1. A programmed processor-based information browsing device comprising: a body having a sensor device comprising a position sensor and a force sensor disposed on a sensor area of said body, said sensor device producing a position signal and a force signal corresponding to a position and a force of an instrument applied to said sensor device; at least one set of sensors actuable by said instrument, disposed on said body; a processor coupled to said sensor device and said at least one set of sensors, said processor being programmed to, receive said position and force signal and produce at least one corresponding transducer signal that is readable by a programmed computer, produce at least one state signal when at least one of said set of sensors is actuated by said instrument, and output via an output port the at least one transducer signal and said at least one state signal to the computer, wherein said programmed computer hosts a set of information, said at least one corresponding transducer signal and said at least one state signal forming at least one of a direction of movement command, a change of speed command, a jump to a specified location command, and a bookmark command recognizable by said programmed computer as user-actuated commands for manipulating a displayed image of said set of information.