Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 9th Jan 2007 21:45 UTC
Apple Apple today announced the long awaited iPhone, a device that I predicted about years 1.5 ago that it would happen (I won't forget how a fellow editor from a Mac site emailed me to say that I am crazy after reading my blog back then). But the iPhone is real, and it's public information now. So based on the little we know about the device so far, let's see how it stacks up against its smartphone competition.
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Touch Screen
by nathbeadle on Tue 9th Jan 2007 22:59 UTC
nathbeadle
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2006-08-08

I love how we see movies like the matrix or minority report and think how amazing the future could be when all their interfaces are touch sensitive and they are using their finger to move things around. Amazingly cool

Well here we are, at the beginning of a revolution to get us on our way to these cool ways of life...and everyone is complaining about it!! Most amazing things we do/have today came at the cost of many complaints..that's how good changes generally happen.

RE: Touch Screen
by jessta on Wed 10th Jan 2007 04:00 in reply to "Touch Screen"
jessta Member since:
2005-08-17

The interfaces in the matrix and minority report are really inefficent. But look really cool.
I hope that's not were we are heading.

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RE[2]: Touch Screen
by Drawnstories_studios on Wed 10th Jan 2007 17:28 in reply to "RE: Touch Screen"
Drawnstories_studios Member since:
2005-12-12

that's a really good point. But I would also point out that that's where we're coming from too.

I dunno who thinks that the windows interface is exactly efficient. or even OS X. The Dock is kinda a useless fifth wheel to me right now (been on OS X for a yr or so)

Basically I think that inefficiencies in interface design will continue as long as people think that more is better. why have simple operating systems with more features when everything can be transparent? lol. gotta love vista for that. (that one looks less useful then minority report to be honest.)

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