Internal wireless mouse on a Dell Mini 9

[strider_mt2k] sent in this new Dell Mini 9 hack. After seeing the recent GPS in a Dell Mini9 project, he decided to jump in and do some hacking of his own. His idea was to integrate his Logitech wireless mouse receiver internally. He basically added an internal usb port, allowing for future replacements if the mouse should it get broken or upgraded. The final result is completely hidden. There was plenty of space in the case, so there’s no bulge at all.

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tagged: dell mini 9, eee pc, laptop, usb

5 Responses to Internal wireless mouse on a Dell Mini 9

pip says:

October 16, 2008 at 5:20 pm

“He basically added an internal usb port, allowing for future replacements if the mouse should it get broken or upgraded”

lol.

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nubie says:

October 16, 2008 at 6:40 pm

I wonder when some bright hacker will put USB hub and BT/Wifi onboard a jack so that you can simply desolder the old jack and add a new jack that comes with the functions :).

Seems like it would be a welcome toy, even if it was on a ribbon cable to the hub.

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RASH says:

October 16, 2008 at 6:58 pm

i dont understand why he didnt splice into the trace of an existing USB, unless power consumption is an issues…….127 devices..

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strider_mt2k says:

October 16, 2008 at 8:18 pm

Because those traces are _right_there_, man! LOL

Now that I’ve gotten the power leads run it would be a simple matter to drop in a hub, but I don’t really have a reason to install one yet.
why draw the extra power?

This is cool for me for now.

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kovac says:

April 25, 2010 at 10:29 am

he didnt do any hacking u can buy usb mouses that have a micro usb reciever

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