{"id":9,"date":"2008-08-15T23:09:08","date_gmt":"2008-08-15T21:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/?p=9"},"modified":"2009-07-16T15:10:21","modified_gmt":"2009-07-16T13:10:21","slug":"the-dragon-mousepad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"The Dragon Mousepad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, in 2003 \/ 04 I weren't only working on the \"Hilfsdrache\", but also on an special Mousepad.<\/p>\n<p>That Mousepad was created out of perspex, an aluminium rail and serval ultra-bright blue leds and an usb connector.<\/p>\n<p>To really make that pad special and \"one of a kind\", I created an carving with an Dremel Multitool into the upper one of the two perspex layers.<\/p>\n<p>The light of the leds is shining directly into the uper layer and is broken on the positions, where the material is carved.<\/p>\n<p>As result of that, the Carving itself shines out blue - while the rest of the perspex is still translucent.<\/p>\n<p>Power for the LEDs is delievered by an USB Connector that can be plugged into any USB Port on any PC with an Standard USB Type A to Type A Cable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0001.jpg\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nico-maas.de\\\/?p=9&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:4520435}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 733px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"733\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 733px; height: 733px;\" data-original-width=\"733\" data-original-height=\"733\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/?attachment_id=10\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"729\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"729\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"10\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\",\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"Mousepad 0001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0001.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0001.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0001.jpg?w=729&#038;h=729&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"729\" height=\"729\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"729\" data-original-height=\"729\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mousepad 0001\" alt=\"Mousepad 0001\" style=\"width: 729px; height: 729px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 367px; height: 733px;\" data-original-width=\"367\" data-original-height=\"733\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/?attachment_id=11\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"363\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"363\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0002.jpg\" data-orig-size=\",\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"Mousepad 0002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0002.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0002.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0002.jpg?w=363&#038;h=363&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"363\" height=\"363\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"363\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mousepad 0002\" alt=\"Mousepad 0002\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 363px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/?attachment_id=12\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"363\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"362\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"12\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003.jpg\" data-orig-size=\",\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"Mousepad 0003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0003.jpg?w=363&#038;h=362&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"363\" height=\"362\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"362\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mousepad 0003\" alt=\"Mousepad 0003\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 362px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 367px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"367\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 367px; height: 367px;\" data-original-width=\"367\" data-original-height=\"367\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/?attachment_id=13\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"363\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"363\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0004.jpg\" data-orig-size=\",\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"Mousepad 0004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0004.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0004.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0004.jpg?w=363&#038;h=363&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"363\" height=\"363\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"363\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mousepad 0004\" alt=\"Mousepad 0004\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 363px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 367px; height: 367px;\" data-original-width=\"367\" data-original-height=\"367\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/?attachment_id=14\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"363\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"363\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0005.jpg\" data-orig-size=\",\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"Mousepad 0005\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0005.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0005.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0005.jpg?w=363&#038;h=363&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"363\" height=\"363\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"363\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mousepad 0005\" alt=\"Mousepad 0005\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 363px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 367px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"367\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/?attachment_id=15\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"363\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"15\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0006.jpg\" data-orig-size=\",\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"Mousepad 0006\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0006.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0006.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nico-maas.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/0006.jpg?w=362&#038;h=363&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"362\" height=\"363\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"363\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mousepad 0006\" alt=\"Mousepad 0006\" style=\"width: 362px; 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