Consider the status quo: To operate computers, most people peck away at keyboards and use a mouse to scoot a digital pointer across the screen.
Designing a truly adaptive brain-robot interface that allows paralysed patients to directly teach a robot to do something could be immensely helpful, liberating them from the need to use a mouse and keyboard or touchscreen, designed for more capable users.
Mr. Smith also advises companies to ensure that people with motor disabilities can navigate websites without the use of a mouse, and to use plain language and a strong design to aid people with cognitive or intellectual disabilities.
So far such systems appeal chiefly to disabled people who cannot use a conventional mouse.
Consoles, in turn, are accessible, and if Valve created a mini-PC of sorts (which is what most consoles are) for the living room, they could recreate the console experience many gamers prefer, complete with a controller, while still satiating the hardcore who want to use a wireless mouse and keyboard.
The diving itself is simple -- click to jump out of the airplane, hear the same silly "yeeeehaw" soundbite whether you're the male or female diver, then use a right-mouse-click to go from a spread-eagle position to a tuck, move the mouse left and right to perform various tricks, and finally click the spacebar to pull the ripcord.
"There's no way he'd be able to use a keyboard and mouse, " she said.
Real estate agents have used it to show off properties - potential buyers sitting at home in front of a computer screen can use the mouse to look at every corner of a room or to see what the view is like over the balcony.
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.
FORBES: Why Generic Products Can Make You Feel Bad About Yourself
Windows 8, released in late October, can be controlled by touching a display screen, as well the more traditional use of a keyboard or computer mouse.
Uncheck "Grab mouse in emulation mode" and "Use mouse as a controller" if you plan on using a gamepad.
ENGADGET: How to set up your Raspberry Pi to play Atari 2600 games
The schools are open to children aged one to 11 and use a curriculum featuring Mickey Mouse, the Little Mermaid and other Disney characters.
With USB support in the SmartDock, they can also use a wireless keyboard and mouse to write emails, browse and post on Facebook or watch videos from YouTube on their TV.
ENGADGET: Sony officially debuts Xperia U at MWC 2012 Mobile
You can use the phone as a wireless mouse and keyboard for the PlayBook.
FORBES: Research In Motion Releases PlayBook OS 2.0; Will It Help?
Use this mouse to drag a folder jammed with files and it will seem heavier than dragging an empty one.
Apple was granted a license to use the mouse on its "Lisa" model shortly after, but it was only when it was incorporated into the iconic Apple Macintosh in 1984 that the mouse gradually took off commercially.
If you're still with us, this PMP also sports a couple of flip-out mouse-ear speakers for use in a pinch, TV-out, AV-in, MP3 and WMA playback support, FM tuner with recorder functionality, and about 3 hours of video playback on battery which is about as good as it gets in a smaller package than both the current iPod and Zen Vision:M.
Use the map controls in the bottom left corner to zoom in and out and move about, or you can use your mouse point to draw a square and zoom in on a specific area.
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.
Stadium owners would welcome the technology as well, as it would help them get more use out of the field: A few mouse clicks is all it takes to change the field from a gridiron to a soccer pitch.
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.
Both use a 2.4GHz wireless USB connection, providing you with a 10-foot radius of Ring Mouse action on either OS X or Windows.
In the end, the most important tools are the ones that you personally use every day--whether it's a mouse, a spatula or an Apple iPod.
Most seriously, many Metro apps seem to allow you to click deeper into their various levels of content using the keyboard, but then require you to use the mouse just to get back up to a higher level.
ENGADGET: Windows 8 upgrade diary: multiple monitors make my mouse mad
Another alternative to the mouse as a pointing device is to use a gaze-tracking camera, which works out where you are looking and moves an on-screen pointer accordingly.
An easy-to-navigate menu lets you queue units or call in reinforcements from anywhere on the map, and building your bases and commanding your soldiers is as easy as pointing and clicking the mouse (you'll need to use a few keyboard commands, as well).
Halfway through, I was still using a mouse and then I got into using tablets which use a pen.
Moving on, the Zone Touch Mouse T400 has a touch strip that you can use to move up and down through pages, as well as scroll through the live tiles on the Start Screen.
ENGADGET: Logitech outs two wireless mice and an external trackpad, all optimized for Windows 8
On the iMac's first boot it was able to pick up the mouse and keyboard without a problem, even letting us use the capacitive scrolling to work through the setup wizard.
ENGADGET: New iMac and Magic Mouse unboxing and quick hands-on
应用推荐