The results of our studies serve as a specification for future ksi devices, independent of sensing. The three main functions of the pointing devices are to point somewhere on the monitor, click and drag. A number of studies and taxonomies attempt to organize this range of possibilities 3, 6. Would you like to know about pointing devices, different types of pointing devices, their functions and also how these devices can work. Pdf pointing devices for wearable computers researchgate. The beauty of current pointing devices is that it takes one axis updown completely out of the equation providing much more stability. Design and evaluation of pointing devices request pdf. Evaluation of four wearable computer pointing devices for. Pdf design guidelines for wearable pointing devices. The future of input devices department of computer science. Motion of the pointing device on the table is followed by the movements on the screen.
Lets read the topic and you will find out all the answers. Pdf we present a survey of pointing devices for wearable computers, which are bodymounted. The future of input devices is almost here the end of typing as we know it may be a gesture, a blink, or a thought away. Some thus give better overall performance, and others, better. A pointing device is a hardware device that makes it possible for the user to install constant and multidimensional information in the system. Different manual input devices give rise to different propor tionality constants in the equation. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. Lenovos ambitious plan for the future of computing. It is a very famous cursorcontrol device having a small palm size box with a round ball at its base which senses the movement of mouse and sends corresponding signals to cpu when the mouse buttons are pressed.
An input device used to control a pointer on the screen is called a pointing device. It allows the user to point to displayed objects or draw on the screen in a similar way to a touchscreen but with greater positional accuracy. Evaluation of four wearable computer pointing devices for drag and drop tasks when stationary and walking conference paper pdf available october 2006 with 85 reads how we measure reads. Design guidelines for wearable pointing devices ict frontiers. Scenarios for the future of technology and international. Zucco and thomas design guidelines for wearable pointing. Request pdf design and evaluation of pointing devices pointing devices. Future technology devices international ltd will not accept any claim for damages howsoever arising as a result of use or failure of this product. Navigating goofy ai misunderstandings for 12 appliances and. An input device allows a user to interact with a computer by.
The results of our studies serve as a specification for future ksi devices. For example, a mouse measures linear motion in two dimensions. You can make the pointing motions on a tabletop, sure, but you can just as easily do them on a wall. Generally it has two buttons called left and right button and a wheel is present between the buttons. Consider using a different input device to reduce repetitive arm motions. Lenovo, a leading pc manufacturer and a topfive player in the server market, has recently returned its smartphone group to. And yet looking out to the future, there is no single story to be told about how technology will continue to help shape or even revolutionize life in developing countries. Input devices pointing devices light pen a light pen is a computer input device in the form of a lightsensitive wand used in conjunction with a computers crt display. The prevailing view in recent years is that our postkeyboard future is very likely to be informed by these kinds of wearable always on input devices.