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MultiClutch

By Ricky Buchanan on April 17, 2008

MultiClutch

Will Henderson’s MultiClutch [gives you] flexibility by extending multi-touch gestures to all programs.

Posted in New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, minimize typing, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, touchpad, trackpad, unusual input devices | Leave a response

Input via Morse Code

By Ricky Buchanan on March 23, 2008

Input via Morse Code

Use ControllerMate to let you input via morse code with a mouse button!

Posted in Geek, Information, Primary Switch Users, User Stories | Tagged double switch, morse code input, multiple switches, single switch, switch access, switch accessible, switch adapted, switch user, two switches, typing with morse code, unusual input devices | 4 Responses

Touchpad Pro

By Ricky Buchanan on March 19, 2008

Touchpad Pro

It’s difficult to find a touchpad/trackpad for a desktop computer like an iMac or Mac Pro. Here’s a solution that lets you use an iPhone or iPod Touch as an external trackpad.

Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, free trial, ipod touch, mouse, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, multitouch, opensource, shareware, touchpad, trackpad, unsual input devices, unusual input devices | Leave a response

SmartNav 4 coming to Mac OS X

By Ricky Buchanan on February 18, 2008

SmartNav 4 coming to Mac OS X

SmartNav is a hardware and software package that replaces a regular mouse by tracking small head movements – head tracking. A Mac OS X port of the SmartNav 4 software expected to be released by the end of March.

Posted in New Hardware, New Software, OS X, Primary Mouse Users, Supporters, Users | Tagged commercial, head mouse, head pointer, head tracking, mouse alternative, mouse replacement, smartnav, trackir, unusual input devices | Leave a response

OSCulator – Motion into music and more!

By Ricky Buchanan on February 8, 2008

OSCulator – Motion into music and more!

OSCulator is a “hub” program that lets you connect a variety of unusual input devices to regular music creation programs. You can use touch-screens, Wiimotes, 3D mice, and a host of other devices for input and OSCulator converts the signals from those devices to the desired output.

Posted in New Software, OS X, Supporters, Users | Tagged compose music, free, mouse alternative, music composition, unusual input devices, wii remote control | Leave a response

Dasher – A keyboard alternative for mouse users

By Ricky Buchanan on December 25, 2007

Dasher – A keyboard alternative for mouse users

Dasher is an information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text-entry system wherever a full-size keyboard cannot be used – for example, when operating a computer one-handed, by joystick, touchscreen, trackball, or mouse; when operating a computer with zero hands (i.e., by head-mouse or by eyetracker); on a palmtop [...]

Posted in Geek, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, keyboard alternative, on screen keyboard, onscreen keyboard, opensource, unusual input devices, virtual keyboard | Leave a response

ControllerMate

By Ricky Buchanan on October 23, 2007

ControllerMate

ControllerMate gives you the power to do more than ever with your HID controllers. Whether you want to modify the behavior of your keyboard or mouse, or add complex functions to your gaming devices, ControllerMate is the tool for you. I have been looking to alternative ways to set up my XKeys Desktop to generate [...]

Posted in New Software, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free trial, keyboard enhancement, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, mouse enhancement, remap joystick buttons, remap mouse keys, shareware, unusual input devices | 4 Responses

Lilt

By Ricky Buchanan on August 19, 2007

Lilt

Lilt utilizes the ambient light and sudden motion sensors found on recent Apple Macintosh portable computers to trigger actions such as launching applications, files, or scripts. By launching a script Lilt can do some amazing things. Wave your hand over the light sensors (located under the speaker grills) and play your next iTunes track. Tilt [...]

Posted in New Software, Users | Tagged free trial, shareware, unusual input devices | Leave a response

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