I think its a great vision! There are some novel ideas in both the hardware and software concepts. Personally, I think a better arrangement for the keyboard would be to have the trackpad split and have the left and right halves be placed left and right of the keyboard. I really liked the menu display, with the main menu items in the middle and then submenu items above and below.
However, I'm not sure I agree with the idea that the traditional overlapping window manager is the problem. Why not combine some of the gestures with a traditional virtual desktop, so that every app is maximized in its own virtual window? The zooming part of the interface would still apply nicely, and it would allow users to form memories of where a particular application "physically" resides in a larger virtual workspace. They could easily zoom out and scroll the workspace using the gestures. In your design, you've essentially incorporated the memory limitations of a traditional taskbar...that is, that the organizational structure is simply a product of the order in which applications are opened. The ability to rearrange the order of items is nice (I wish XP had that), but IMHO doesnt address the main problem. On the subject of still needing a mouse, I wonder, what if you had a "legacy mouse mode" in the trackpad, so that you rest your hand as if an invisible mouse were underneath it. Then move your hand normally and use the index finger to click. It might reduce the learning curve and may help with accessibility concerns that others have raised. All critiquing aside, it was an awesome presentation! Thanks for sharing! Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46632 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
