Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site Digital pen takes on mouse (10 Jun 2004) Dr Rekimoto's lab has extended the drag and drop technique used in most PC software to create a 'pick and drop' technique. So the owner of a handheld computer can pick up a file from their device, using a special pen, and drop it onto the screen of another computer, by placing the pen on its screen. Article URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3774747.stm Read 115 more articles from BBC News sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Easing the CHI Conference Papers Chair's burdens This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy