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(DIR) Post #9nYJ1DXrWzKSOoUn4K by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2019-10-03T15:18:42Z
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Anyone remembering the Logitech iFeel Mouse?It's a mouse from the early 2000s and featured integrated haptic/force feedback using vibrations.It sounds silly, but it gave UI controls like buttons, window-borders or links a tactile feedback and a texture you could feel when hovering over them with the cursor.Frankly it was quite amazing and I really wish it would have caught on.
(DIR) Post #9nYJ8Rlr2SiOXwUI4m by werekat@mastodon.acc.sunet.se
2019-10-03T15:19:12Z
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@fribbledom ...I wanna tryyyy. That sounds amazing!
(DIR) Post #9nYJARPTLsUS0QyAPA by noiob@awoo.space
2019-10-03T15:20:22Z
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@fribbledom considering how advanced haptic feedback is nowadays it could totally come back… Macbook trackpads kind of already have it, it's just underutilized
(DIR) Post #9nYJBp0H7JQzTBqG4O by Wolf480pl@niu.moe
2019-10-03T15:20:37Z
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@fribbledom meanwhile physical keyboards are being replaced with touchscreen keyboards, so that you can't feel where the keys are.
(DIR) Post #9nYJLASehtAScsZbBw by Sassinak@mastodon.xyz
2019-10-03T15:22:16Z
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@fribbledom especially for the visually impaired ?
(DIR) Post #9nYJXBwB2oRqgB7C8e by oz@mastodon.social
2019-10-03T15:24:28Z
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@Wolf480pl @fribbledom well, even Apple's latest macbooks have physical keyboards that feel terrible (and are unreliable).I (try to) see some backlash against all this in the mechanical keyboards movement, where geeks are trying to re appropriate their "means of production".
(DIR) Post #9nYK1N8xwbOS7eUKKe by masterofthetiger@theres.life
2019-10-03T15:29:58Z
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@fribbledom But here's the question: does it work with Linux?
(DIR) Post #9nYK4Kon2waHmMSoQi by MunkyBone@mastodon.org.uk
2019-10-03T15:30:27Z
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@fribbledomNo, never heard of it until now. Sounds interesting though.
(DIR) Post #9nYKht9pJ8LZZfAEds by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2019-10-03T15:37:38Z
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@masterofthetigerYeah, I used it with KDE back then.
(DIR) Post #9nYKoQYe2TqKtutH3Q by tsturm@mastodon.cloud
2019-10-03T15:38:45Z
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@fribbledom Yep. I had one of those. :) It worked really well in some situations, but was underutilized. It felt nice to get a little bump as the mouse cursor crosses a window border.
(DIR) Post #9nYKtXx3yajPHRkkcq by Shufei@mastodon.social
2019-10-03T15:39:45Z
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@fribbledom That sounds amazing!
(DIR) Post #9nYKzmAu0X9j89CFmq by Ertain@mast.linuxgamecast.com
2019-10-03T15:40:48Z
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@fribbledom That sounds like a great piece of equipment for the visually-impaired.
(DIR) Post #9nYL0uRekE9N4NZccS by Wolf480pl@niu.moe
2019-10-03T15:41:03Z
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@oz @fribbledom Yeah, I have a keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches and it's awesome. I've even some gaming mechanical keyboards in mainstream electronics stores.OTOH, all gaming keyboards and other gaming gear can be seen as an opposition to the mobile-first touchscreen-only experience Apple and the like want to force us into.
(DIR) Post #9nYL1c5WTsacQTYZEG by kot@mastodon.social
2019-10-03T15:41:11Z
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@fribbledomI'd definitely buy one if it worked well. Great idea. Worth the extra battery drain.
(DIR) Post #9nYLARshnZwtNPm4Ke by RadicalEdward@hackers.town
2019-10-03T15:42:44Z
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@fribbledom how could it detect what it was over? OS must be able to send feedback back to it...
(DIR) Post #9nYLY9zxwFCkrcTcjg by LienRag@miaou.drycat.fr
2019-10-03T15:47:03Z
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@fribbledom Would it be difficult to redo now with arduino and the like?
(DIR) Post #9nYN5Omg5QDuEOftLM by gudenau@mastodon.technology
2019-10-03T16:04:16Z
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@fribbledom Sounds like a great accessibility things.
(DIR) Post #9nYN6SokZl651w9Tjk by gudenau@mastodon.technology
2019-10-03T16:04:27Z
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@fribbledom Sounds like a great accessibility thing.
(DIR) Post #9nYN7CZmRkSGwpVAn2 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2019-10-03T16:04:37Z
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@RadicalEdwardYeah, there was integration for Windows and Linux. It detected specific UI elements and reacted accordingly.For example crossing the window border with your cursor gave you a nice little bump.
(DIR) Post #9nYNGJHurSsWN2UNt2 by Xjs@chaos.social
2019-10-03T16:06:12Z
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@fribbledom I am hoping for Force Touch to be able to do something like this sometime.
(DIR) Post #9nYOILH8Xj9x4GeoqW by Mopsi@photog.social
2019-10-03T16:17:10Z
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@fribbledomVery much related:http://worrydream.com/#!/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionDesign
(DIR) Post #9nYSRHTKS8Eth8sUUK by carcinopithecus@x0r.be
2019-10-03T17:04:15Z
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@fribbledom wonder how well this would work with a trackball
(DIR) Post #9nYUn7A9f9V405Rqwi by taknil@octodon.social
2019-10-03T17:30:36Z
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@fribbledom that sounds delightful.
(DIR) Post #9nYdPrJjJEgZmcudnc by nate@frogmob.life
2019-10-03T19:07:12Z
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@fribbledom I have never heard of that but now I desperately want one. That is such a good idea!
(DIR) Post #9nYe2NNAZmLSCot6hM by nate@frogmob.life
2019-10-03T19:14:13Z
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@fribbledom Man, someone with hardware chops should crowdfund a new version of this. Seems like there would be a market for it now.
(DIR) Post #9nYmEVeUQ1KCzZHmXw by LazyTechsupport@cybre.space
2019-10-03T20:45:55Z
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@fribbledom I owned one! I was really into Black and White at the time and there were a few special levels that required the mouse, so when one turned up cheap at a computer faire I snapped it up and because I liked the haptic feedback I continued to use it until the bottom was literally worn away and it wouldn't slide anymore. I want it back.
(DIR) Post #9nYnsnTneh4zox3nNI by tamouse@ruby.social
2019-10-03T21:03:50Z
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@fribbledom i don't recall this, but would love a trackpad that did this
(DIR) Post #9nYsi7lsN4NTL6FH2u by Indie@x0r.be
2019-10-03T21:57:49Z
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@fribbledom all I remember is the trackball on the old Unisys Icons. Thems were the best.
(DIR) Post #9nZRFT0roQovDXKO2K by Parnikkapore@mastodon.social
2019-10-04T04:25:37Z
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@Wolf480pl @oz @fribbledom For whatever reason, I felt most at home with a ~5mm travel rubber dome keyboard. They have the most statisfying feedback. Probably just because I'm used to them on my laptops though...
(DIR) Post #9nZTyPkkykzm2xLvii by Astrospective@wandering.shop
2019-10-04T04:53:59Z
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@fribbledom I bought one for Black and White, there was a quest you only got with it, I think there were mushrooms that would make it shake