Comments on: Microsoft launches coffee-table computer http://www.nuncscio.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-launches-coffee-table-computer/ Politics. Media. Culture. Now you know. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:34:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stu http://www.nuncscio.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-launches-coffee-table-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Stu Thu, 31 May 2007 01:47:52 +0000 http://nuncscio.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-launches-coffee-table-computer/#comment-60 Never fear ... Jefferson Han seems to be onboard: http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=933742930 Never fear … Jefferson Han seems to be onboard:

http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=933742930

]]> By: senior http://www.nuncscio.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-launches-coffee-table-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-57 senior Wed, 30 May 2007 16:18:34 +0000 http://nuncscio.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-launches-coffee-table-computer/#comment-57 Yeah, hand/stylus based interaction isn't good for most tasks, as it is suited for coarse-grained interaction. Things that require precise interaction (like targeting tasks (ie. small buttons) and tunneling tasks (ie. menus)) need to use muscles with fine motor control -- ie. not your full arm. It's also much more efficient to slightly move your wrist on a mouse to throw the cursor across the screen, compared to manually reaching over and touching an icon. Touch displays have also not taken off due to an unfortunate side effect known as "gorilla arm" -- try using one of these things for more than a few minutes and you'll understand what I'm talking about. Yeah, hand/stylus based interaction isn’t good for most tasks, as it is suited for coarse-grained interaction.

Things that require precise interaction (like targeting tasks (ie. small buttons) and tunneling tasks (ie. menus)) need to use muscles with fine motor control — ie. not your full arm. It’s also much more efficient to slightly move your wrist on a mouse to throw the cursor across the screen, compared to manually reaching over and touching an icon.

Touch displays have also not taken off due to an unfortunate side effect known as “gorilla arm” — try using one of these things for more than a few minutes and you’ll understand what I’m talking about.

]]> By: The Forbes http://www.nuncscio.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-launches-coffee-table-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-56 The Forbes Wed, 30 May 2007 14:41:48 +0000 http://nuncscio.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-launches-coffee-table-computer/#comment-56 Ya! I've seen some videos of Jeff Han's stuff and that is crazy awesome! I think it will be quite a while before that becomes a standard though... the 'keyboard/mouse' navigation system is pretty embedded right now and the hand navigation is fundamentally much different. Ya! I’ve seen some videos of Jeff Han’s stuff and that is crazy awesome! I think it will be quite a while before that becomes a standard though… the ‘keyboard/mouse’ navigation system is pretty embedded right now and the hand navigation is fundamentally much different.

]]> By: senior http://www.nuncscio.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-launches-coffee-table-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-55 senior Wed, 30 May 2007 13:58:17 +0000 http://nuncscio.com/2007/05/30/microsoft-launches-coffee-table-computer/#comment-55 more info here: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/ both this and the iPhone UI are ripoff's off Jeff Han's work: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/65 more info here: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/

both this and the iPhone UI are ripoff’s off Jeff Han’s work: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/65

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