In an attempt to make hitting a poke button convey as much emotion as actually jabbing someone with your finger, researchers at Osaka University have developed a smart balloon interface that knows when it’s being touched or squeezed. More »
Touchscreen pinching makes sense. It’s undeniably intuitive and pretty gratifying! And now it’s everywhere – including places it shouldn’t be, like the relatively tiny screen of the BlackBerry Bold Touch. This is like picking your nose with a mop. More »
Some people install monitors in their walls for kitchen-computing but usually stop at Windows or OS X for the OS. Not Dutchman Pascal, though – who created a Windows XP skin inspired by Star Trek‘s LCARS interface. More »
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Hackers have wasted no time bending Kinect to their will, and this proof of concept video for a Minority Report-esque multitouch UI is probably the most exciting mod yet. Stretch to zoom, here we come! More »
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The latest Xbox 360 dashboard update brings some sports, some Zune integration and a fairly sizable UI change. Here’s how it works. More »
