Brooders

Following on from
Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wiimote

Johnny has demo’ed his head tracking coolness with the WiiRemote.

Youtube: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw

This level of interactivity with technology creates a more natural user interface, a closer interaction between people and their machine.

Johnny’s site: http://johnnylee.net/

This is cool.

Previously, we’ve seen some Cool Multitouch screen technology from Jeff Han:

• Jeff Han @ TED 2007
• More Jeff Han Multi-touch Screens
• Digital Tabletops – Putting Humanity back into the Interface
• Touch Interfaces for Computers

But now, Johnny Lee has juryrigged a Wii remote and a projector to provide a low cost (or at least lower ) alternative.

Johnny Lee has several Wii projects including this multitouch one.

So it’s not quite “Minority Report”, but the interface is getting a whole lot closer to being touchable like it’s an actual desktop.

( Via Multitouch your computer @ Studenttabletpc.com)

I have a soft spot for Max Headroom. It was pretty cool in the 80s. One of the “dated” looks in Max Headroom (and other sci-fi) is no one expected TVs to be flat or small (not to mention the recording gear, which was just 80s video cameras).

But .. he’s back touting the joys of HDTV

@ Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKt7AJLIFL0

Amusing.

( Via Warren Ellis )