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This is exactly the question I want answered. The idea of a 30" piece of glass running multitouch software is intoxicating. Microsoft tried and shipped it but t
by jpxxx 14y ago
This is exactly the question I want answered. The idea of a 30" piece of glass running multitouch software is intoxicating. Microsoft tried and shipped it but the units were so barkingly expensive and shitty to set up they went nowhere. Actually using one was marvelous though.
A quick and dirty extrapolation of iPad's design up by 5.2X gives you 7.5 pounds (and the obligatory 10mm thickness and 10 hour battery life). This doesn't have to be a fan-driven HDD-bearing poke-ass monstrosity. There must be software experiences that are materially better at these colossal sizes. And it's clearly technically possible... but the whole Windows hardware idiom is anchoring this down into goofy territory.
If it can be made "properly", does it have a place in the real world? I want the answer.
- Zigurd 14y agoTwo things about that: 1. And it's clearly technically possible... 2. If it can be made "properly"... Consider how hard it would be to turn any particular app that assumes a single user into one where two people can operate on the same "document" or "world" at the same time. I figure you need a UX system with that concept baked into it before you even start writing those apps.