optical mice - anyone remember cleaning mouse balls? led lighting
The old bang bang bang, grunt, sigh then get a tissue for the gunk then temporarily castrate the mouse to clean it out. Yes.
Ask HN: What are some “10x” *hardware* product innovations you have experienced?
21–27 of 27 posts
Re: Ask HN: What are some “10x” *hardware* product innovations you have experienced?
#22GoPros. I saw mountain biking videos from the 90s and the riders were wearing CAMCORDERS on their helmets.
Re: Ask HN: What are some “10x” *hardware* product innovations you have experienced?
#23Arduino for opening up a world of makers
Smart light bulbs in terms of daily usage (turning off lights from bed without standing again)
1/10x: usb-c, e-ink
Re: Ask HN: What are some “10x” *hardware* product innovations you have experienced?
#24optical mice - anyone remember cleaning mouse balls? led lighting
Wow that brought back memories. I use to clean mine daily.
Re: Ask HN: What are some “10x” *hardware* product innovations you have experienced?
#25I have to say the IPad is pretty amazing. 20 years ago we had palm pilots, but those are no where near what the IPad has become.
Re: Ask HN: What are some “10x” *hardware* product innovations you have experienced?
#26Love the thread idea. For me, it's gotta be:
* Smart phones. I felt this sense of immersion I never got before.
* Bullet trains (specifically the Shinkansen in Japan). Felt like I was flying at ground level.
* Electric cars. I rented a Model 3 once and more than the speed and responsiveness, it was the lack of noise when accelerating. Felt like the wind picked up all of sudden and everything is coming near very fast.
Re: Ask HN: What are some “10x” *hardware* product innovations you have experienced?
#273g to 4g good lord.