(been thinking about it, and I don't think the technology would be good for games... just imagine getting frustrated and hitting it...)
Posted by Raventhief (Member # 9002) on :
Yeah, that's pretty cool. I wonder what the technique for touch recognition is. One of the problems with current techniques is it relies on a semi-conductive gel which covers the screen and wears out surprisingly quickly. For something like that to be useful, it would have to be a lot more durable than a standard touch screen, as well as solving the multi-point problem which they have done.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
Wow! That's cool. I could play with the color toys they show in the beginning all day. And I really like the photo album app.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Hey, that's pretty cool. I can think of a lot of useful applications for that.
I wonder how far away we are from Laptops that don't have a traditional keyboard in the sense that we're used to. I think the next generation, as screens and hardware get smaller, will be a large foldable screen that can display a keyboard to type with, and when viewing movies or other applications, will revert to a giant, unfettered screen.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
What amazes me is how intuitive they made it- all the movements required seemed to be the ones that you'd think would be used.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Very cool!
Posted by Alex Johansen (Member # 9090) on :
That's so amazing, I would buy that if I had the money, I would go as high as 10k for it. That just blows my mind! I mean, God! I'm speechless, I can't even decide what to comment on!
Okay, after I regained some compusure I thought of something.
ENDER'S GAME! This touch screen would be perfect for the games! Like the Fantasy game and the war games (definitely not the Battle Room though, seriously if anything except a VR system is made for that I'm going to be p***ed, I know the only affordable VR systems out right now are a dime a dozen at toys r us, but still....)
Posted by Geekazoid99 (Member # 8254) on :
Need to be pop out 3d to work for EG
Posted by Alex Johansen (Member # 9090) on :
YOU CAN EVEN CREATE YOUR OWN SOFTWARE WITH IT USING THE EDITOR! MEANING IF OYU GE TBORE DOF THE GAMES YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN! I WANT TO ASPIRE TO- oh wait, I don't think anyone here is appreciating my caps, so I will stop killing my shift key. Anyways, I want to be a programmer when I grow up so this would be amazing for me! I need to get one.....
Posted by Alex Johansen (Member # 9090) on :
Nevermind, it's around 2.5k Posted by aiua (Member # 7825) on :
I'm going to hold on to my money and wait for whatever it was they used in Minority Report. Course, I'll probably be ancient by then and be able to use it about as much as my parents (..sorta ancient..) can this computer... (Which is not at all..) But it'll be purty darn cool!
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I really like the computer desk display the evil doctor used in The Island. I want one of those. Posted by Kitsune (Member # 8290) on :
Wowww, I got goosebumps.
Posted by Alex Johansen (Member # 9090) on :
Noooo! This is turning into a mayfly! Don't talk about that fake crap, talk about this real crap! Someone! Find more info about this crap!
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Alex, you obviously do not understand what a Mayfly is. And you're going to have to accept that thread drift happens. This isn't even really thread drift, it's talking about cool technology innovations using touch screens that we'd like to see.
In other words, chill out.
Posted by Vasslia Cora (Member # 7981) on :
Wow, I can't wait for things like that to become the standard. Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
It'll happen, and I'll put my money on within the next decade. Too many geeks want to see something like this, and it's ALMOST affordable.
What impresses me most about it is the intuitive interface displayed in the demos. A jazzy multitouch screen is worthless if the interface doesn't make sense, but this one seemed almost perfect -- incorporating even elements of physicality to make the interface more "real" to the user.
Posted by Vasslia Cora (Member # 7981) on :
The only thing I would like to see is on the map part of the demo, rather then spreading your fingers out to zoom in on an area or city, you double tap the screen.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Hm. See, I'd use a double-tap to automatically center the map on the point tapped -- especially since they use the "fingers spreading" method for zooming in all their other applications. Consistency is important.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:What impresses me most about it is the intuitive interface displayed in the demos. A jazzy multitouch screen is worthless if the interface doesn't make sense, but this one seemed almost perfect -- incorporating even elements of physicality to make the interface more "real" to the user.
This is what impressed me about it, too. If I could use this as anything other than a toy, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
quote:The only thing I would like to see is on the map part of the demo, rather then spreading your fingers out to zoom in on an area or city, you double tap the screen.
I'm fairly confident that any program able to utilize these features would have mappable touch commands to allow the user to customize exactly how the UI responds, although double-tapping instead of a drag motion would defeat the purpose of analog-capable input.
Posted by Vasslia Cora (Member # 7981) on :
True, it could just be something that I will have to get used to.
I see these being everywhere in 10 years. If they aren't then it is most likely because we will have something better.
*Marvels in the geeky things this thing could do*
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:True, it could just be something that I will have to get used to.
Same here. How the heck am I going to unlearn ctrl+space+click to zoom in Adobe programs?!
quote:I see these being everywhere in 10 years. If they aren't then it is most likely because we will have something better.
I'm betting on both - much like CD vs MP3 players when the technology first became available. We didn't really see a mainstream spread of MP3 players until the iPod (depending on how you want to define "mainstream spread"). Similarly, I'm thinking touch-screen technology will be much more widespread in 10 years...but we'll already have something newer and cooler that the elite few will possess.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Call me a Luddite, but just watching the demo made me feel kind of dizzy-sick.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Luddite. Seriously, Tante, the impressive thing about that video is that they just reached out and touched what they wanted, and it responded. That's a kind of interface that has largely been lacking in commercial software.
Posted by Alex Johansen (Member # 9090) on :
Argh! When I asked about thread definitions a while abck someone told me mayfly was when a thread "flew off topic" or something along that line
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Oh my. That's just beautiful. I can't wait to play Solitaire on one.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Alex, no they didn't. Here's your thread. The only mayfly definition given was this:
quote:Mayfly - a thread that may disappear quickly. Often used to get in contact with some other user. Once contact is made, the thread is deleted.
To expand on that, a mayfly is a thread that may have a short lifespan, an actual mayfly is an insect that only lives for a day. Putting Mayfly in a title is a warning to people that the thread may be deleted, so they shouldn't put a lot of time or effort into posting in it, just give a quick answer. The practice started because people don't like their posts being deleted, and this way they have warning.
Posted by Alex Johansen (Member # 9090) on :
ohhhhhh.... that's weird... where did i get that idea that someone told me its because the thread may fly offtopic...........
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Dunno. But regardless, you'll probably find it doesn't work very well to yell at people about what they're talking about. If you want a thread to go in a certain direction, your best bet is to write a post taking it that way. Then if others want to talk about that aspect of the topic, they'll reply to you. Saying that someone else should go find more information about a topic so the thread goes the way you want it to is probably never going to be effective.
Not trying to beat up on you, you know. . . just trying to help. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bob_Scopatz: Oh my. That's just beautiful. I can't wait to play Solitaire on one.
I already have a solitaire game that has a touch-responsive interface. It's called a deck of cards.
I feel so...futuristic!
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Here we see Tante is a laggard/Neo-Luddite, while Alex is an innovator/high roller. Avoid the bleeding edge, Alex! Join the 21st century, Tante!
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
Dead link, Morb.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
It failed for me once, then worked. Beats me.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Morbo: Join the 21st century, Tante!
OK,OK, I'll join. It's just that my horse and buggy gets such excellent mileage.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
That is very cool.
So is this. Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
That video made me very very happy.
Although I gotta say, that seems like it would be tiring after a while. Really develop the forearm muscles...
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