Tue, Sep 26, 2006
Multi-Touch Screen
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TristanNaramore referred me to a
video clip of JeffHan's talk at TED earlier
this year. Jeff demonstrated his multi-touch screen, which is incredibly cool. Unlike touch screens
today, you can interact with the screen with multiple fingers
simultaneously. It's also pressure sensitive. More importantly,
according to Jeff, the technology is affordable. (L7M)
One of my passions is integrating online tools into face-to-face
environments. The problem is that computer interfaces obstruct
physical collaboration. They discourage engagement with others who
are present. The design challenge is understanding the tradeoffs.
But the tradeoffs could disappear if only we had better physical
interfaces. The multi-touch screen is a step in the right direction. (L7N)
Watching the demo reminded me of another important HyperScope design
point: Views of a document should have an address. With HyperScope,
any view of a document is addressable. Similarly, with
Google Maps, I can always generate a URL to
a particular view of a map. JeffHan's geospatial demo was cool, but
when the app is actually deployed, I hope the developers don't forget
to make every view addressable. (L7O)
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Posted at 10:26pm
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