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title: "The Mouse I Want(And So Will You)"
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published: "2003-05-01T11:37:00"
updated: "2003-05-01T11:37:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "This looks cool and I want one. [via Craig ] This is one of the coolest things i have ever seen!!! Take a look: [From the site:] The iGesture Pad is an ultra-thin, large-area, superduper touchpad that is both mouse and…"
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# The Mouse I Want(And So Will You)

By Roy Osherove May 1, 2003 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published May 1, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

[This](http://www.fingerworks.com/igesture.html) looks cool and I want one.

\[via [Craig](http://staff.develop.com/candera/weblog/)\]

This is one of the coolest things i have ever seen!!!

Take a look:

\[From the site:\]

The iGesture Pad is an ultra-thin, large-area, superduper touchpad that is both mouse and powerful multi-finger gesture input interface. Mouse operations like point, click, drag, scroll, and zoom are combined seamlessly with multi-finger gesture in the same overlapping area of the iGesture Pad's surface. The iGesture Pad gives you unprecedented control of graphical objects using gestures, and it works equally well with either hand. Anyone can learn the basic gestures in a few minutes! Slips easily into your travel bag as the perfect external USB mouse/gesture interface for your laptop.

<table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://www.fingerworks.com/gesture_guide_editing.html"><img alt="" decoding="async" height="50" loading="lazy" src="https://osherove.com/img/wb/69df67bb_www.fingerworks.com_images_wow_editing_wow.gif" width="100"></a></td><td><a href="http://www.fingerworks.com/gesture_guide_mouse.html"><img alt="" decoding="async" height="50" loading="lazy" src="https://osherove.com/img/wb/407ca9e2_www.fingerworks.com_images_wow_point_click_wow.gif" width="100"></a></td><td><a href="http://www.fingerworks.com/gesture_guide_web.html"><img alt="" decoding="async" height="50" loading="lazy" src="https://osherove.com/img/wb/08923f89_www.fingerworks.com_images_wow_browser_wow.gif" width="100"></a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Plugs and plays with Macs, Windows, and Linux.

<table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://www.fingerworks.com/gesture_guide_files.html"><img alt="" decoding="async" height="50" loading="lazy" src="https://osherove.com/img/wb/f00ff3a2_www.fingerworks.com_images_wow_file_ops_wow.gif" width="100"></a></td><td><a href="http://www.fingerworks.com/gesture_guide_text_manip.html"><img alt="" decoding="async" height="50" loading="lazy" src="https://osherove.com/img/wb/20428555_www.fingerworks.com_images_wow_text_cursor_wow.gif" width="100"></a></td><td><p><a href="http://www.fingerworks.com/gesture_guide_apps.html"><img alt="" decoding="async" height="50" loading="lazy" src="https://osherove.com/img/wb/94bb9c09_www.fingerworks.com_images_wow_next_app_wow.gif" width="100"></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

**Update:**

Appearently, The next step would be [this](http://www.research.microsoft.com/displayArticle.aspx?id=395). Thanks to [Lance Hunt](http://dotnetweblogs.com/lhunt/) For the link.

## More in Off Topic

[All posts in Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

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    ### [I Couldn't Help Myself](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/5/1/i-couldnt-help-myself.html)

- May 1, 2003

    ### [How to Pass A Microsoft Interview - SDE/T Edition](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/5/1/how-to-pass-a-microsoft-interview-sdet-edition.html)


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