Thursday, June 10, 2004
Digital pen takes on mouse
This was demo'd at CHI, and works. A pen drags an icon around on a screen and can also copy it and tranfer it through the ether to another machine - okay if you can interact with everything via the pen, but not really a solution if you have to revert back to other methods in order to use it. The "toys for the boys" quote is correct though I was referring to the whole of the presentation, not simply the pen mouse. The Sony lab does some novel and interesting stuff, but, as I mentioned, it certainly presents its stuff as whizzy interest rather than as a response or driver of particular needs..... However, watch out for some neat a.v. stuff from them in the not too distant future.....
This was demo'd at CHI, and works. A pen drags an icon around on a screen and can also copy it and tranfer it through the ether to another machine - okay if you can interact with everything via the pen, but not really a solution if you have to revert back to other methods in order to use it. The "toys for the boys" quote is correct though I was referring to the whole of the presentation, not simply the pen mouse. The Sony lab does some novel and interesting stuff, but, as I mentioned, it certainly presents its stuff as whizzy interest rather than as a response or driver of particular needs..... However, watch out for some neat a.v. stuff from them in the not too distant future.....
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