The Joypad That Became A Rotary Controller 157
jaromil writes "Speaking of human/computer interface, so simple, so neat, a usb knob to switch among desktops can give us quite some feeling about operating a machine... how about such controls around the monitor?" The knob in this case is switching between different effects possible with EffecTV. This make me wonder what creative uses people are putting Griffin's PowerMate to.
Wait a minute (Score:5, Funny)
I think I already have one of those.
Move the rabbit ears a little to the left... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Who cares (Score:2, Funny)
The great benefit is that knobs are *cool*. They make things look needlessly complicated, and therefore awesome. I want knobs and blinking lights and switches and big levers and pipes and wires everywhere in my computer room! A glowing panel full of unlabeled buttons! And one of those freaky monitors from the movie Brazil! And a cooling system half the size of my room, full of some weird green liquid like in Serial Experiments Lain! It would be the *best* computer room *ever*!
16 knobs. (Score:2, Funny)
I only have 16 knobs attached to my PC via USB/Midi.
16 knobs and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt... st. peter don't you call me cause I can't go, I owe my soul to the company store.
Re:PowerMate any good? (Score:5, Funny)
It's OK. Nicely machined, sexy looking, works under Linux but certainly not worth $40. I've bought more useful gadgets for a lot less.
It's one of those things you initially think will be great, but one day, in an idle moment you look at it and think: I haven't touched that device in 6 months. And then you think about selling it on eBay, but never quite get round to it.
Oblig. reference (Score:4, Funny)
Er, 12 actually.
pantyhose (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Very bad idea (Score:3, Funny)
If you are clerical than taking your hands off the keyboard may be even a sin.
Re:Wait a minute (Score:5, Funny)
Re:ummmm (Score:1, Funny)
This one sentence could be said for pretty much anything produced by Microsoft.
Re:Very bad idea (Score:3, Funny)
Doesn't using Lynx all the time get old after a while, though?
Ob Simpsons (Score:2, Funny)
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Pong (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Very bad idea (Score:3, Funny)