Tablet computers have become ubiquitous and important for product designers in daily use. Among various computer input devices, it might seem likely that the wearable input devices on a tablet would ...

Pen Input Long before the mouse became a standard pointing device, light pens (sometimes called light wands) were used as input devices with electronic medical record (EMR) systems.

Figure 1. Flow-chart showing the identification of epidemiological studies of the association between computer work (keyboard and mouse) or typing and carpal tunnel syndrome.

We present a novel input/output device to display the tactile properties of surface materials. The proposed Tactile Computer Mouse (TCM) is equipped with a series of actuators that can create ...

Surfing the Net for hours on end can be loads of fun - and for some it is a job, but heavy-duty computer usage can have a paralysing effect on the hand, doctors have warned. "Mouse arm", related ...