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240 Gartner Blog Network analyst Steve Prentice blogged in December. Still, he adds, mice don't factor into a future where touch-screen smart phones, touch-pad laptops and video game controllers with embedded accelerometers (such as those shipped with Nintendo's Wii) rule the day. His prediction: the mouse is an endangered species with less than five years before it joins the ranks of the green screen, punch cards and other computer technologies now honorably retired to technology mu- seums after years of faithful service on desktops everywhere. Vocabulary Wade through – пробираться Trackball – шаровой указатель ; шаровой манипулятор To slide (slid) – скользить Premise – исходное условие To plot – вычерчивать Precursor – предшественник To expire – истекать To garner – собирать Royalties – вознаграждение To debut – дебютировать To hasten – ускорять Pervasiveness – распространение To encourage – поддерживать , поощрять To share – делить ( ся ) Pointing device – координатно - указательное ( позиционирую - щее ) устройство To factor – ( зд .) входить Touch-pad – сенсорная клавиатура I . Translate the following phrase in written form and give your comment . … the mouse is an endangered species with less than five years before it joins the ranks of the green screen, punch cards and other computer technologies …