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December 20, 2005
Tomorrow's computers
Tomorrow's computers: Marco Cassario has a pointer here to a DoCoMo/PlasticLogic deal. But check out that animated GIF on the left -- it's of a handheld device screen which scrolls as you tilt it, a little looking-glass into a virtual desktop beyond -- very natural. Then check out these images on the Plastic Logic site -- those are live computer displays, not paper. The whole Desktop Publishing user experience has met interactivity -- circle has come 'round. Assuming that production costs drop down (and spraying plastic sounds much more economical than assembling LCDs), then these are the ways people will use computers soon... portable displays that they use throughout the day, not just something they sit down at to work at. These hardware improvements will influence what we do.
Posted by John Dowdell at December 20, 2005 8:34 PM