Wednesday, January 31, 2007

A new interface for Tablets?

I'm fairly skeptical when it comes to tablet computers, I just think windowing interfaces designed for desktop use with a mouse and a keyboard don't really cut it when all you've got is a stylus to play with...


The BumpTop™ prototype

What was needed was a innovative interface, we needed a paradigm shift, and it's possible that BumpTop (via Second Life Insider) might be it. Watch the video, it'll explain the interface a lot better than I could in words, but in summary "Why didn't I think of that..."

Of course if you took the multi-touch hardware interface from the new Apple iPhone and combined it BumpTop with a tablet form factor, and maybe you've got something. Anyone paying attention over at Apple..?

1 comment:

  1. Somebody already did...
    http://www.macrumors.com/2007/02/12/more-multitouch-from-jeff-han/

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