I got a Wireless Mouse from people who roast rss-xml. They gave me a mouse for interesting errors on my part. This mouse led me to buy two pairs of NiCd AA 1.2V and a Charger.Every three days i have to change a set of AA Cells. It is working out nicely, the wireless mouse is an advantage that you cannot ignore. Each time a sync has to be made between the mouse and an USB RF device.
The optic ball-less mouse is a great step in mice-tech user-interface. This mouse consumes more power, for a wireless mouse a capacitive sensor matrix based sensing may be better.
Touch Screen on PC is not common place. A combination of Touch screen and Mouse is excellent for all age-groups. Large monitors can have at least two inches of touch screen area at bottom.
I have take one step towards green energy – see tweet below….
I Moved to TFT LCD Monitor Today, My Oscilloscope is the only Equipment Having a Vacuum Tube. LCD is Green, from 150 Watts to just 25 Watts.
This makes my UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) last longer and it reduces electricity costs.
Wireless Power for Wireless Peripherals
Wireless Mouse with capacitive sensors may consume less power, no batteries works on a Supercap, Connector-less ferrite dock for recharging
Wireless mouse rechargeable battery can recharge while moving on the Mouse Pad made of Ferrite/Ceramic 1′ Sq with Power Hot Spots every 3″
Flexible Ferrite, Silicone & Ferrite based Solid emulsion. Can be made as computer table mats to charge the supercaps of peripherals. – Idea
The Energy Efficient Wireless Peripherals can just be placed on this mat to draw the power without wires. Wireless power and Wireless Data.
Usability and Erognomics Tweets
Usability and Ergonomics of Electronic Consumer Equipment, product risks and safety are best studied with very old and very young people.
Personal Computers, Netbooks, Portable Communicating Devices, Remote Controls are where Usability Issues abound, and can be studied/remedied.
The Apple iPod touch is an Academic Example of Design Engineering approaching ideal Man-Machine Interface
Anantha Narayan delabs