Why don't mice glow from the sensor like this anymore? Shit was homely and cozy

>>105968457 (OP)
They use different wavelengths of light now, that are outsider of the visual range. I think infrared.

>>105968457 (OP)
look at the underside of your mouse through your phone camera and be amazed

>>105969447
cool!

>>105969447
Do not do this, it creates mustard gas

>>105968457 (OP)
mine still does. just don't replace your mouse

>>105968457 (OP)
they still do
they just slightly smarter and don't glow as much if it doesn't detect a surface
if you lift your mouse fast enough you may see the full glow

>>105969447
>>105969462
oh shiiieeet, black magic

>>105968457 (OP)
homely means ugly, as in a person who should stay at home instead of being out in public where people have to look at them. Sort of the opposite of lovely. Homey means cozy.

>>105971275
it feels like my mouse is more comfortable with my by exposing its glowing underbelly

the newer infrared ones with hidden light? they feel cold, like they don't care about you at all... like they're hiding things from you

>>105971103
kek my logitech mouse I've been using for over 20 years now is apparently so old it has only one brightness level for its red led

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>>105971210
tfw the human eye can't see purple light

>>105971711
ultraviolet, moron.

>lasers that melt your eyes
>cozy
Pieces of your skin accumulating to make a bigger lint kebab, now that was cozy

>>105972068
ive never used one of these I kinda wanna buy one just to try, if its like 5$, trackball-on-bottom mouse

when I was a teenager I'd occasionally drop a mouse in the dark and find it cus of the light
Clumsy sure but it was nice
I'm lucky I got to experience everything from ball mice with rollers up til today. I expect mouse tech to change again soon. Maybe bring back those old magnetically sensitive pads, like you use with drawing tablets nowadays.

>>105972102
>I expect mouse tech to change again soon
why? I think the new sensors work almost flawlessly, the biggest innovation recently has been glass mouse pads and I think they're bs compoared to good ol cloth

>>105972076
I got one of those (that were rebranded for many manufacturers) bundled with a CRT monitor in 2003, used it for 10+ years before switches started acting funny
Apparently you can still find them new old stock

>>105969462
Bros? How does it work? Is it just bad IR filtering on phone cameras?

>>105972125
ergo+functionality
I expect the form to change from traditional horizontal mouse-type mice into either something more resembling the vertical mice or something similar
I also expect people to finally get used to things like extra buttons, more wheel functionality, and extra motion functions, like being able to twist the mouse for added control (for a standard mouse cursor might do nothing but for everything from 3d modeling to video games being able to add a rotational axis to control by default would be huge)
I also suspect balltop mice will come back into vogue, I'm using one right now and I've noticed a lot of people swapping to them recently.
Of course I could be wrong but I think it could be an interesting development. mkb have needed some updates for a while.

>>105972076
>trackball-on-bottom mouse
what an unhinged thing to say

>>105972243
theres a whole new genre of mice with trackballs on top as >>105972184
said

but they are total garbage for gaming, dunno for everyday tasks

>>105972184
>balltop mice
you mean trackball? wtf is going on in this thread

slimblade is good EXCEPT the buttons are obnoxiously loud and unpleasant. And they're at a weird angle so you have to have your forearm constantly twisted to use them. but the scroll experience is amazing. Twisting the mouse sounds dope too. I think scrolling on my old mousewhell that gives a bumping sensation somehow damaegd my nerves, the scroll bumping makes me nausous now

>>105969447
Doesn't work for me for some reason

>>105972278
balltop is pic rel

>>105972167
actual fucking mouthbreather

>>105972296
those are just regular track balls. there's no additional sensor at the bottom.

>>105972325
yeah but i assumed thats what that guy meant by "balltop"

its still a mouse

>>105972325
>>105972331
yeah I just meant that, I called it that since I was a kid because mice used to have balls on the bottom or on the top, and if you say trackball you get the ones on the sides nowadays most often, the thumb operated ones.
>>105972272
>but they are total garbage for gaming, dunno for everyday tasks
they're actually great for gaming, I've always preferred them though.

>>105972599
https://youtu.be/3HJOGuAufww

recently saw that and that guy said they were pretty awful, especially for FPS, not sure

>>105972607
yeah 30 days isn't enough to adapt, and skipping through he seems to play like a retard, presumably just because of the lack of experience with trackballs. You have to get used to slinging it around and letting it roll, and getting used to the resistance of the ball's rollers.

PS/2 + ball or gtfo.

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>>105969447
I love /g/

>>105968457 (OP)
They glow in IR now, outside the visible spectrum for human eyes. You can see it with your phone's camera.

>>105972125
>the biggest innovation recently has been glass mouse pads and I think they're bs compoared to good ol cloth
Passing by to say etched glass is 10000/10 but don't buy a consumer one. Go to a local, reputable glazier and order a few to size. Well worth it if you play FPS games.

>>105972607
30 days is nothing. Same as going ambidextrous, you need a long, long time for your body and brain to adapt.

>>105971275
This is apparently only true in American English - in British English, it means what you would expect.
[spoiler]I didn't know this either, but now we both do. Neat![/spoiler]

>>105972068
>tfw you will never taste delicious mouse ball lint ever again

>>105972159
amazing, anon. i have one too at home but it's too unreliable to be comfortable so i've replaced it with some chink rechargeable mouse

>>105969447
>>105969462
mine pink too

>>105972015
>akshually it's radiation, not a shade of purple, MORON
you are dumber than he is, and an asshole to go with it

>>105973898
i do have an asshole, what is your point, faggot?

why not just have a dumb mouse to hold on to and move around while all the real work is offloaded onto a camera focused on your hand?

>>105972918
So zoomers will go blind because they won't even be aware of the laser on bottom of their mice?

>>105973921
>mouse can never break because it was just a block of wood with some tracking patterns painted on it in the first place
based?

>>105973823
never thought of doing that locally holy shit. are they able to match "top tier" contenders like glassworks?

>>105968457 (OP)
The older LEDs had dangerous radiation.

>>105971711
Hard kek

>>105973979
it's not like they're staring at the laser all day

>>105968457 (OP)
Remember the computer lab at school? There used to be "labs" where you'd go play typing games like Mario Teaches Typing, Cro Mag Rally, & Nanosaur on Mac OS 9. FUCKING BUGDOM Nowadays you can't do shit cause they got rid of the computers and don't let you use smartphones and got rid of gym class. Next are reinstating transgenders in womens athletics. I'd kill my son if he were transgender, throw his body in a dumpster. TikTok's executives can eat my .45 Magnum.

>>105974624
What if I point it at my ballsack 24/7? How long would it take til it castrates me?

>>105969447
Doesn't matter what angle I tilt mine at, there's no light wtf

>>105975009
Not all phone cameras will pick up the infrared light.
Try the front camera or any other cameras on your phone.

>>105975076
Ah you're so right, my front camera did pick it up. That's so interesting thanks anon

>>105975113
Protip: This is also an easy way to test IR remote controls.

>>105969447
I was prepared to be amazed, but I use the cheapest logitech wired mouse. The red light is always visible lol.

>>105968457 (OP)
that can't be good for your eyes

>>105973979
I don't think it's a laser, it's just an IR LED. It's as likely to hurt you as a typical TV remote.

>>105972076
they do the job but you have to keep them clean else they start to slip or move in one axis. I started on them but i have no desire to use one again. one positive is that they work on transparent and shiny surfaces

>>105971711
>>105972015
>>105974633
haha I tricked you faggots, it's just the LED from the bluetooth/dongle indicator not the laser, my camera doesn't show anything when look at it.

>>105975076
>>105975113
this is really interesting, only my front cam picked it up too, why is this so?

>>105968457 (OP)
mine does and i dont think ive ever seen a mouse that doesnt just use a red LED, but my mouse is also a shitty dell OEM mouse and ive never used one that wasnt

>>105973921
i wouldnt be surprised if you're teh same retard that keeps posting in twg about using "audio to send data" because that already fucking exists, has for years, and it sucks ass

https://stylesdaddy.com/virtual-infrared-keyboards/

>>105972296
i want one of these so bad but they're always so overpriced because other than psycho enthusiasts like us only banks and boats buy them

>>105973869
just hardboil an egg ?

>>105976474
not all cameras are equal in quality

>>105976474
idk so i asked grok. pic related

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>>105978735
okay so it's all about mimicking human vision on the back cam.
thanks grok

>>105978735
huh. so even if your phone does have a filter to block out infrared, it can still pick up some infrared if it's near the spectrum.

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>>105978735
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>>105978768
if you're going to post shit from AI, ask it to summarize in such a way that it fits in a single reply and that fits the regular way of talking on /g/. No one wants to read screenshots

>>105972076
They were incredibly shit. There's a reason we abandoned them so quickly.

>>105971275
>homely means ugly,
maybe for 3rd world english users (americans)

>>105978784
hey you're talking to a future tech CEO!!!

>>105969462
>Chad red laser beam VS virgin invisible pink twinkle

jfc, im blinded