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At least touch interfaces remove a level of abstraction that currently exists between moving a mouse on a desk and moving a pointer on the screen. A touch scree
by jcromartie 17y ago
At least touch interfaces remove a level of abstraction that currently exists between moving a mouse on a desk and moving a pointer on the screen. A touch screen with tactile feedback (the iPhone already has vibration... more apps should make use of this) would be nearly ideal.
- stcredzero 17y agoPrediction: Touch interfaces will comprise the new end-user interface vocabulary. As happened with mouse/keyboard/overlapping windows, a de-facto standard set of UI conventions will be established as a new mainstream. Apple will be a trailblazer of this with the iPad. They will be too greedy with their IP and their closed corporate policies will drive the creation of a different but similar standard that they do not directly control. Hopefully, it won't be Microsoft that jumps in and does it this time.
- eru 17y agoInteresting. Could you put any money, some odds and a timeline on your prediction?