Flexiknob: revolutionary controller idea?

[amiga909]

multipoint mouse+controller devices

http://tui.formundzweck.de/?p=478
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuUjf-c6L6U&

[nay-seven]

love the concept !
hope they'll sell them a cool price !!

thanks for the link

[amiga909]

its an academic project so i am not sure if we'll ever see it on the market. not soon, i guess.
academic paper: http://tei-conf.org/10/uploads/Program/p241.pdf
in there they mention a similar mouse: http://www.orbitamouse.com/ // 80$ (in fact any mouse with a scroll wheel would work)
the paper mentions u can have more than 200 mice: modular controller, there we go!

touch-screen isnt it the only way to make use of multipointing OS as it seems