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Make Any Computer Multitouch!

There’s a device I’d really like to see: a USB multitouch screen. The way I envision it, it would be something like a thin iPad with a USB cable that you can just plug into any computer. You could instantly have a multitouch screen for any computer!

Sure, you’d sacrifice the mobility of a full-fledged tablet, but being able to turn your laptop or desktop into a multitouch device on whim would be very useful. Add to that the fact that you could run a full-fledged operating system on it, software without the limitations of iOS or Android (as portable as they may be, I’m not going to code on them).

As far as I know, no such device exists. If you know of one, tell me where I can find it in the comments. If you know how to make one (or you have a few ideas on where to start), let me know that too. After all: if you can’t buy it, make it.

10/GUI and Reinventing More Than the Mouse

I stumbled onto 10/GUI over the weekend, a reimagining (not reinvention) of the traditional desktop. It has some interesting ideas, but most of all I’m glad to see someone is thinking about these things rather than just accepting the Old Ways.

10/GUI from C. Miller on Vimeo.

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