The Apple Tablet Interface Must Be Like This

kylevh writes "On one side, there are the people who think that a traditional GUI—one built on windows, folders and the old desktop metaphor—is the only way to go for a tablet. In another camp, there are the ones who are dreaming about magic 3D interfaces and other experimental stuff, thinking that Apple would come up with a wondrous new interface that nobody can imagine now, one that will bring universal love, world peace and pancakes for everyone. Both camps are wrong: The iPhone started a UI revolution, and the tablet is just step two. Here's why." There are lots of cool UI ideas in there, even if it is entirely speculation. It's worth a read just to think about what the future could be like.

Comments

Brain Interface...

[jameskojiro]

Is the next big step, ie. Cyberbrains....

Turn everyone with one into a info savant and idiot. Only then will we be able to reach the holy grail of computing, "LOL cats IN yur head, messin' up yur mew-ons"

Re:briefcase-size versus booksize versus cellphone

[smallfries]

I see that you've gone for the old tactic of citing a page that doesn't back your argument in the slightest. A megapixel is a unit of resolution, it does not mean resolution in the same way that mile does not mean distance. So what he wrote was about as technically valid as "Larger screens give you decent inch", i.e not at all.