trackballs

  • Why The Hell Would Anyone Use A Trackball Mouse?

    Why The Hell Would Anyone Use A Trackball Mouse?

    With its big rolypoly ball and huge hand rest, the venerable trackball mouse looks like a holdover from 1996. Or maybe 1946 — that’s the first time a trackball was used as an input device in a computer. Its popularity has waned since the introduction of the mouse and then the trackpad. And for good…