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sphere interface?

July 29, 2008 · 0 comments

in general

I thought the MS Surface table computer prototype was pretty laughable, but they’ve managed to take the awkwardness up a notch with the Sphere prototype. All of the wonderful distortion of a spherical projection, combined with the limited shared visible space around the sphere to impede collaboration. Wonderful. So now I can view a distorted [...]

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on Yahoo + Microsoft

February 2, 2008 · 13 comments

in general

So MSFT is trying to spend $45 BILLION dollars to buy Yahoo. Rumour has it that the borg want Yahoo’s search and advertising stuff, which would be a little odd – I can’t remember the last time I searched using Yahoo, or saw a Yahoo-powered ad. Whatever.

But, Yahoo does own two resources that I care [...]

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Microsoft clones the iPhone

May 30, 2007 · 7 comments

in Uncategorized

Not bad. Even before the iPhone hit the streets, Microsoft pushes out their clone. Too bad they lost the form factor. It’d be hard to fit that sucker in a pocket…

Photo by sorenshaman
I kid. A little. I want a multi-touch tactile interface. Now.

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