure you're not giving your presentations outside in the sun.
Tags: mice mouse solar wireless
October 30, 2007 12:12 PM PDT Permalink | Comments [5] |
Wednesday March 14, 2007 | Cool Movie of Solar Eclipse Photographed From Space | SciFi |
Neatorama posted this story, but they only linked to still photos of the eclipse. Nasa's site has the whole movie, which is much cooler because it, y'know, moves and stuff. Yes, technically it's a "lunar transit of the sun" but that phase doesn't play in Peoria.
Watch the movie in large mode, if possible.
Tags: solar eclipse | eclipse
Tags: eclipse solar
March 14, 2007 08:13 PM PDT Permalink | Comments [0] |
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