June 5, 2021 - News Post

I like drawing.

I like pressing buttons while looking at the screen. Who doesn't?

So tell me this: Where can I find an inexpensive set of USB dials?

It seems like a simple request. A device I can use to help me draw. A tiny box with 3 dials for:

• Zoom
• Rotate
• Brush Size

I feel like a rotary dial input device should've been available since the 80's. So why can't I find one?

That's not entirely true. I already own one dial. I use a handy little wireless remote called the AC-19. I love that device and use it daily. But again, that's one dial. Cycling through the dial modes takes precious seconds. I don't want that. I want THREE dials on one device.

I've seen some on sale for hundreds and hundreds of dollars. I feel, though, that this should be out there for a small fraction of that.

I've also seen plenty of single dials. Could I buy three of those? Noooooooo. Windows can't always tell one dial from another.

Can I build a solution? Sure. I've seen some very good plans online for a single dial that I could probably adapt for my uses. For under $50, I have no doubt I could piece one together myself… over the course of 10 hours.

I do like spending 10 hours to save 10 seconds, but not if I don't have to.

Why is this so hard to find?

What did YOU do to make this such a scarce technology?

-Jeff