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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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=GC1005M&accshow=3 > > seem like a piece of junk! :-( > > > On 6/15/07, Ben Barrett < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=UcKqyn-gUbY Multi-Touch by Adobe at > > TED2006 > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=iaKehq6qsdY "iBar", 10M long > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=qTwcageiJnM also > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZKzm_fEes7g by Perceptive Pixel, like first > > 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 Missile siting > > > in Germany or Topographic Surveying on Pikes Peak, CO; but...fieldwork 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 coming > > > 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 understanding > > > 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 project. > > > > > > 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 questions 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
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