Microsoft Touch Mouse Changes HID Forever
The new Microsoft touch mouse is the first touch surface user input device that Microsoft has released. This is one amazing piece of technology packed into a very sexy form factor. The Microsoft Touch Mouse is almost completely covered with touch surface. This makes it even more functional than other mice with similar technology. If you are still using a mouse with 2 buttons, you are in for a very smooth transition, because the same click actions are available on this mouse. They have simply added new functionality.
As the visual capabilities of PC computers grow there are more actions that make since to use a true multi-touch surface. Zooming in and out of images is one way that these mouse gestures can be used. There are many more functions that are built into the desktop on the Windows 7 OS that can be quickly accessed by using finger based gestures on the new Microsoft Touch mouse. If anything the Microsoft Touch Mouse reviews state that there are too many functions. The good news is that unlike a human interface device that has buttons this mouse is not overloaded with feature buttons you don’t want. You simply don’t use the gestures you don’t want.
There are many new HID (human interface devices) coming to market and there are some interesting innovations happening in the technology field. The Microsoft Touch Mouse is one of the most exciting developments for some users simply because it is produced by a name they trust. Others will soon fall in love with it because it is so amazingly easy to use and looks sharp too. Microsoft has made another great mouse and it will most likely be followed up with a similar device that is a touchpad that gets rid of the mouse form factor all together in the years to come.