How to Use trackball in a Sentence

trackball

noun

• A lot of computer users own laptops these days and have to do a lot of scrolling and tapping on their trackpad or trackball.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 5 Oct. 2021
• Where's our Joy-Con with a thumb-sized trackball for quicker aiming in first-person shooters?
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2023
• It’s a trackball mouse, featuring a sizable, accurate ball on the left side.
  — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 10 June 2020
• Showing them Centipede or Missile Command and how to use the trackball to play, soon piqued their interest.
  — Andy Robertson, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• But a primary issue that arose was the accuracy of the trackball.
  — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 10 June 2020
• Sometimes the joystick didn’t work all that well, a button needed to be mashed really hard, or a trackball wouldn’t spin very smoothly.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2017
• Of all the pointing devices that have been invented, the most neglected is probably the trackball.
  — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2017
• At the very least, laptop users working long hours at home should be provided with an external height-adjustable monitor, a full-sized keyboard and a mouse or trackball.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
• While the Ship's Control Console has a wheel for manual steering, both steering and throttle can be controlled with trackballs, with the adjustments showing up on the screens for each station.
  — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2017
• The keyboard and trackball were part of a larger control system for a nuclear missile silo command center.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2021
• Inspiration from owners has led to numerous improvements, such as a new ball-bearing design for the trackball.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
• Logitech did an excellent job at modernizing the trackball mouse.
  — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2021
• A trackball allows users to navigate the interface, and also uses different colored lights to send various alerts — such as a new call or e-mail message.
  — Mat Honan, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2010
• In addition to traditional mice, Logitech also offers mice featuring a trackball, which is a spinning ball controlled by your thumb that acts as the mouse cursor.
  — Kevin Luna, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
• Logitech's innovative trackball mouse features a hinge on its base that allows you to tilt it by 20 degrees, reducing the wrist twisting that causes carpal tunnel syndrome.
  — TheWeek, 2 Feb. 2020
• That aside, there will be additional pads sold separately with trackball and other input options.
  — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 7 June 2021
• Kensington, one of the few remaining manufacturers of premium trackball mice, has announced two new options for the ergonomic diehards out there.
  — Alice Newcome-Beill, The Verge, 5 Jan. 2023
• The Deck's version of trackpads includes the same mix of high sensitivity, mild haptic feedback, and trackball emulation, which allows a thumb to carefully nudge a mouse pointer or rapidly spin the viewport in a first-person shooter.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2022
• The Pocket Reform borrows many of the big Reform laptop's design impulses, including a low-profile mechanical keyboard and trackball-based pointing device and a chunky, retro-throwback design.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 28 June 2022
• But the continued advancement of trackball mice ensures the peripheral's relevance.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022
• After installing the software, the reader’s trackball regained its functionality.
  — Jeff Carlson, The Seattle Times, 1 Sep. 2017
• This lowers the tracking speed greatly, greatly increasing precision on an already accurate trackball.
  — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 10 June 2020
• Integrated into Legends Ultimate is two sets of joysticks and six action buttons, two spinners/paddles, a trackball and customizable button mapping.
  — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 22 May 2021
• Integrated into Legends Ultimate is two sets of joysticks and six action buttons, two spinners/paddles, a trackball, and customizable button mapping.
  — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2019

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024