Assume you have used a time machine to move forward 50 years. You exit the time machine in front of a Wal-Mart. You enter the store and notice that the employees and customers are using many different input devices to work and/or shop. Find ten input devices from the list below. (Please see devices below) For each device list the name of the device, a short description of how the device enables a user to input data into a computer, and how the device may be used in a future Wal-Mart.

The input devices you choose must be from the list below. However, you can be creative in describing how the device may be used in a future Wal-Mart. Think science fiction. To provide an example, the first device has been provided for you below. Please use the hyphen or underline key on your keyboard to put a line between each of the ten devices you list (as shown below).

Type of input device: keyboard

Device description: enables user to enter characters or commands into a computer by pressing the appropriate button on the keyboard.

How used in future: used by customers to enter their name, address, and phone number on an input screen in the do-it-yourself photo studio

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