Interesting facts about mouse pads.
Mouse pads have many different surfaces to fit different types of mouse technologies. Lexan cover, because of its tackiness, was a popular mouse pad surface around 1980. The popular fabric soft top mouse pad was found to be the most appropriate. It helped keep the rubberized roller-ball surface cleaner and with better tracking, speed and precision than just a desk surface, which collected dirt and slowed the mouse’s motion. Optical mice have the problem of not working well on a reflective surface and on surfaces with shiny spots. These surfaces, which often include desk and table surfaces, cause jitter and loss of tracking on the display pointer as the mouse moves over these spots. The use of mouse pads with smooth surfaces eliminates shiny spot jitter effects of modern optical mice. Mouse pads can be found next to most computers today. Even though it is not a requirement to help the mouse function most users like to have the mouse pad on the crowded desk as a place holder for the mouse. Mouse pads make a great place for businesses to place their advertising message. After all at an average size of 7.5 x 8.5 inches and this computes to 63 square inches of space to place a message that is only 15 inches or so from the buyer’s eyes.
