This Design Idea utilizes an optical computer mouse's sensor for measuring rotation of a disk which can be mechanically connected to any sort of rotating apparatus. One feature is to allow adjustment ...

Readers with long memories will remember the days when mice and other similar pointing devices relied upon a hard rubber ball in contact with your desk or other surface, that transmitted any motion to ...

The company's upgraded mobile mouse features a new 8,000 DPI optical sensor and its button-clicking sounds have been toned down. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's ...

If your pointing device is a mouse, turn it over. The chances are you’ll see a red LED light if you’re not seriously old-school and your mouse has a ball, this light serves as the illumination for a ...

HyperX today announced the Pulsefire FPS Pro RGB, its third gaming mouse in just over a year, and its second in the Pulsefire FPS series. What sets the Pro model apart from its predecessor is the ...

One of the attractive features of early optical computer mice was their lack of moving parts. The idea is that fewer moving parts translate into less mechanical wear and longer life. But even though ...