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Wanting to experiment with using optical mouse sensors but a bit frustrated with the lack of options, [Tom Wiggins] rolled his own breakout board for the ADNS 3050 optical mouse sensor and in the ...

Here’s a pretty easy DIY project, for someone so inclined. I’ll be honest, after checking around a bit on the price of commercial teflon mouse pads, I’m not sure why you’d want to take the time to ...

More specifically, you'll need some strong magnets and glue. The article's DIYer also chose to place a magnet inside the keyboard and another on the inside of the mouse, specifically "on the bottom of ...

What do you get when you combine roll-on deodorant containers and a soccer ball with an optical mouse and an obscure 90s Japanese video game about racing armadillos? Well, you get a pretty darn cool ...

Ever wanted to turn your car into the world’s largest computer mouse? YouTube tinkerer William Osman decided to do just that, helping Simone Giertz turn her yellow “Cheese Louise” electric car into a ...