[Eug-lug] iPhone expanded: to MS Milan project

[Brian Gallagher]

Ya, I'm gonna get the baby bundle.  I saw mouse on New Egg; then, when I
went to get more info I saw the bundle for $40 more.

I was just joking about the tech toys.  I mean...there's a cool gadget that
I can't have...life is so unfair,  sounds like Ms. Hilton.

Of course these tools are no joke for someone getting ready to do a lot of
CAD type work.  As to how that will play out, I don't know, but its worth a
try.

Did you get one?

On 6/15/07, Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Heh, decent choice -- KBob tuned me in to their products a couple years
> ago.
> Nice stuff.  They make a bundle with a small-sized keyboard... it is not
> quite
> as nice as the hackers keybd we've seen advertised in comp rags, but it
> uses the same RF (not IR) dongle and is also nifty -- but no gyro in the
> keybd,
> ha!
>
> As for being depressed -- c'mon, get with it :))  Watching those is like
> going
> to an auto show and seeing CONCEPT cars which we'll never drive, but we
> can rest assured that some tech components will start showing up soon.
>
> So, Xwindows experts:  Anyone care to comment on how deeply X would have
> to be re-engineered to handle multiple points of input?  I know there's
> been a
> *ton* of re-working in the last 5 years... does it already handle uch
> things,
> and we just need client apps to catch up?
>
> thanks,
>
> ben
>
>
>
> On 6/15/07, Brian Gallagher <bilbobaggab at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ben, this is so cool, it sucks to know its out there and I don't have
> > it.  I could watch the other vid's, its too depressing!
> >
> > Thanks for making my next purchase:
> >
> >
> > http://www.gyration.com/en-US/ProductDetail.html?modelnum=3DGC1005M&acc=
show=3D3
> >
> > seem like a piece of junk! :-(
> >
> >
> > On 6/15/07, Ben Barrett < stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >  http://youtube.com/watch?v=3DUcKqyn-gUbY  Multi-Touch by Adobe at
> > > TED2006
> > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=3DiaKehq6qsdY "iBar", 10M long
> > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=3DqTwcageiJnM also
> > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=3DZKzm_fEes7g by Perceptive Pixel, like fi=
rst
> > > one but better & on wall
> > >
> > > The Multi-Touch system from TED & Perceptive Pixel has been in the
> > > works for a while...
> > > it'd be great to see their demos ship with linux!
> > >
> > > ben
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/15/07, Brian Gallagher <bilbobaggab at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >  I found the pocketmod and thinking rock to be novel approaches to
> > > > data collection and analysis.  That's why I hangout here, you guys =
are
> > > > fountains of information.
> > > >
> > > > Aside: anyone seen the movie The Fountain   Its visual and thought
> > > > provoking.  It gets a mild recommendation.
> > > >
> > > > Cont: But...I have to acknowledge that I have a mild case of
> > > > dyslexia and it has been a life impediment in reading for academics=
.  I have
> > > > been an A student; except in English, where it had been C+.  Then I=
 got a
> > > > computer and I got my first A in College English.  Score one for the
> > > > computer.
> > > >
> > > > My minor point is that I have been a visual learner all of my life
> > > > and that can only take you so far academically.  I am NOT crying.  =
I've had
> > > > a great life and done challenging things: whether its Nuclear Missi=
le siting
> > > > in Germany or Topographic Surveying on Pikes Peak, CO; but...fieldw=
ork has
> > > > limits also.  Mainly associated with age and physical decline.
> > > >
> > > > Aside: A long-time friend and I will be doing an overnight
> > > > backpacking trip to the Middle and Upper falls of the Mckenzie River
> > > > Headwaters, mid-July, dates flexible, if any one is interested in c=
oming
> > > > along.  This is highly recommended.
> > > >
> > > > Cont: My main point is that I see a turning point in computer
> > > > technology with the introduction of Multi-point input.  Ben, I didn=
't even
> > > > know what you were talking about when you brought this up yesterday=
, but,
> > > > seeing the iPhone commercial last weekend I got an intuitive unders=
tanding
> > > > of the technology.
> > > >
> > > > Last night I read the article about MS's Milan Project, in July's
> > > > Popular Mechanics.  It seems someone has been very busy!  This has =
caused a
> > > > me to be far more enthusiastic about my own engineering education p=
roject.
> > > >
> > > > I will now be dropping back into the background, don't mind me if I
> > > > lurk till the fall, when I will be bringing far more relevant quest=
ions to
> > > > the group.  This group has been beneficial to me.  I hope to return=
 the
> > > > favor.  So, thanks for putting up with my mucking around.
> > > >
> > > > Brian
> > > >
> > > > Brian
> > > >
> > > >
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