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Technology moves on and the "FEELit Mouse" is due to retail in the U.S in the early Autumn at around 99 Dollars. For the uniniated it opens " an entirely new channel of communication between you and your computer - physical feel. Using the FEELit Mouse, anything displayed on your screen can be felt as realistic tactile sensations. Drag an icon with the FEELit Mouse and you will feel it stretch as though it were truly elastic. Explore textures, liquids, surfaces, vibrations - the FEELit Mouse allows you to feel almost any physical phenomena" - " letting you encounter hard surfaces, rough textures, smooth contours, even rubbery materials. The possibilities are endless. . " Full details and the code for web developers to include in their sites to make this all happen can be seen at: http://www.force-feedback.com/feelit/overview.html There are obvious benefits for CAD/CAM operations but whether anything useful comes out of it for people with disabilities remains to be seen. In the future, however, a trip to your local Library to use the Web will be an experience packed event. It could put some in mind of the famous machine from Woody Allen's film "Sleeper"! Anthony Blagg Business Information Services Birmingham Central Library ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views expressed within are those of the individual, and not necessarily those of the organisation. ********************************************************************** %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%