In April 2007 I threw out the idea of tilting a mouse to pan or scroll a document horizontally.

Looks like someone implemented this concept on the iPhone.  Click in to see a video.

Now we need a mouse manufacturer, or a university lab to design a mouse which does the same thing.

(By the way, when I say ideas documented here are “stolen” I’m kidding.  Different people walking down the same exploratory path will arrive at similar ideas.)

Posted by Philip Haine on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 at 6:50 pm.
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One Response to “Idea (partially) stolen: Tilt-to-Scroll”

1. davidc wrote on September 20th, 2008 at 8:57 pm :

   Apparently, ideas who’s time has come are nearly inevitable and it’s common for multiple people to arrive at them simultaneously. I highly recommend the New Yorker article: “In the Air” by Malclom Gladwell

   http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_gladwell

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