Monday, February 12, 2007

Max: Massively Multitouch Operating System

6 Comments:

Blogger Laura said...

I just see this as working like the touch screens at Babies R Us. You have to touch it in just the perfect way to get it to actually work. And if they're going to make it so I have to STAND to use my computer, that's just not cool.

February 12, 2007 11:35 PM  
Blogger Max Dobberstein said...

Oh, ye of little imagination.

February 12, 2007 11:46 PM  
Blogger Jericho Brown said...

Wow!!!

That was like the Eye Phones from the movie version of Johnny Mnemonic. I am totally hip to that.

As for standing, why not? I sit on my ass all day long and it has done nothing but spread and spread. If I had to stand now and then to get something done, well, it would be better.

I see a totally wrap around screen. Every direction, data at your fingertips. Or, for those that want to sit, imagine being leaned back in your chair as you reach up to a parabolic dish shaped monitor. The dish would be more cube friendly.

The first application of this kind of technology will be conference rooms I bet. Being able to show your data and operate from the screen instead of a keyboard and mouse would be much more dramatic and less distracting.

February 13, 2007 9:53 AM  
Blogger Laura said...

Bastard-y thing deleted my last comment. I just expressed my hatred of standing. Walking is one thing, but standing for extended periods SUCKS.

Anyway-- is there a way to tell that video not to auto start? It's annoying when I come to your site to see if anything new has been posted.

February 14, 2007 2:40 AM  
Blogger Jericho Brown said...

I kinda like the music.

February 14, 2007 10:13 AM  
Blogger Jericho Brown said...

Here's another demo.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=884017118027634444&pr=goog-sl

This is fantastic! He's right about input devices. Why drop a square keyboard on the screen? Why not something built for a human hand? Make a gesture to bring up a keyboard, drop your ten fingers on the surface and the homekeys line up to your fingers. I'm sure they'll get there.

February 16, 2007 1:54 PM  

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