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A method to convert optical mouse vibrations into audio data has been developed, with the accuracy to enable eavesdropping on commercially available mice

A group of researchers at the University of California, Irvine, has come up with a way to use the sensors in an optical mouse to pick up subtle vibrations and convert them into audible data. They've ...
Hackaday

Adding An Optical Mouse Sensor To An Autonomous Vehicle

[Tim] is getting his drone ready for SparkFun’s 2013 Autonomous Vehicle Competition on June 8th. He has a pretty good start, but was having some problems accurately measuring travel distance. The ...
EDN

Rotational (or linear) measurement using an optical mouse sensor

This Design Idea utilizes an optical computer mouse's sensor for measuring rotation of a disk which can be mechanically connected to any sort of rotating apparatus. One feature is to allow adjustment ...
EDN

Thin optical mouse sensor integrates LED bundle and trim lens

Avago Technologies has announced a series of small form factor (SFF) optical mouse sensors with an integrated chip-on-board (COB) LED illuminated optical navigation system that is the thinnest in the ...