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b.n. wrote: |
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>> Unfortunately, SymphonyOS died -- the founder ran out of his own |
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>> money, essentially. UIs are a *huge* business, and while I applaud |
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>> and encourage basic research and initiative, it's *very* difficult to |
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>> turn such research and initiative into cash. |
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> That's really sad. I never tried Mezzo or SymphonyOS, but AFAIK it was |
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> extremly interesting. |
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> No one has ever tried to take care of Mezzo? :( |
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I tried them and found them less than satisfying. I don't, for example, |
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think there's such a thing as an "intuitive" user interface. |
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>> That said, the sort of UI that I think of as the "UI of the future" |
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>> would be a full virtual reality environment with which one could do |
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>> "whole-body interaction" with a computer. How about an exercise |
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>> bicycle with a keyboard and mouse on the handlebars? A wall-sized |
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>> keyboard one could punch with boxing gloves? Drag-and-drop with |
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>> objects that actually weigh something? |
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> I hope you're kidding... :) |
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Not really ... the alternative would be a wireless wearable that you |
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could carry around with you and use while taking long hikes in the woods. |
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