Mark Micire of UMass Lowell is a forward thinking dude. Right now, most of us don’t even have one robot, let alone a swarm. But someday, we’ll be tripping over ‘em! Micire’s multitouch interface will help keep them in line. More »
Microsoft has yet to reveal IE9′s interface – not set to debut until next month. But ZDNet‘s Mary-Jo Foley says she caught a glimpse of IE9′s new minimalist look via a slip-up on Microsoft’s Russian press site. More »
iFuntastic, the iPhone Ringtone swapping GUI app, just jumped to version 2.1. It still can load your iPhone with ringtones of your choice and can even rearrange the main menu icons. But now you can swap out that swarmy AT&T logo for any PNG at 65 x 18 pixels. (Above, I used a transparent background, and text with aliasing off so it would look good on white and black backgrounds.) Oh, they’ve made the instructions far better, too. [iPhone Alley] More »
iFuntastic, the iPhone custom ringtone GUI app, is in version 2.0. They’ve added the ability to change carrier logos, and reorder the main menu’s icons. [iPhonealley, thanks Mike] More »
The “Minority Report” interface is a popular one to namecheck recently. The latest company to do so is the Swiss outfit Atracsys, whose interactive system, dubiously dubbed “beMerlin,” optically (surprise) tracks hand movements and promises to deliver the same intuitive awesomeness Tom Cruise experienced, minus the awesome gloves.
But the demo video on their site so far mostly shows off stuff we’ve seen touch/surface computers do before: move stuff around in really slick ways.
That said, the fact that you don’t actually have to put your fingers on anything is a slight twist, and if done correctly, could be more intuitive than having to leave actual smudge marks on glass. Or it might just come down to whether or not you’re a hands- on type of person.
Ohh…that new iPhone you got is really nice. Yeah, really! Did you stand in line? Good thinking, even if it cost you your job. What’s this I have here? Oh, nothing. Just something I call the iPhone. No, of course it doesn’t look like yours. I would never be caught with consumer-grade tech. Is it better? Of course it’s better. Let me ask you a question: does your iPhone play UMDs?? Didn’t think so.
The iPSP software allows you to not only skin your PSP, but links you to handy portals like IM clients. Still, our favorite feature has to be the “turn your PSP” command. The download is free, and besides, what else are you doing with your PSP?
