Most of the guys I have known with missing fingers weren't too big on computers. I think something happens when you lose a finger you immediately just start drinking Jack Daniels and being angry.
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Apple Developing Full Multi-Touch Macs... in 2010?
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Most of the guys I have known with missing fingers weren't too big on computers. I think something happens when you lose a finger you immediately just start drinking Jack Daniels and being angry.
Well it has cut and paste as some kind of three-fingered action (grab and place). At some point the number of fingers being used gets a bit ridiculous, and timing issues will create weirdnesses (if you don't get all three fingers down in time, it thinks you're doing a two fingered tap, etc, alternatively you get large laggy delays in actions).
The current trackpad multitouch is nice, and it's good to not get fingerprints on the screen. Touch screen devices are best suited for mobile or informational type systems. However if there turns out to be a good way to do things and Apple's research and testing finds that out, then great.
The current trackpad multitouch is nice, and it's good to not get fingerprints on the screen. Touch screen devices are best suited for mobile or informational type systems. However if there turns out to be a good way to do things and Apple's research and testing finds that out, then great.
About multitouch.
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If Apple is going that road, just because is Apple, they will do it fine.
Multitouch is more demanding for arms and hands, the need of textures over surfaces is needed as well. But the good things is that the "typing" interface can become a custom interface as well.
The final screen will be only the screen and all the comands of the software would be in your multitouch screen.
The bes example today is the Jazz Mutant Lemur wich is a programable 12" multitouch screen, the problem is the price: $3000!!!!!:
I hope some one can develop the same lemur technology for the iPhone.
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If Apple is going that road, just because is Apple, they will do it fine.
Multitouch is more demanding for arms and hands, the need of textures over surfaces is needed as well. But the good things is that the "typing" interface can become a custom interface as well.
The final screen will be only the screen and all the comands of the software would be in your multitouch screen.
The bes example today is the Jazz Mutant Lemur wich is a programable 12" multitouch screen, the problem is the price: $3000!!!!!:
I hope some one can develop the same lemur technology for the iPhone.
This is great. I am for a long time dreaming of piano keys being displayed on the touch surface so that I can "play piano" when I have just my Macbook Pro. Garageband already has something slightly similar (called "Musical Typing"), but it works by mapping keys on usual computer keyboard to tones. Good if nothing else is available, but touch surface with genuine-looking piano keys (and especially spacing between them and their color) would make playing really much better.
The whole point is just the same as on iPhone - don't have input devices hardwired at computer build time, but have a universal input device and supply input devices as software modules (plugins). Looking forward to piano on touch surface!!!
The whole point is just the same as on iPhone - don't have input devices hardwired at computer build time, but have a universal input device and supply input devices as software modules (plugins). Looking forward to piano on touch surface!!!
Is this a joke? Also, why is everything in grayscale except for the macrumors logo and the advertisements? Are you trying to see if you get more ad revenue this way? Because I will stop coming here if thats the case.
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This seems like a true tablet like computer. Should make some happy.
This seems like a true tablet like computer. Should make some happy.
Naysayers will always be naysayers. These are the same people who didn't and still don't understand what the MacBook Air is. These are the same people who complain that Apple's product line is too limited. Well people, allowing consumers to change product configurations doesn't create new products. Apple is working on this whether you like it or not. That much is clear from their patent applications. Now we are long from the days of Star Trek and keyboardless input as the standard. This will make products like these niche products like the MBA. It will expand Apple's product line while introducing new technology that will filter down to later generations of other products. What I am interested in is what OS this will run on. 10.6 or 10.7 or 11.0 maybe (whatever OS is out by then)? And will there be a multi-touch flavor of the OS? Or will all Macs run on the same OS?
2010??? Now that's some serious speculation... We have no clue what Apple is going to do next month, let alone 2 years from now!!!
Hehe,
I been using computers professionally since 1972 and I am faster with two fingers than with 10. Besides I am not a secretary, I am a developer. I spend more time thinking than typing so never had to take the time to get good at typing.
If you want to copy one document to another typing may help, but a copier machine is faster.
If you create something like a book, an image, or a program, you spend more time thinking and planning than typing.
This is a nice idea that will work great until they complete the design for the direct brain tap.
Just think what you want, have it displayed in your brain eye (no monitor). Draw that rose with your imagination and smell its aroma, careful how your handle it as it may prick your finger and cause pain.
Full sense including touch, smell, not just images and sound.
Can't wait.
Just think what you want, have it displayed in your brain eye (no monitor). Draw that rose with your imagination and smell its aroma, careful how your handle it as it may prick your finger and cause pain.
Full sense including touch, smell, not just images and sound.
Can't wait.
There have been many strong rumors that Apple is doing this.
We'll prolly see that closer to 2040 - 2050. (I'll be 69 in 2050)
We'll prolly see that closer to 2040 - 2050. (I'll be 69 in 2050
)Peeples that go mitten grabben und gfinger poken und losen body parts needs to be usen der vox mit inputen. Ja!
Smeared screen - yuck
No, I saw that immediately too. I can live with the smears on my iPod Touch because I give it a quick wipe every day or two. But I am extremely fussy, almost OC, about having a clean monitor whether it's my iBook or desktop.
Now, if this was an April Fools post, it was kindof lame - - too plausible to work. Now, if the rumour was that Mac was reintroducing the look of OS9 that would be interesting . . .
No, I saw that immediately too. I can live with the smears on my iPod Touch because I give it a quick wipe every day or two. But I am extremely fussy, almost OC, about having a clean monitor whether it's my iBook or desktop.
Now, if this was an April Fools post, it was kindof lame - - too plausible to work. Now, if the rumour was that Mac was reintroducing the look of OS9 that would be interesting . . .
I see all these comments that the input needs this or that or people won't like it. Yet I've been around long enough to have heard a lot of changes over the last 30 years.
At first it was that a keyboard needed to be elevated about 2.5 inches above the desktop or it was ergonomically incorrect. Then the big deal was that the key throw needed to be about what an IBM Selectric had because that was what speed typists needed and were used to. Then there was all kinds of bad things said about chicklet key tops instead of regular keys, and then there was the lack of tactile and audio feedback as issues and the proper angle of the keyboard. The list goes on, yet, the industry has went merrily on changing the input interface over and over in spite of the nay-sayers until we see what we have today and some people are still dragging their heels saying it can't happen...well guess what... it will change and do so over and over.
At first it was that a keyboard needed to be elevated about 2.5 inches above the desktop or it was ergonomically incorrect. Then the big deal was that the key throw needed to be about what an IBM Selectric had because that was what speed typists needed and were used to. Then there was all kinds of bad things said about chicklet key tops instead of regular keys, and then there was the lack of tactile and audio feedback as issues and the proper angle of the keyboard. The list goes on, yet, the industry has went merrily on changing the input interface over and over in spite of the nay-sayers until we see what we have today and some people are still dragging their heels saying it can't happen...well guess what... it will change and do so over and over.
iPhone has convinced me that this is the way for notebooks in the future... but not desktops. I can't imagine being bent over a computer screen for ours on end, or lifting my arms for said amount of time.
Also, I smell Mac OS XI.
Also, I smell Mac OS XI.
Don't think so. There have been many strong rumors that Apple is doing this.
We'll prolly see that closer to 2040 - 2050. (I'll be 69 in 2050
More like 98 for me by then.
Ouch ... sounds like some safety training is in order there!
Assuming it isn't a prank report for 4/1, what are Apple thinking! ... Making things for unchallenged people? ... sheesh!
Seriously though, I assume this digit challenged crew of yours are fine with mice and keyboards and I assume Apple will be using those for a while to come, so no fears mate
At least they have you to point to the North Star ... you do have a finger to point with I hope?
USA has stricter FCC rules. I don't even think Japan has a FCC. Do they?
Someone correct me if I am wrong.
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