“In December 2009, Patently Apple presented one of Apple’s most exciting patents of the year which took us into the futuristic world OS X-3D,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“The patent presented us with a view of a sophisticated head tracking system that would allow the user to view different angles of a graphic, simulation model or even a chart using Apple’s iWork based ‘Numbers’ application. Then last week in a posted report covering Intel’s CES Keynote 2010, I presented the possibility that Apple would likely update their iLife Application suite applications iPhoto and iMovie in concert with the release of Apple’s futuristic OS,” Purcher reports. “The work at Intel’s labs definitely sparked that idea, specifically in creating Avatars using iMovie.”
Purcher reports, “Today, I was presented with two simulations of what Apple’s futuristic OS could look like working with medical and engineering applications. The simulations were done [by Software Advice’s Houston Neal] on an iMac and think you’ll absolutely find them to be fascinating.”
Medical and Engineering simulation:
Direct link via YouTube here.
Full article, with the second video, here.
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Is that Howard Stern’s head? That nose looks like a beak!
Very cool.
With that and the AdMob purchase – starting to look like Minority Report computing.
That’s all it can do is a skull rotating from side to side? I’m not surprised. I see the future of MAC rotating skulls. LOL
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@ I’m a PC,
good for you. BTW, your mommy called, dinner is ready…
Windows trolls are hilarious!
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So add some accelerometers into the equation and slap this on an iPhone or iTablet OS and you have interesting new UI possibilities.
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@ bob. You’re such a wit!
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@ I’m a PC
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Just because you can do sonethibg doesn’t mean you can. I think it’s easier and faster to navigate around that image using cursor keys rather than tilting your head…
Just because you can do sonethibg doesn’t mean you can.
What the hell does that mean?
@bhj
“just because you can do sonethibg doesn’t mean you can.”
Right! Wait, what?
The direct link is not a direct link. It links to the same MDN page.
It would seem that a production version would require less head and body movement.
If not, I would stay with the keys or a joystick, something else.
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Oops. “Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you *should*.”
The head tracking is pretty useless. What if you want to show someone standing on your left something on the right side? It makes it impractical for multiple people, say multiple doctors, to view the image at the same time.
As for the hand gestures, all fine and dandy, but I fail to see how this is easier/faster than just clicking and holding with a mouse and dragging it to rotate it.
Clearly a solution in search of a problem to solve.
Seems like a bad idea, especially with glossy screens.
If I have the perfect vantage (which is typically directly in front of the screen and where there’s the least background light reflection), then why would I want to change it? Moving my head from side-to-side introduces glare and harsh reflections.
As someone who has to view field variables on complicated 3D geometries each and every day…there is no way in hell I am going to start waving my arms around at my desk to get views of data that I can get by pushing the cursor keys…. I mean, if you are to stupid to use the keyboard and mouse to view 3D data..maybe you should find another field to work in.
just my $0.02
I’m sorry, but this would the most horrible implementation of the technology ever. Who the hell wants to move there head around like that just to control an object on screen, Talk about neck and back problems.
it looks a bit rubbish. slow. unresponsive. why move my head when a two-finger swipe is super responsive, and much easier on my neck/spine/lower back?