A normal rolling mouse, save for that its ball is replaced by a magnetic ball-bearing.
The internal wheels are metal instead of that foamy/plastic stuff, so they'll still turn despite the smoothness of the ball bearing because the magnet will also stick to them.
Should be smoother.
Comes with a free metal mouse-pad in case you're afraid you'll lose your new accessory. Addon, as was forgotten earlier: this will also ensure rolling action on the surface.-- Pseudonym #3, Aug 28 2003 (?) Mice with metal balls. http://www.netcliqu...e/Hawley/X063X.html [Amos Kito, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004] This will collect tiny ferrous particles, inside the mouse, since I'd use it to pick up paper clips, tacks, etc. Maybe I could use a co-worker's mouse for that.-- Amos Kito, Aug 28 2003 how many tiny ferrous particles are there on the average desk? mines just full of dust, cat hair and cheese sandwich. +1 pseudy-- po, Aug 28 2003 // cheese sandwich //
I think modern-day processed cheese is comprised of 30% iron filings.-- DeathNinja, Aug 28 2003 thats good!-- po, Aug 28 2003 The cheese carries a terrible curse.-- DeathNinja, Aug 28 2003 Then there's Swiss Army cheese with bullet holes.-- FarmerJohn, Aug 28 2003 I swear by cheddar.-- po, Aug 28 2003 // ...its ball... //
Pah. People still use those? Get with a program and get an optical mouse.
jutta, there are few things worse than 'the wrong kind of sticky'.-- waugsqueke, Aug 28 2003 wrong kind of sticky and various other wrong kinds of stuff, buggar up the UK rail network every day.-- po, Aug 28 2003 We need to get away from the mechanized mouse. Optical Mice have no moving parts. They are getting cheaper...-- InsanityKlaus, Nov 20 2003 do you get a sachet of grease with the mouse?-- not-arf, Jun 23 2004 Just don't get your mouse too close to the CRT monitor. Or your floppy disks. Or your hard drive.-- evilmathgenius, Jun 23 2004 evilmathgenius, you just explained why i gave this half-baked idea the fishbone.-- croissantz, Jul 17 2004 Could you have hidden coils in your puter desk so that as you wiped your magnetic mouse across you generate megawatts or thereabouts-- tasman, Jul 17 2004 random, halfbakery