UberMouse: Hacking a Wireless NIC in to a USB Mouse

I added a usb wireless network card to the guts inside my regular USB mouse. This video has had many confused people commenting on what I've made - The point is to make a single device with the abilities of a few devices.

I freakin hate wireless keyboards and mice, that's NOT what I've made. It's a normal mouse that hides a wireless network card inside of it!

Here's my project page on this: http://www.dawning.ca/projects/mouse/

So in this video I show what I did to get a wireless network card inside my mouse. The only crummy part is the mouse gets kind of warm now, but I personally don't really care.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• usb
• mouse
• wireless
• mod
• hack
• hacks
• diy
• eletronics
• zydas
• hub

[Excelsiorhypermedia]

that is so smart. Do you have a instruction video. But I'm thinking does a usb 2.0 have the power for wireless and mouse on one cord? I did not know that I'm also thinking your not using a wireless N for that takes more power

[jamessnell]

@Excelsiorhypermedia - it is an 802.11g card, so you're right, it's not an 802.11n.

If I plug it in to a USB port on a computer, then it works just fine. If I plug it in to a USB hub, there doesn't seem to be enough power for two hubs, the mouse and the wireless.

[hibbijo]

its sad how many people dont understand what this mouse does. it connects his computer to the INTERNET wirelessly, while still being a mouse, and only using one usb port. Very cool mod :p

[jamessnell]

@hibbijo Yup, it is sad.

Awesome that you got it though!

\o/

[urvidsuks]

could you tell me how you make the window wave around like that? it's soooo cool :D

[jamessnell]

@urvidsuks It's something that one can do in Linux. Not sure how you'd get that to work in Windows or OSX.

[spitfireboy3]

@jamessnell Someone needs to actually make a mouse that does that on a big scale, it would be a hit, everyone would want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HDFoxra]

you know, the only flaw with this, is what if you stored data on the flash drive inside the mouse, and you wanted to use it somewhere else, but you were on someone else's computer, and didn't want to actually use the mouse OR the wireless device? having the wireless device could cause interference if the computer already had a wireless device installed and is using it. plus it'd be a hassle to copy the data to the computer, then back again once done using it.

Good Device Idea Though, I Like It!

[37474748]

Brilliant!!! Pure brilliant!!!

[chilidress]

oh man nice mouse carpet :)

[DocDawning]

@rugelindinda Yes, I bet you're right. I don't really use this mouse as a mouse lately because of this concern. Granted, if I swap out the wireless nic for something else, then it's more likely completely inert

[rugelindinda]

nir can be harmfull for ur hands lol

[TheADMIRAL911]

@urvidsuks it's Ubunto

[grekodave]

opps wrong vid.

im looking to make a wireless mouse into a cord mouse.

its a pretty expensive mouse i bought it really cheap.

it didnt come with a receiver.

so if anyone knows how plzz.get back at me.