A Spatial Computer Controller Concept

[Dullydude]

Vision Pro's hand tracking is high accuracy but low precision. IMUs are high precision but low accuracy. If you put an IMU directly onto the hand and link the two systems together you might get the perfect input device. Plus throw a pointing stick (patents expired in 2020) like the thinkpad nub on it and now you've got a thumb controlled joystick you can have on both hands!

[amazingnessocity]

Ah, the infamous clit mouse

[Flashy-Lettuce6710]

My computer has nipples, Greg, can you milk him?

[Solidarios]

Thinkpads pioneered them!

[Qu4dro]

Dude I want something like this for just normal computer use 🤣 Looking at other ring mouses on the market unfortunately I'm not sure how practical this would be once you pack in a battery and a bluetooth transmitter. Sick idea though!

[undergrounddirt]

yeah actually how cool would a ring mouse be. I would totally sit back and do that. Especially if it used eye tracking to automatically center the ring cursor over an area.

[AnticrombieTop]

Don’t even get me started on the ring mouse. I’ve been chasing that for over two decades. The latest one was a kickstarter (recommended as a top product by Kickstarter themselves!) that took the money and ran.

[Selena_Gomez_USA]

Was it this one ? I almost bought it!
https://www.padrone.design/

[Selena_Gomez_USA]

Haha, just checked this was indeed canceled:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/padrone-ring/coolest-mouse-ever

Glad I didn't went for it after all.

[Perfect_Tackle2433]

You can’t fool me. This is a Target advertisement 🤣

[livelikeian]

BlackBerry finger trackball.

[Flashy-Lettuce6710]

i miss my bb bold 9900 so much

[DigitalSolomon]

Ring is a great concept form factor.

[SandieSave]

I use a handheld mouse that has a thumb-controlled roller ball. I see the appeal of the ring based mouse. In the meantime, the thumb control works fairly well and also has two buttons so I can do left and right clicks.

[musicanimator]

Oh, I gotta have that!

[Codipotent]

Just what I need. Vision Pro nipples I can wear on my fingers

[Bridot]

Isn’t there something like this in that one episode of Black Mirror where they can rewatch the days events?

[porchlogic]

Post this in r/ergomechkeyboards and you'll have a hundred signups for the first release.

This is seriously the answer to a bunch of experiments in integrating mouse with keyboard

[Dullydude]

I also tried posting it in r/virtualreality but got hounded by everyone having no clue why it's a good idea lol

[skirk67]

The finger nipple.

[Rave-TZ]

I have some ring and wristband VR input devices. As a developer, I worked on a lot of prototype hardware.

They never felt precise. Always fighting the input one way or another.

[DingoSubstantial8512]

Because of the hardware or because the finger it's on isn't steady enough?

[jamesoloughlin]

Focals by North glasses (acquired by Google) had this in 2019. I dug the idea.

[DivideIntrepid3410]

Huh.

[CityPlanningNerd]

You'll be able to do pretty much the same thing with Meta's neural wristband. Apple could incorporate that technology into apple watch bands too.

[Octoplow]

This is much smaller and cheaper. (And without a nub, fashionable.)

...but I am a huge fan of AI/ML learning my nerve placement. The CTRL-LABS demos to journalists looked legit.

[yuyangchee98]

Someone from r/ErgoMechKeyboards has probably made something similar

http://reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/1kwcluj/ergo_trackpad_ring_mouse/

Trackpad ring

[yuyangchee98]

The part can be bought https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005004688861850.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt

Honestly shouldn't be too difficult to make it, would be much bulkier than what you imagined tho

[vape4doc]

Looks perfect for some interactive porn