iPhone as a mouse…
Why not have an iPhone app that turns your iPhone into a mouse that can run your laptop? Just put your iPhone down next to the laptop and scroll, scroll on the touch-screen to move from page to page….and to move the cursor around…just move the iPhone left right, across the table.
Seems simple enough..and one less device to carry on business trips!
Note: I found out later that an iPhone app to work as a “mouse” does exist (thanks Adam :-)… but it only works so far as a touch-screen function…where the operator utilizes the movement of their finger to control the cursor. Not bad, but… its not quite there. The idea is to use the cell phone in the same way as your mouse… you are missing the ability to take advantage of the movement of the phone to mimic the functionality of the traditional mouse.
If this technology were to become mainstream.. what would that mean for all the “mouse”-makers out there? mmmm… not looking good… you might want to start re-tooling your factories to make iPhones ! While I dont see how an iPhone app like this can make money by itself, it is interesting to see how one simple innovation can put an industry out of business…
lesson: watch out for disruptive innovations!
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