Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-14 Thread Adesh Singh
: IxDA Sent: Tuesday, 6 January, 2009 8:33:00 PM Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel Grady, not really...and that's why I was asking if anyone have seen it "for real". I wasn't sure if this was a hoax or not... -- prof. mauro pinheiro universidade federal do espí

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-14 Thread Lance Cookson
This actually reminded me of the travesty of a machine I had to use to vote with. People were outside talking about how hard it was to use. Best of all the company has a demo of it on their site: http://www.hartintercivic.com/files/eSlate.swf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-14 Thread Matthew Moore
Here's one product that will have a tough time with our friend QWERTY: The LG Wristphone ( http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/hands-on-with-lgs-gd910-wrist-phone/ ) The video only shows it receiving a call, but I can't imagine placing a call is extremely easy, let alone firing off a SMS. This dev

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-14 Thread Nasir Barday
I don't think the Onion is widely known internationally-- the piece is done so well that it's hard to know the thing is a parody :-). Now that we're 18 months out from Apple's ousting of a physical keyboard, how are you all finding its reception? I'm finding that a touch-only keyboard with no hapt

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-14 Thread Tzek
LOL. This could be the perfect example of reduction and simplicity on a user interface. Gotta post it. -- Omar Sosa Tzec Universidad de las Américas Puebla http://www.tzek-design.com/blog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-07 Thread allison
Actually, there are interfaces that get rid of the keyboard - see speech recognition software. http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36907 ___

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-06 Thread Barry Briggs
That's nothing! Meet the MacTini http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=noe3kR8KqJc Beautiful. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36907 Welcom

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-06 Thread mauro pinheiro
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Barry Briggs wrote: > That's nothing! Meet the MacTini > http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=noe3kR8KqJc > Beautiful. > Looks perfect for using with the iPod Flea... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHWGUhezWXY ;-) -- prof. mauro pinheiro universidade federal do espír

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-06 Thread Robert Hoekman Jr
My favorite quote: "Everything is just a few hundred clicks away." Runner-up: "I'll buy almost anything if it's shiny and made by Apple." -r- Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-06 Thread Gilles Demarty
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:22 PM, mauro pinheiro wrote: > Well, aside from the fact that this MacBook Whell is a joke, I think > there is something interesting about it...which other text input > interfaces we could think of, considering that we have smaller devices > being made everyday? Talking a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-06 Thread mauro pinheiro
Well, aside from the fact that this MacBook Whell is a joke, I think there is something interesting about it...which other text input interfaces we could think of, considering that we have smaller devices being made everyday? Last year we saw Swype coming out: http://www.swypeinc.com/ And recentl

[IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-06 Thread mauro pinheiro
Have anyone seen this MacBook Wheel in action? --- Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard http://is.gd/eDRW --- -- prof. mauro pinheiro universidade federal do espírito santo centro de artes depto. de desenho industrial __

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-06 Thread Michael Dunn
I would think it's pretty obvious as it came from The Onion On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 9:03 AM, mauro pinheiro wrote: > Grady, not really...and that's why I was asking if anyone have seen it > "for real". > I wasn't sure if this was a hoax or not... > > > -- > prof. mauro pinheiro > universidade

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Apple MacBook Wheel

2009-01-06 Thread mauro pinheiro
Grady, not really...and that's why I was asking if anyone have seen it "for real". I wasn't sure if this was a hoax or not... -- prof. mauro pinheiro universidade federal do espírito santo centro de artes depto. de desenho industrial On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Grady Kelly wrote: > you d