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Computer Mouse R.I.P. In Five Years?

Gizmodo cites an article from the Australian site PC Authority that claims the computer mouse is going the way of the dodo.

The main thrust of the argument is that alternate input devices and modes will soon supersede the mouse.

I’m not saying that the computer input domain isn’t ripe for a paradigm shift. It is. But five years seems a little soon.

Then again, what’s that quote about humans always overestimating how much change will occur in the short term, but underestimating change in the long term?

Mouse RIP: Computer Mouse R.I.P. In Five Years, Experts Say :: Gizmodo
Computer Mouse Heading For Extinction :: PC Authority

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This entry was posted on Friday, July 25th, 2008 at 10:26 pm and is filed under Hardware. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Computer Mouse R.I.P. In Five Years?”

Usability Group in Egypt Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Actually i thought in that also since everything will become based on multi touch monitors i’m thinking to start an early research on what will be the next step

May be it will be a USB device connected to our body and send the orders to the computer depending on what you are thinking in!

Thanks for sharing this post

Mohammed