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quarterback:
Let's all play nice.  I'm sure the slikstik spinner has brought plenty of satisfaction to its users.  I'd hate to see this thread go the direction of other "new product" threads.

Looks very cool Randy.... but out of my price range.  I'll have to stick with my NastySpinner :)
RandyT:

--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on February 19, 2006, 06:33:25 pm --- I do not see an encoder wheel...  is its motion directly read from a laser ?

--- End quote ---

No.  There is an encoder wheel situated below the frame.


--- Quote ---Enhanced  resolution?  How does this work exactly?   Can the resolution be reduced as well? As some  games you might work better with less resolution.

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I don't think that's what I wrote.  But resolution can always be very effectively reduced via software sensitivity.  However, resolution cannot be increased in software. 

Think of it in terms of a digital image.  You can take a 5 megapixel digital photo and reduce it to a 1 megapixel image and it still looks great, just smaller.  That's because there was more than enough data for the algorithm to choose from to retain the image quality.  It just threw away what it didn't need.

Now take the 1 megapixel image and blow it back up to the original 5 megapixel size.  Looks like crap, right?  That's because there isn't enough real data to create an image that large, so much of it is duplicated.

Too much real data is a far, far better situation to be in than too little.

RandyT
jfunk:
No push/pull?!?!  I'm VERY disappointed..   ;D

JUST KIDDING!  Looks fantastic..  *sigh*  Might have to rethink my control panel, now..  Let's see:

49-ways with GPWiz49s..
Electric Ice buttons with the LEDWizs..
Dual TurboTwist Spinners..

If you sold a trackball, we'd be all set!!  :)

Jason
Timoe:
Can the knob be replaced with a knob that takes a traditional 1/4" shaft?
mahuti:
Congrats on that. Looks like a great product.

I hope it's successful enough that we'll get to see some knob alternatives in the future.
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