In November 1970 a patent was granted for a device dubbed an “X-Y position indicator for a display system”.

On this day, 35 years ago, Xerox released the first commercially available computer intended for use with a mouse. The Star, as it was called, wasn’t a particularly big success, but Xerox’s work ...

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak calls Engelbart a god and visionary. July 3, 2013 — -- Douglas C. Engelbart, one of the inventors of the computer mouse and a computer visionary, has died at the ...

On Dec. 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart gave the first public demonstration of a computer mouse. Today we look at the device’s history, as well as futuristic concepts for computer interfaces. Douglas ...

In just a few decades, the humble computer mouse has gone from cutting-edge technology to a rather ubiquitous device — and, in fact, one that seems a little outdated in an era of holograms and ...

The computer mouse was one of those ideas that changed the world. It was such an intuitive and easy way to instruct a computer, that widespread global adoption followed and the impact of the humble ...

If it had been up to Douglas Engelbart, his invention would have been called the "X-Y position indicator for a display system.” That's how the man who designed the mouse described what he'd made in ...

No matter how popular touchscreens have become, the good old fashioned computer mouse is here to stay when it comes to productivity. Few computer mice have gotten as much love and attention than ...

A new user interface--the "mouse gesture"--is slowly winning converts among software developers who hope to simplify repetitive tasks in computer applications. Department Editor Evan Hansen runs the ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a soothing way to warm the hand when using a computer ...