Archives » June, 2007

Multi-Touch Screen Interfaces Coming of Age

Ever since virtual reality simulators and the movie Minority Report appeared, we have been tantalised with the possibilities of human-computer interfaces beyond the keyboard, drawing tablet and screen. From recent events, it seems that at least one of these new types of interfaces is coming of age: the multi-touch screen. In general, a multi-touch screen [...]

eBay’s Internal Demo Expo Taps into Employee Creativity

eBay recently held an internal Demo Expo, where employees could use eBay’s own developer API to create and showcase new features and/or concept applications. Fortunately, Robert Scoble was one of a few outsiders able to attend the expo. He has publicly released videos of interviews and demos for a few of the ideas showcased. The [...]