funny stuff

[Graziano]

It's nice to find that my 488th post was about GPIB....

Have a nice day!

graziano

[Gabi1]

Congrat!

today i am formally forbidden to code - i have the Labview finger (too much wiring with a laptop )

Message Edited by Gabi1 on 09-26-2007 12:41 PM

[Graziano]

Ouch!
   You code with that trackpoint?!?!?! Congratulation, sincerely......

graziano

[altenbach]

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@Graziano wrote:
   You code with that trackpoint?!?!?! Congratulation, sincerely......

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Nothing wrong with that. I do most of my coding with a trackpoint. Sitting in a recliner, laptop on the lap.

(However, the touchpad is inactivated. Hate these things!)

Gabi, interesting choice of touchpad tip. I am currently also using this one. 🙂

LabVIEW finger is no excuse! There are typically at least two more fingers usable for this. 😮 Also make sure to set it to the lightest sensitivity so you need to barely touch it to move the cursor. 😄

[Gabi1]

photo is not mine, but it is the trackpoint tip i am using. unfortunately i cant use at too high sensitivity, since the mouse begin to behave as a living creature

i have also the touchpad, but i just cant bear it. the thing with my fingers is actually quite annoying, as the fingerprint reader has stopped recognising it (luckily still some other fingers 🙂 ).

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LabVIEW finger is no excuse! There are typically at least two more fingers usable for this. 😮

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learning...learning...

[altenbach]

Hopefully, (and thanks to labVIEW), we will soon no longer need any fingers to control the cursor and mouse buttons

All we really need is a mind control interface. 🙂

While a "LabVIEW finger" is a serious condition, a "LabVIEW mind" is arguably probably OK. 🙂

[Darren]

I wonder how long it will be until camera technology can effectively monitor eye movements such that the cursor can be moved simply by looking at different parts of the screen?  I've often thought that ocular-driven positioning would be the next step in HMIs after hand-driven positioning like mice, touchpads, trackballs, red nubs, etc.  Now if I only had access to some sort of "Image Acquisition" hardware and software, I'd been in business!

-D

Message Edited by Darren on 09-26-2007 11:09 PM

[TCPlomp]

Darren:
Google is your friend


Ton

[Darren]

"Quick Glance is an assistive technology device which provides an efficient alternative to the mouse. It moves the cursor according to the user's eye movements.  Price: $5,980.00 – $6,480.00"

Oh man, thank goodness...I was afraid any existing technology wouldn't be affordable... 😛

-D

[altenbach]

Darren,

So, you don't think you could get your hands on a  compact vision system and make your own? 🙂

(Maybe all you need is LabVIEW and a few cheap USB cameras)