Interactive Goolge Earth
Cool interactive Google Earth. Check video at: http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/07/04/interactive_touch_sensitive_ho.html
An interesting development of the touch-sensitive table technology.
Gesture controll entering in the domestic household market, Germany
Siemens just launched this new induction cooking zone featuring sleek slider controls. Interesting to see the influence of the gesture-centric trend into such a conservative field like household devices.
From: http://www.siemens-appliances.ie/?5=EH77S501E&28=7%3d1%269%3d26%253d1564_22%253d1%2629%3d1%26page%3d2%2628%3d26%253d1564
Navigation system graphical rethought, USA
The New York start-up company ‘virtual cable’ has designed a heads-up dashboard display that virtually ‘paints’ a highly visible line above the road ahead. The line curves precisely where a driver using an in-car navigation device would normally be instructed to turn. Follow the line till you reach your destination. It’s that simple.
No more distracting or annoying spoken instructions. Great.
From http://www.springwise.com/ and http://www.mvs.net/
Samsungs way to combine physical gestures with UI
A new patent featuring a movable touchscreen ruler to allow dedicated input button on a preferably flexible touchscreen.