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I just cannot imagine spending my entire day holding or reaching up to touch a device. I work at a desk. I code. I write documentation. I send emails. I don't s

I just cannot imagine spending my entire day holding or reaching up to touch a device. I work at a desk. I code. I write documentation. I send emails. I don't see how touch fits into my workflow at all.

Aardwolf 14y ago
On a desk, it could be good practice for your arm muscles!
- deadairspace 14y ago
  Exactly. This is why I like 10/GUI as a compromise. http://www.10gui.com/video/ http://www.10gui.com/video/
  - thebigshane 14y ago
    Fascinating... 10/GUI is a proposed new user interface paradigm. Created in 2009 by R. Clayton Miller, it combines multi-touch input with a new windowing manager. It splits the touch surface away from the screen, so that user fatigue is reduced and the users' hands don't obstruct the display.[1] Instead of placing windows all over the screen, the windowing manager, Con10uum, uses a linear paradigm, with multi-touch used to navigate between and arrange the windows.[2] An area at the right side of the touch screen brings up a global context menu, and a similar strip at the left side brings up application- specific menus. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10/GUI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10/GUI
rogerbinns 14y ago
"Gorilla arm" is how your arm will feel after reaching up to touch a screen/device. http://catb.org/jargon/html/G/gorilla-arm.html http://catb.org/jargon/html/G/gorilla-arm.html Touching my desktop screens would involve moving my hands to around eye level. I hold my phone/tablet a lot lower. My real problem in the new world order is that tablets seem to have topped out at 10 inches. While that may be comfortable for many, my hand span is the same width as the screen and I'd prefer something a lot larger.
- r00fus 14y ago
  Rejoice - a 13" tablet does exist already and will be on the shelves soon: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/toshiba-excite-13-review/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/toshiba-excite-13-review/
  - rogerbinns 14y ago
    I'd be all over this except for several problems: * Extremely low resolution * Old Android version and Toshiba have no history of staying fresh with Android * Tegra 3 based, and will be released just as Tegra 4 devices come out I do like that is has an SD card slot, micro USB/HDMI etc. Sadly all they have done is take a mediocre tablet and scaled it up, and then delayed releasing it.

Aardwolf 14y ago

On a desk, it could be good practice for your arm muscles!

deadairspace 14y ago
Exactly. This is why I like 10/GUI as a compromise. http://www.10gui.com/video/ http://www.10gui.com/video/
- thebigshane 14y ago
  Fascinating... 10/GUI is a proposed new user interface paradigm. Created in 2009 by R. Clayton Miller, it combines multi-touch input with a new windowing manager. It splits the touch surface away from the screen, so that user fatigue is reduced and the users' hands don't obstruct the display.[1] Instead of placing windows all over the screen, the windowing manager, Con10uum, uses a linear paradigm, with multi-touch used to navigate between and arrange the windows.[2] An area at the right side of the touch screen brings up a global context menu, and a similar strip at the left side brings up application- specific menus. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10/GUI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10/GUI

rogerbinns 14y ago

"Gorilla arm" is how your arm will feel after reaching up to touch a screen/device. http://catb.org/jargon/html/G/gorilla-arm.html http://catb.org/jargon/html/G/gorilla-arm.html Touching my desktop screens would involve moving my hands to around eye level. I hold my phone/tablet a lot lower. My real problem in the new world order is that tablets seem to have topped out at 10 inches. While that may be comfortable for many, my hand span is the same width as the screen and I'd prefer something a lot larger.

r00fus 14y ago
Rejoice - a 13" tablet does exist already and will be on the shelves soon: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/toshiba-excite-13-review/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/toshiba-excite-13-review/
- rogerbinns 14y ago
  I'd be all over this except for several problems: * Extremely low resolution * Old Android version and Toshiba have no history of staying fresh with Android * Tegra 3 based, and will be released just as Tegra 4 devices come out I do like that is has an SD card slot, micro USB/HDMI etc. Sadly all they have done is take a mediocre tablet and scaled it up, and then delayed releasing it.