tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post2385561943756982523..comments2024-03-27T20:37:09.185-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: MiceAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-82203420420923153162021-09-15T09:56:05.655-05:002021-09-15T09:56:05.655-05:00swsw made me think what my perfect mouse would be ...swsw made me think what my perfect mouse would be like. :-)<br /><br />It would be a wireless mouse--so cables don't break--but at the same time it would be battery-free. This may sound like a violation of the laws of nature, but there is such a thing on the market: a Wacom Intuos mouse. It does require a Wacom drawing tablet, and we actually have one large Wacom3 tablet in the household. The tablet, of course, has a cable (I assume the mouse inductively sips power from the tablet, just like I think the styluses do), but the tablet cable should be a lot more reliable than a mouse cable, because (a) it is quite thick and (b) it isn't moved as often as a mouse cable. And Intuos3 mice and tablets are not expensive on ebay if you get the tablet without a stylus. <br /><br />I wonder what the latency for gaming would be like.<br /><br />One does lose some portability: all the PCs in regular use are laptops.Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-81976297810713183132021-09-13T10:35:02.511-05:002021-09-13T10:35:02.511-05:00I suppose the most common problem we have is cause...I suppose the most common problem we have is caused by flexibility of cable and cost both pushing the manufacturer to thinner cables. I would be happy to sacrifice cable flexibility to have less breakage. I used to have a tiny mouse where at some point I replaced the very thin cable by a fat USB cable from some other product, and the result was a bit more annoying to use, but at least the cable lasted.<br /><br />The same thing happens with wired earbuds -- I would prefer uncomfortably fat cables if they just didn't break.Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-63700575439531636262021-09-12T13:29:19.284-05:002021-09-12T13:29:19.284-05:00I presume getting a slightly more expensive one wo...I presume getting a slightly more expensive one would reduce the damage since the (overall) quality should be better. It also depends on the brand you’re purchasing from as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792307161207113538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-39549363283814649592021-09-11T16:56:18.614-05:002021-09-11T16:56:18.614-05:00I had the same problem, then I noticed that a bett...I had the same problem, then I noticed that a better mouse would not have those problem. After that I followed by imagining an even better, perfect mouse who would also always be anywhere I needed it.<br />I use this one now.swaggerswaggmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452871878835259394noreply@blogger.com