Mouse May be Replaced by "Nouse" 247
mteichrob writes "A Canadian inventor has designed a computer mouse steered by movements of the nose and eyelids. The invention, dubbed a "Nouse," is meant to help people with a disability use a computer.
I think this could also be quite useful for the average office lackey like me! As good as my ergonomic mouse/keyboard combo is, less body movement is still a better replacement."
Great for FPS (Score:1, Interesting)
Less movement not always ergonomically good (Score:3, Interesting)
As good as my ergonomic mouse/keyboard combo is, less body movement is still a better replacement.
Just because you're moving less doesn't mean you'll be under less strain. It's the naturalness of the movement (however big or small) that's important.
Now, like any good Slashdottie, I haven't read the f...ing article, but if this "nouse" requires you to hold your head perfectly still, I can guarantee you that your neck muscles will be weeping by the end of the day.
current gui toolkits (Score:2, Interesting)
to be really acurate to hit a button without hitting the other one right next to it.
Or selecting/high-lighting text.
I think that can be tricky.
Mega-necks (Score:3, Interesting)
What's going to happen to a nouse user? All that extra activity is going to make very strong neck muscles. Wouldn't want to piss the bloke off and get head-butted.
Re:Mega-necks (Score:2, Interesting)
One day when I was working at a petrol station a few years back, I looked outside after serving someone, and there was this guy with no legs filling up his car.
He only just came up to about level with the top of the boot, so it looked a bit weird at first.
Then, when he was done, he just `walked' inside using his arms like crutches (ie. put them in front a bit, swing the body through, repeat), paid (I had to take the credit card receipt around the counter for him to sign, he couldn't reach it) and left. Pulled himself up into the car and drove off.
That guy had some serious arm muscles.