Is it goodbye to the two-button computer mouse? Apple of Cupertino, California, has filed a patent (US 2007/0152966) on a transparent mouse that can “see” the user’s hand by using a camera chip inside. Different finger combinations captured by the mouse trigger different functions. Touching the mouse with thumb and index finger might open a browser, say, while a ring finger and pinkie might change font.
Software bugs that could let malicious hackers take over other people’s machines can now be auctioned off online. Bug hunters can make big money by selling the bugs they find, and WabiSabiLabi of Switzerland …
