Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

A computer can calculate and process just fine all by itself, but with peripherals, it can share its results and accept additional data. A peripheral device can be standard, such as a monitor that ...

A vertical mouse is a type of computer mouse that sits upright and has its buttons and scroll wheel rotated 90 degrees. While it functions no differently than a standard computer mouse, it greatly ...

Although it has gotten us through the last 50 years of computer history, the computer mouse has one big, contemporary design problem: It only works well with 2-D interfaces. That’s fine for a ...

On Dec. 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart gave the first public demonstration of a computer mouse. Today we look at the device’s history, as well as futuristic concepts for computer interfaces. Douglas ...

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For most people, learning to use a computer mouse comes quickly. Our brains match hand movements with the cursor on the screen. Now we know that this connection can be easily generalized to other ...