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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: April 01, 2003 Handhelds gain space (via UsabilityNews.com) -- "A researcher at the University of California at Berkeley has rigged up a device that turns the small screen of a handheld computer into a movable keyhole. Rather than pressing scroll buttons to get to a position in a document, a user simply moves the handheld computer."
Reader Comments...
We work with a ton of maps and handhelds here, we can't wait for this to go commercial. P.S. Old news, this was on slashdot months ago. Posted by: Blogmin on April 1, 2003 12:03 PM
I'm surprised that commericalisation is "within 5 years" -- why that long? It seems that it would be almost trivial to add an optical mouse mechanism to the underside of a palmtop. Two would give you detection of rotational as well at linear motion. It would only work on surfaces (not in 3D space) but it would be relatively trivial to implement, IMHO. On another note, as someone who has used two handed interfaces (I was lucky enough to get to play around with Bill Buxton's laptop a few years ago), I know how quickly this kind of interface feels completely natural...
Blogmin, what is the point of your P.S.? It is very likely the person who posted this link was aware how "old" the technology is but thought the audience might not know about it. This was news to me, for example, so I just want to put in my vote for the continued posting of interesting links even if they might be a bit stale. Posted by: Lydia on April 2, 2003 08:57 PM
Here's another one I like : The cranky user recants Posted by: Mac - People Stop Wars on April 3, 2003 03:54 AM
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