That's fine by me, as I don't think hidden, contextual elements make much sense in a keyboard-and-mouse environment.
In one study, college seniors seated at a desktop Mac were randomly assigned to use either a generic keyboard and mouse or brand-name Apple accessories.
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Based around Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system the TouchSmart PC doesn't dispense with a mouse and keyboard totally -- these are readily available when required -- but rather it takes the emphasis off them as tools of necessity for all tasks.
By taking scripts pushed out from a host Windows PC, the EK1 can run pre-recorded keyboard and mouse instructions on a slave PC without any software interference.
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With a real controller or a mouse-and-keyboard setup, the combat could be much more in-depth.
That is, if the game works decently with a controller rather than a mouse-and-keyboard.
Mouse and keyboard are wonderful for first-person-shooters and games with elaborate skill bars.
With a multi-touch display - no keyboard or mouse here -- housed in what looks in size and shape like a chic coffee table, the company hope that the table-style computer will change the face of computing at the office and in the home over the next decade.
Simply press and hold a single keyboard key and Easy-Aim will instantly optimize the DPI setting on your mouse.
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We underestimate the value of a gamepad or mouse-keyboard set-up and look to things like touch or motion as better replacements.
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Of course, you can use the old-fashioned mouse and keyboard commands instead.
This desktop PC also comes with an optional compact wireless multimedia remote with built-in mini backlit keyboard and mouse, so users can control the Q190 from the comfort of their couch.
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The Latitude 10 is available with an optional productivity dock for in-office productivity with a traditional keyboard and mouse for desktop content creation activities.
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So Mountain Lion is built for precisely the same machines as previous versions: MacBooks, iMacs, Mac Minis and Mac Pros, equipped with a keyboard and either an oversized touchpad or a touch-sensitive Magic Mouse.
The hardware, which ships on a pallet, includes 4-foot-high steel boxes with a built-in desk that sports a rubberized keyboard and rollerball mouse.
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Diamond provides a 3-in-1 remote that features a keyboard, mouse and motion control, allowing you to use your television like a computer device or a game console.
The current-gen and previous-gen MMOs were all about using the keyboard and mouse, and sure, everyone used things like Ventrilo and other voice chat services, but that only works in a small group.
While Windows 8 will work with a mouse or touch pad and a keyboard, it will be heavily oriented toward tablet-type touch-screen navigation.
What's more, without turning on the PC, users can connect a keyboard and mouse to the Personal Smart TV and navigate the Home Dashboard for a full web-surfing experience.
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But launching programs and toggling through open applications without fumbling for a keyboard or mouse can be a real time-saver, Rogers says.
While it's been possible for ages to record keyboard and mouse commands as macros, quality assurance teams sometimes can't have any tracking software running -- a real pain when trying to recreate a bug in an online RPG or other input-heavy apps.
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The computer runs on open-sourced operating system Linux and can be hooked up to a monitor, keyboard and mouse.
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Right away I imagined a console-based true web browser where you use your iPad keyboard to type the way you would on a PC, and Kinect gestures stand-in for a mouse.
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And with a built-in browser, users can even surf the internet without a PC simply by connecting a keyboard and mouse to the MT93.
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But it isn't exactly efficient--more akin to typing a letter via hunt-and-peck with the mouse and the Mac's Key Caps instead of simply using your keyboard.
The problem is that this separation between mouse navigation (for the two Desktop panels) and keyboard navigation (for the Metro panel) keeps breaking down -- either because a particular Metro app refuses to respond to the keyboard, or because Metro is just unable to do everything I want to do on that panel.
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