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|  Shadowy modder gives Eee PC a risky back alley trackball implant
 Remember that guy who uber-hacked his Eee PC with a GPS, Bluetooth, draft-n WiFi, FM transmitter, SDHC card reader, modem, USB hub, 2GB RAM? Well, we got one more for him. This enterprising gentleman, fed up with suffering through the three-finger scroll of his Eee PC 901, integrated the trackball of his Apple Mighty Mouse into the netbook's palm rest. Of course, this took some time and effort: in the end, the trackball leads had to be unsoldered from the mainboard, the trackball itself soldered to the mainboard, and the whole shebang installed under the surface of the netbook itself. But you know what? It works. That is, until the Mighty Mouse itself craps out -- as they have been known to do. Still, it's all in a day's work for a heroic modder. Right? Hit that read link for the step-by-step, but not before you peep the vid after the break.
Filed under: Laptops Shadowy modder gives Eee PC a risky back alley trackball implant originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments     More... |
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