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Tactile the Future of GUI?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-its-a-theory-anyway dept.

aaronvegh writes "Slashdot readers have been griping a lot lately about the lack of an alternative to the desktop GUI. In his latest Alertbox column, Jakob Nielson (love him or hate him) is proposing that tactile, phsyical interfaces will be the next evolution in how we interact with machines. An interesting read, and a relief from the tired "the desktop GUI is dead, and we'll replace it with....uh....""

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  1. As always, the porn industry is there first... by Marx_Mrvelous · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it even need to be said?

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  2. What.. by iONiUM · · Score: 5, Funny

    that tactile, phsyical interfaces will be the next evolution in how we interact with machines.

    what, like the abacus? :-)

  3. Smell by sporty · · Score: 5, Funny

    Last thing we will need though, is smell feedback. Lord knows what my trash bin smells like with the junk thats in there. And worse yet, my porn folder. Ewr....

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