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Use Your Cellphone as a 3D Mouse
Roland Piquepaille writes "In recent years, we've started to use our cellphones not only for placing calls or exchanging messages. Now, we take pictures, read our e-mails, listen to music or watch TV. But, according to New Scientist, UK researchers are going further with a prototype software that turns your cellphone into a 3-D mouse. The phone is connected to your computer via Bluetooth. And you control the image on the screen by rotating or moving your phone. As says one of the researchers, 'it feels like a much more natural way to interact and exchange data.' The technology might first be used in shopping malls to buy movie tickets or to interact with advertising displays."
right, another thing about 3d mice is that generally they're less precise- just clicking things can move the cursor elsewhere. really at this point, they're novelty items that don't really do a better job at anything compared to a 2d mouse. maybe 3d mice working in a "3d" environment like 3d design but not 3d in a 2d environment, that's just silly.
Sigs are too short to say anything truly profound so read the above post instead.
Quoting a rant I heard yesterday at about 3am:
"Where the fuck is the bus map? Which bus do I need? What's wrong with this fucking city, there's a fucking plasma screen in the bus shelter but no fucking map."
(That was at one of the bus shelters under Centre Point in London.) There was some kind of interaction with the advertisement, but I didn't see anyone pressing the buttons; I've only pressed them if I've been bored and alone. I don't mind video screens where I don't have to look at them for very long. I like the ones along the escalators in some stations: they're pretty cool, and the old station design (bold tiles etc) contrasts wonderfully with brushed steel LCD displays.
(You're actually wanting the 0743 to be late? I (was) the one inside thinking "hurry up! Hurry up! Leave, dammit")
Transmitting the display to the screen would be much, much more useful, that's a great idea. It could be pretty easily done with a website, WiFi and/or bluetooth (or similar) to transmit a URL to nearby devices.