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“Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published an Apple patent that could very well play a part of this revolutionary feature that Apple has in development,” Purcher reports. “It’s a cool virtual input device application that works in both 2D and 3D”
Purcher reports, “The technology will somehow allow you to project an input device into the display of the unit that could then be used instead of the actual input device. For instance, a physical touch pad could be created virtually on your display and then used as you would your physical trackpad. That would require the display, in some applications, to be that of a touch display. The patent hints that it could also relate to gaming. That could mean adding virtual gamepad controls to the display if it’s used in tablet mode or transferred to a tablet – like the iPad.”
Much more in the full article, including Apple’s patent application illustrations, here.
Oh man!!! The next MacBook is going to be so cool!!! 😀
Oh man!!! The next MacBook is going to be so cool!!! 😀
Wild. Some great stuff is coming to OS X in the next few years after thinking that Apple was neglecting it. Heterogeneous computing with GPU/CPU’s + Apple’s OpenCL is going to change a lot of things and the UI is likely the one will appreciate most. Speed it up Apple!
Wild. Some great stuff is coming to OS X in the next few years after thinking that Apple was neglecting it. Heterogeneous computing with GPU/CPU’s + Apple’s OpenCL is going to change a lot of things and the UI is likely the one will appreciate most. Speed it up Apple!
Here’s something for MDN, a new advertising idea, that I though they might like.
Cheers.
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Here’s something for MDN, a new advertising idea, that I though they might like.
Cheers.
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Bizzarro,
That looks like a shameless plug, as it is completely unrelated to the article here.
Bizzarro,
That looks like a shameless plug, as it is completely unrelated to the article here.
This patent looks like another hint at imminent demise of a mouse as an input device. It essentially allows a (multi)touch display to be used as a mouse, trackpad, keyboard or game controller emulator. Just as we have already seen with the virtual keyboard, the concept extends this to virtualisation of any physical input device on a multi-touch display.
The writing is on the wall. Future Macs will be running iOS. Mouse will be in a museum, and keyboard will be optional (for those that write a lot).
This patent looks like another hint at imminent demise of a mouse as an input device. It essentially allows a (multi)touch display to be used as a mouse, trackpad, keyboard or game controller emulator. Just as we have already seen with the virtual keyboard, the concept extends this to virtualisation of any physical input device on a multi-touch display.
The writing is on the wall. Future Macs will be running iOS. Mouse will be in a museum, and keyboard will be optional (for those that write a lot).
@Predrag
It’s only a plug for as long as MDN keeps it one.
I did MDN a favor even bothering to care.
@Predrag
It’s only a plug for as long as MDN keeps it one.
I did MDN a favor even bothering to care.
Bizzarro,
Not sure exactly what is MDN’s role in your plug for some online service that’s completely unrelated to the article here? What exactly is your favour to MDN? They would really need to know that in order to appreciate your ‘bothering to care’…
Bizzarro,
Not sure exactly what is MDN’s role in your plug for some online service that’s completely unrelated to the article here? What exactly is your favour to MDN? They would really need to know that in order to appreciate your ‘bothering to care’…
@Predrag
Is your nick supposed to be something you put on before you go out in drag?
Like a underwear drag or something?
score….
@Predrag
Is your nick supposed to be something you put on before you go out in drag?
Like a underwear drag or something?
score….
3D is going to happen late next year. It’s going to be a huge leap ahead for the OS X user interface. Long overdue.
3D is going to happen late next year. It’s going to be a huge leap ahead for the OS X user interface. Long overdue.
This is the invention I’ve been expecting. It will allow Apple to bring the app store to your television. Read more http://hxqan.th8.us
Martin Lockett
http://www.mindfaze.com
This is the invention I’ve been expecting. It will allow Apple to bring the app store to your television. Read more http://hxqan.th8.us
Martin Lockett
http://www.mindfaze.com