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	What is trackball? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary
		To move the pointer, you rotate the ball with your thumb, your fingers, or the palm of your hand.
		The advantage of trackballs over mice is that the trackball is stationary so it does not require much space to use it.
		For both these reasons, trackballs are popular pointing devices for portable computers.
	www.webopedia.com /TERM/G/trackball.html (179 words)

	Amazon.de: Microsoft Trackball Optical (Retailverpackung): Computer & Zubehör
		Deshalb bleibt der Trackball auch über einen längeren Zeitraum hinweg präzise in seiner Bedienung.
		Bisher habe ich den Trackball "Marble Mouse" von Logitech benutzt und bin auch ganz zufrieden damit.
		Dieser Trackball ist sicher einzigartig, jedenfalls habe ich bisher nichts Vergleichbares gesehen.
	www.amazon.de /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004Y7MT/geometrynet01-21/ref=nosim (1199 words)

	trackball - a definition from Whatis.com
		A trackball is a computer cursor control device used in many notebook and laptop computers.
		The trackball is usually located in front of the keyboard toward the user.
		Essentially, the trackball is an upside-down mouse that rotates in place within a socket.
	whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,,sid9_gci213210,00.html (184 words)

	PDAStreet: News: Trackball Accidentally Kills BlackBerry Pearl Ringer
		The Pearl in Pearl, the trackball in RIM's first BlackBerry to feature a camera and a media player, is having some problems in association with receiving phone calls.
		Early reports say a bug causes the trackball, which replaces the traditional BlackBerry scroll wheel, to silence the smartphone's ringer with the slightest movement.
		To navigate the smartphone you use a trackball - the Pearl in the handset- which, along with the display and keypad/keyboard, adjusts lighting to provide an optimized view in outdoor, indoor and dark environments.
	www.pdastreet.com /articles/2006/9/2006-9-19-Trackball-Accidentally-Kills.html (865 words)

	The Gadgeteer - The Ball Bluetooth Wireless Trackball
		Trackballs should have buttons that are accessible to the user's thumb and little finger, i.e., toward the front of the trackball, rather than at the rear.
		I had a Microsoft Trackball Explorer (no longer available, I think) with lots of buttons and a scrollwheel that was well-designed for right-handed use, but the main buttons and the scrollwheel were operated by the thumb, which could (and did) lead to RSI pain.
		*[]Trackball** (and laptop, I assume) users that move from meeting to meeting (ie conference room to conference room), and don't want cords (or USB wireless dongles) hanging around to be bumped or caught on something, risking damage to the equipment (or to the person who trips over them).
	www.the-gadgeteer.com /review/the_ball_bluetooth_wireless_trackball (2717 words)

	"The Ball" Bluetooth Wireless Trackball Review (pics, specs)
		The base of the trackball is white with a clear shell which forms the buttons.
		It took two or three rolls of the trackball to get it to go from one side of the screen to the other, not unlike a touchpad on a notebook.
		Not that the trackball is bad, but I have been using a mouse for so long it seems ingrained.
	www.notebookreview.com /default.asp?newsID=2687 (1158 words)

	ATPM 11.12 - Review: X-Arcade Trackball Mouse
		The trackball movement was a little stiff upon first use, but it loosened up after the first 5–10 minutes.
		This is an optomechanical trackball, meaning the ball sits upon rollers and the rotation of the rollers is registered by photogates (light sensors).
		All of the buttons on the Trackball Mouse are large one-inch raised arcade buttons that can be found on arcade machines over the last 25 years.
	www.atpm.com /11.12/trackball.shtml (1153 words)

	Computer Mice: Wireless Mouse, Trackball, Gaming Mouse
		Trackball mice don't get much attention in reviews, but they have an active group of proponents who think a trackball is ultimately a better solution than a regular mouse.
		Trackballs are not as popular as they once were, and they don't get many professional reviews, but they have an army of proponents who like them.
		Again, trackball mice have a mechanical ball on top, and you use your thumb or fingers to move the ball, rather than moving the mouse around on a mousepad or desk.
	www.consumersearch.com /www/computers/computer-mice/fullstory.html (3824 words)

	ClassicGaming.com - X-Arcade Trackball controller (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Trackballs (or trakballs as they were called at Atari), were once a standard on the arcade front.
		However since the trackball control replaces the mouse all buttons are mapped to mouse button correspondences and can not directly be use for pinball emulator controls.
		It might be worthwhile for X-Gaming to investigate a cross between the dual joystick and trackball controllers (trackball in the lower middle, possibly a smaller trackball in that case).
	www.classicgaming.com /features/articles/reviews/xarcadetrackball (1013 words)

	X-Arcade Trackball Review / Preview for PC
		A trackball for those unsure, is used to control games that require quick circular, up and down and/or side to side movement.
		While the Trackball controller is built like a Sherman tank, it's as sleek and sexy in its design as its counterpart, the X-Arcade Stick, both of which are mandatory in any gaming enthusiasts arsenal.
		While you won't be able to use the trackball in all of the games, the ones that are compatible play wonderfully with the unit, even if they didn't use a trackball in the original such as Asteroids, Tempest, Pong and Super Breakout.
	www.cheatcc.com /pc/rev/xarcadetrackballreview.html (876 words)

	Kensington Orbit Optical Trackball 64327 at TigerDirect.com
		But with this trackball my elbow is always relaxed, and so is the rest of my upper body.
		One tip I can offer first-time trackball users (I was one myself not so long ago): the key to getting the most out of this device is planting your whole hand on top of it and relaxing your arm.
		I only use trackballs, and after using over a dozen different types, this is the one.
	www.tigerdirect.com /applications/SearchTools/item-details-print.asp?EdpNo=1085687&Sku=K05-1006 (591 words)

	Maus / Trackball Test und Preisvergleich
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	www.dooyoo.de /mouse-trackball (659 words)

	RetroBlast! Review: X-Arcade Trackball by XGaming, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		About the only nit I have to pick are the mounting bolts for the trackball unit, but considering the 1/2" thickness of the panel, I don't know that they could have routed out the top enough to hide the bolts under the laminate.
		The X-Arcade Trackball is also compatible with PS2 and XBox consoles: in the case of the PS2, you can simply plug it into one of the USB ports.
		The trackball is automatically recognized and treated as a three-button mouse by Windows and Macintosh computers, and no drivers are required: simply plug it in and you're ready to start playing.
	www.retroblast.com /reviews/XTrackball.html (794 words)

	TrackBall
		A TrackBall object translates widget events from a draw widget (created with the WIDGET_DRAW function) into transformations that emulate a virtual trackball (for transforming object graphics in three dimensions).
		Set this keyword to indicate that the trackball transformations are to be constrained about the axis specified by the AXIS keyword.
		The TrackBall:: Update function method updates the state of the TrackBall object based on the information contained in the input widget event structure.
	www.astro.virginia.edu /class/oconnell/astr511/idl_5.1_html/idl30e.htm (585 words)

	Trackball class Reference
		Sets the NodePath that all trackball manipulations are to be assumed to be relative to.
		Returns the NodePath that all trackball manipulations are relative to, or the empty path.
		The Trackball object actually just places a transform in the data graph; parent a Transform2SG node under it to actually transform objects (or cameras) in the world.
	etc.cmu.edu /projects/panda3d/PandaDox/Panda/html/classTrackball.html (3488 words)

	ActiveWin: Microsoft TrackBall Explorer - Review (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If the concept isn’t really new, as TrackBalls have existed for years, the architecture of this new one is revolutionary and it obviously uses the new enhanced Microsoft IntelliEye patented technology.
		The TrackBall concept basis is to provide users with a fixed pointing device that they don’t need to move so they can save space on their desk.
		Unlike the Microsoft TrackBall Optical or other conventional models, the TrackBall Explorer is controlled by your index finger to avoid thumb pain after intensive use.
	www.activewin.com /reviews/hardware/mice/trackexp/index.shtml (874 words)

	Microsoft IntelliMouse Trackball Hardware Review
		The trackball installed seamlessly, as most Microsoft products tend to do for Windows, and the software was straightforward and self-explanatory.Once installed, the user has the options of configuring the device and setting the multi-function wheel-button.As with my previous reviews, I like setting my wheel-button for double-clicking.
		The actual hardware of the trackball performed admirably, but my movements with it were far from graceful.
		Let me be the first to admit it, that trackballs are not for me. I played two games to test the agility and responsiveness of the trackball mouse and they were Star Trek: Armada, and Rogue Spear.
	www.gamenationtv.com /hardware/trackball.shtml (680 words)

	AbleTrack Trackball
		The AbleTrack Trackball PS/2,USB w/2 hand or foot switches is a precision assistive technology computer trackball for people with arthritis, carpal tunnel, RSI - repetitive stress injury, paralyses of the hands and/or fingers.
		It is ergonomically designed for those who have difficulty using a typical off the shelf computer trackball or mouse and for those who wear wrist, thumb or hand splints while using their computer.
		With the AbleTrack, one foot is used to move the trackball and the other foot controls the hand switches instead of one foot trying to do both.
	www.ergo-items.com /cursor/trackballs/abletrack_trackball.htm (332 words)

	IGN: X-Arcade Trackball Review (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The X-Arcade Trackball is PC compatible via USB or PS/2, and will also work via USB with the Playstation 2, or with the Xbox with a converter dongle, which is sold separately.
		The unit's layout is a simple one with the trackball in the center and three arcade buttons arrayed on either side.
		The Trackball is, as a matter of fact, recognized by PCs as a standard 3 button mouse, which makes it rather widely compatible with any application with mouse support.
	gear.ign.com /articles/685/685507p1.html (458 words)

	Rotating the Camera with the Mouse
		This is done by projecting the position of the mouse on to an imaginary sphere behind the Viewport3D as shown in Figure 2.
		As the mouse is moved the camera (or scene) is rotated to keep the same point on the sphere underneath the mouse pointer.
		The first is that the calculations to project the mouse pointer onto the sphere assume that the Viewport3D is square.
	viewport3d.com /trackball.htm (1186 words)

	Cheep Hackball close-up
		But their trackballs are meant for mousing around, not slamming your palms into at really high speeds.
		Trackballs built to use with computers tend to be over-sensitive.
		The Atari (and Happ) trackballs have encoder wheels that require the ball to be rolled significantly farther than the computer ones do, to generate the same amount of movement.
	www.cheeptech.com /cuhack.html (1450 words)

	X-Arcade Trackball Mouse: Relive Arcade Games
		Your X-Arcade™ Trackball Kit lets you relive a museum of arcade classics on your PC or Mac™, but since it's recognized as a standard mouse--you can also enhance any of your favorite games that support a mouse, with no drivers or software required.
		The X-Arcade Trackball™ incorporates all the elements of a standup arcade machine into the palm of your hand.
		The X-Arcade™ Trackball Mouse is built to be bulletproof, and so is the warranty that comes with it.
	www.xgaming.com /trackball.shtml (522 words)

	OMSI - Explore Technology
		Opto-mechanical trackballs like this use a blinking light to determine how the ball is being rolled.
		Pushing the trackball causes the two shafts and attached encoding wheels to spin.
		A trackball is like a computer mouse that has been turned on its back - instead of rolling the ball by moving the mouse along a mouse pad, you push the ball directly with your hands.
	www.omsi.edu /visit/tech/trackball.cfm (291 words)

	CEDIA 2006: Old School Trackball Press Room Edition - Gizmodo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The major difference I find is that most garden variety trackballs want you to use your thumb, and that just gives you the same problem a mouse does.
		Having a trackball that lets you use your fingers instead is worth its weight in gold, so I could totally understand using something like that with a laptop.
		I'm certain that whoever is lugging that laptop and trackball is more interested in a mobile workstation.
	www.gizmodo.com /gadgets/peripherals/cedia-2006-old-school-trackball-press-room-edition-200971.php (1673 words)

	The MAME Cabinet Project
		It is screwed into the control panel from underneath, and through the plastic of the trackball.
		All three screws have to be carefully adjusted because they have tendency to distort the shape of the trackball frame.
		The top of the trackball's frame (if you were looking at the control panel) is flush with the top of control panel.
	dragonslairii.com /arcade/MAMEv1/Trackball.asp (413 words)

	Panda3D API: Trackball
		Description: Returns the NodePath that all trackball manipulations are relative to, or the empty path.
		Description: Sets the NodePath that all trackball manipulations are to be assumed to be relative to.
		For instance, this may be called to make a Trackball object respect mouse input only when the control key is held down.
	www.panda3d.org /apiref.php?page=Trackball (4523 words)

	Trackball Pro Operation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It should be noted that the Trackball does not create a new HID device to represent itself as the joysticks do.
		You can operate the trackball as a standalone device, it need not be included in the map, and it will operate as a system mouse just as you'd expect.
		Note that if you assign the Trackball to be the mouse, you won't be able to assign the ministick as it will create a control conflict because you're assigning two devices (Trackball and Ministick) to the same DX Device.
	home.att.net /~stickworks/tballoperate.htm (955 words)

	VHJ: Short Takes: Kensington TurboRing Trackball
		The trackball itself is fingertip operated which is usually easier to adjust to than thumb-balls.
		The Kensington TurboRing Trackball is a native USB device, but can be connected to PS/2 mouse ports with the bundled adapter.
		The Kensington TurboRing Trackball offers a reliable, large, fingertip operated trackball along with a novel and easy to use scrolling mechanism that is backwards compatible with Microsoft's scroll wheels.
	www.vanshardware.com /reviews/2001/october/011002_TurboRing/011002_TurboRing.htm (591 words)

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