[IxDA Discuss] FW: Bumptop

[Jim Drew]

>From: pauric <radiorental at gmail.com>
>
>110% wow factor but there are practical issues in that some of the
>interactions depend heavily on pressure sensitive pen input.  Another issue
>being pens are not a very good method of interacting with interfaces. Great
>for creativity but fall over (literally) when you need to put them to one
>side to use the keyboard.  Slick demo but I see this coming in to its own
>with multitouch interfaces.

That's not necessarily a fault of the pens, but in how we use them and where we put them.  There are surely innovative and convenient mechanisms for dealing with pens.  We just haven't had enough need to develop them yet.

The iMac's Front Row remote attaches to the side of the machine with a couple magnets, for example.  (Although they aren't quite strong enough, and especially aren't strong enough to withstand a kitten brushing past, but they are a good start.)

-- Jim