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From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@cesmail.net>
To: gentoo-desktop-research@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] thesis - support - question - ideas ...
Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 23:12:29 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4642B7CD.5090707@cesmail.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4640E97A.80401@gmail.com>

b.n. wrote:
> M. Edward (Ed) Borasky ha scritto:
>>>> That said, the sort of UI that I think of as the "UI of the future" 
>>>> would be a full virtual reality environment with which one could do 
>>>> "whole-body interaction" with a computer. How about an exercise 
>>>> bicycle with a keyboard and mouse on the handlebars? A wall-sized 
>>>> keyboard one could punch with boxing gloves? Drag-and-drop with 
>>>> objects that actually weigh something?
>>>
>>> I hope you're kidding... :)
>> Not really ... the alternative would be a wireless wearable that you 
>> could carry around with you and use while taking long hikes in the 
>> woods.
>
> Do you think the aim of an UI is to increase muscular mass!?
>
> m.
>
No ... there are times when I want to punch out a machine, and I would 
dearly love a wall-mounted keyboard with large keys I could operate with 
boxing gloves.
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      reply	other threads:[~2007-05-10  6:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-03 21:31 [gentoo-desktop-research] thesis - support - question - ideas Johannes Neugschwentner Jr
2007-05-03 22:11 ` John Nilsson
2007-05-04  8:55   ` dams
2007-05-04  9:57     ` Johannes Neugschwentner Jr
2007-05-04 16:06       ` John Nilsson
2007-05-04 11:19 ` Derek Tracy
2007-05-05 19:26   ` M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
2007-05-06 12:47     ` b.n.
2007-05-06 21:00       ` M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
2007-05-08 21:19         ` b.n.
2007-05-10  6:12           ` M. Edward (Ed) Borasky [this message]

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