But a concerted effort to do the same with a higher animal such as the mouse concerns welfare groups.
And as kid-skewing shows such as "The Mickey Mouse Club" were supplanted in late-afternoon TV schedules by syndicated chat-shows featuring Mike Douglas and Merv Griffin.
The input values might be derived from real-world measurements, such as keystrokes, mouse movements, or the contents of your hard drive.
Some are simple in their approach, such as the MotionCAPTCHA project that requires tracing a pattern with the mouse pointer or Capy, a service in beta for touch-based devices.
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In other cases, in lieu of cheese, there was a menacing cartoon owl hovering above the maze, such that it behooved the mouse to reach the exit so as not to become bird food.
Launched in 1983 as a pay channel, Disney showed ancient films such as Old Yeller and reruns of The Mickey Mouse Club.
Many have described the user interfaces of products such as the iPhone and Surface as ushering in the post-WIMP (windows-icon-mouse-pointer) era.
It can be connected to other devices, such as camera, keyboard, mouse or gamepad via the Micro USB port.
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Beforehand, the lack of Bluetooth made adding peripherals -- such as a mouse of keyboard -- either difficult, or impractical.
You model objects in Amorphium by starting with a primitive shape such as a sphere or cylinder, or some text, then simply use the mouse to grab the shape and pull, push, or twist it into a new look.
There are also questions over whether the Mac mini will work with very old peripherals, such as display, keyboard and mouse.
As such, I'm eyeing up a Wacom tablet and using the pen input to mouse around -- but do you think it's a good idea?
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The REX is also designed to offer Windows 8 users more routine tasks, such as mouse pointing and scrolling down pages.
The mouse won't work on surfaces that pass through or reflect light, such as glass tabletops or mirrors.
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