With Windows 7 moving towards a touch-screen interface, people are already thinking the end of the mouse as a means of interface with your computer may be coming to an end.
A researcher at Gartner has proclaimed that within five years we will no longer be using the 40-year-old mouse to interface with our computers. He feels the touch screens, facial recognition and possibly even thought control will take over from the trusty mouse. He also points to the fact that laptops have already done away with the necessity by incorporating the touch pad into their systems.
While this is all very interesting, I find it doubtful we will ever see the mouse go away completely. There are too many things that it is still better to be precise with yout pointing than fat fingers pressing on a screen. Graphic illustrators would probably flip out without a mouse. When you need to move just one pixel, the precision you get with a mouse is essential.
It’s a nice dream to have one less thing on your desk, and it may very well take a bit of a back seat to its current status, but to totally go away is highly doubtful.
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I personally don’t like the mouse, I don’t like the keyboard. I want things to happen where I do it. I fancy the idea of a notepad like screen and a pen but at the end of the day I don’t see a real everyday alternative either.