Mice were a computing mainstay since pretty on the subject of the dawn of the computer, but they do not offer much in the case of details about the on-screen data you’re interacting with. What in the event that they featured physical feedback to tip you off to objects just like the size of the files you’re moving around? Two German students have answered that query likely before you even had an opportunity to invite. The result’s an admittedly cool idea that slows the the roll of your mouse, giving files the sensation weight according to the dimensions in their contents. A “breathing” feature may clue you in to how much a given file have been used. Also worthy of mention is their DataBot Harddrive concept, which expands and contracts in accordance with the volume of space getting used up. Video of weirdly lifelike peripherals after the break.
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