Computer users who suffer from hand tremors often find it difficult to
negotiate a computer because shaking disturbs the smooth flow of the mouse.
IBM today announced that its researchers had developed an Assistive Mouse
Adapter that compensates for the involuntary motion and allows normal mouse
use. The company has licensed the technology to a small British firm, Montrose
Secam, because it did not have a broad enough commercial application to justify Big Blue’s developing it.
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IBM Mouse Adapter Helps Hand-Tremor Sufferers
Posted by: Susan B. Shor March 15, 2005 11:33 AMComputer users who suffer from hand tremors often find it difficult to
negotiate a computer because shaking disturbs the smooth flow of the mouse.
IBM today announced that its researchers had developed an Assistive Mouse
Adapter that compensates for the involuntary motion and allows normal mouse
use. The company has licensed the technology to a small British firm, Montrose
Secam, because it did not have a broad enough commercial application to justify Big Blue’s developing it.