Inside a humble Poundland computer mouse.

There's nothing really humble about this computer mouse at all. I did it a disservice in the video by suggesting it had a 30 pixel sensor. In reality I meant 30 X 30 (900 pixels). It stores images and them compares them to determine movement based on displacement of reference points in the images.

It's a very good demonstration of how mass production can bring the price of a very complex chip down to the point where a complete optical mouse can be sold for a single pound.

If this video sounds a bit "formal" it's because I was just about to head out to do the first dress rehearsal and then full show run of the current show I'm working on. It always tends to make me step up a gear and sound a bit hyper.

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