Open Screens

Remember that really cool operating system that Tom Cruise used in Minority Report? Well, a company based in Spain called Oblong has made it a reality. Judging from the demo videos, it is extremely versatile and responsive. My main concern is that Oblong wants to provide a complete solution for spatial interaction whereby we use their wall, their table, etc. The reality of ubiquitous systems is that devices and services must integrate with each other in order to satisfy daily business activities. For example (more…)

Since the introduction of the iPhone SDK last March, the observable number of business apps for the iPhone has increased at mind-staggering rates. This affords Interaction Designers a new solution-space in a multitude of existing domains (healthcare, logistics, finance) and new areas where mobile apps and ubiquitous computing combine to create new product domains. Well-known names like Oracle to small Seattle startups have jumped onto what appears to be (more…)