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prizrak
February 17th, 2006, 01:15 AM
This is a video (just a warning to some of you dial up users) http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/4996/Crazy_Multi_Input_Touch_Screen
alfonz
February 17th, 2006, 01:29 AM
Oh I want I want I want. That looks very interesting, however I don't know if it is or not.
goatflyer
February 17th, 2006, 01:36 AM
And to think for years I have been telling people not to touch their monitor screens because of the oil on their fingertips...

Some interesting UI-ideas there.
Sirin
February 17th, 2006, 01:42 AM
FYI...Apple filed a patent for this touch screen technology 10 days ago.... http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2006/02/multitouch_user.php ;)
alfonz
February 17th, 2006, 01:43 AM
FYI...Apple filed a patent for this touch screen technology 10 days ago.... http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2006/02/multitouch_user.php ;)


:(
Iandefor
February 17th, 2006, 01:53 AM
That looks interesting.

FYI...Apple filed a patent for this touch screen technology 10 days ago....

I wonder what Apple will do with it? Semi-interactive visualisations for iTunes? Touch-And-Drag? Some kind of weird Expose?
Rev. Nathan
February 17th, 2006, 02:05 AM
That looks interesting.

I wonder what Apple will do with it? Semi-interactive visualisations for iTunes? Touch-And-Drag? Some kind of weird Expose?
Signs are pointing to a new iPod (to come out April 1, Apple's 30th Anniversary), that drops the scroll wheel and expands the screen to a 3.5" touch screen. Also, other people suggest the patent could also be used with a more interactive front row (Apple's often picked-on 'Media Center' software). Lastly, they could again be using it for the next generation of Mac laptops, moving into the world of tablets.
byen
February 17th, 2006, 02:36 AM
Wow.. that was amazing. Hope I get to use something like that before I die. I mean imagine the possibilities with stuff like that!
poofyhairguy
February 17th, 2006, 04:02 AM
Very awesome!
Alpha_toxic
February 17th, 2006, 04:42 AM
Cool!!! I liked the game at the end. Never thought that planar graphs could be used for fun :)
Derek Djons
February 17th, 2006, 05:53 AM
I already posted that link yesterday :(
prizrak
February 17th, 2006, 06:23 PM
I already posted that link yesterday :(
Sorry homes didn't see it :(
*gives thunder back* :)
Lord Illidan
February 17th, 2006, 06:26 PM
This looks sooo star trek... I can't wait.
red_Marvin
February 17th, 2006, 07:49 PM
Me w.. aaan *twitch* tschhhh

I suddenly think of Bourne identity or the Zion computers in the matrix...

Patents... *sigh*
That means non-cheap...

Even if those screens would cost >50k in the beginning, price would sink with time,
with patents, however, the rate will be so much slower:(
prizrak
February 17th, 2006, 08:22 PM
Me w.. aaan *twitch* tschhhh

I suddenly think of Bourne identity or the Zion computers in the matrix...

Patents... *sigh*
That means non-cheap...

Even if those screens would cost >50k in the beginning, price would sink with time,
with patents, however, the rate will be so much slower:(
Not really, no one is gonna price things out of reach. First time products tend to be priced as skimmers meaning that they are overpriced up the **** for the early adopters/pioneers who have the money to spend but a few months into it the price goes down pretty quickly. It all depends on how expensive it is to make them really and how many people would be willing to get one in the first place.
Arktis
February 17th, 2006, 08:25 PM
Two words: "Interactive Porn". :rolleyes:

You know I'm right.
Bragador
February 17th, 2006, 08:29 PM
Two words: "Interactive Porn".

You know I'm right.

Oh, my, self !
Think of the possibilities !
mstlyevil
February 17th, 2006, 08:33 PM
Two words: "Interactive Porn". :rolleyes:

You know I'm right.

The next logical step to a virtual girlfriend! (Or a boyfriend if you are a woman or gay.) :-k
red_Marvin
February 17th, 2006, 08:46 PM
@prizrak:
True, even if "out of reach" is highly relative;) , what I meant was that, with patents,
a smaller portion of the product developers has control over the development and
market because of less competition.
YourSurrogateGod
February 17th, 2006, 09:30 PM
Wow.. that was amazing. Hope I get to use something like that before I die. I mean imagine the possibilities with stuff like that!
Unless you're 98 and in a wheelchair, something tells me that you'll see it in 5 years for sure.
YourSurrogateGod
February 17th, 2006, 09:32 PM
Two words: "Interactive Porn". :rolleyes:

You know I'm right.
Ofcourse. I remember reading something that the idea of showing pictures online first arose out of the need to be able to view porn... correct me if I'm wrong.
angkor
February 18th, 2006, 10:42 AM
Price schmice! I want this!! I'll take out an extra mortgage on my house :D Oh wait, I don't even own my house...:(

This is a great way to interact with a computer.
Sirin
February 18th, 2006, 02:14 PM
Now we shall see the true definition of "fingerpainting" on Photoshop OS X. :-D
Klaidas
February 18th, 2006, 02:37 PM
Wow... Amazing :eek:
Irony
February 18th, 2006, 05:19 PM
That would be good on Blender.