Thursday, August 28, 2008

Say goodbye to the computer mouse

Is it really time for the beloved mouse to leave us? Well, according to BBCNews there is at least one leading research company that thinks so:

A Gartner analyst predicts the demise of the computer mouse in the next three to five years.

Taking over will be so called gestural computer mechanisms like touch screens and facial recognition devices.

"The mouse works fine in the desktop environment but for home entertainment or working on a notebook it's over," declared analyst Steve Prentice.

He told BBC News that his prediction is driven by the efforts of consumer electronics firm which are making products with new interactive interfaces inspired by the world of gaming .



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