I’ve seen better UI design

by Ian Kennedy on October 17, 2006

in Off Topic

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Toshiba is working on a new display technology that allows you to get a 360 degree view of what’s on your screen. The downside is you’ve got to strap on a 6 lbs. helmet that makes you look like a bobble-head Neil Armstrong. I think they should have kept this one under wraps before releasing press photos of their prototype. (link to Daily Mail story)

  • Conference calls envelope you as an immersive experience, participants dancing around your ears. Powerpoint slides are tactile and bad graphics smell funny. No need for a latte hole, the helmet just fills up and you drink it in by tipping your head to the side.
  • How do you take conference calls with that contraption on? And is there a special straw hole for lattes?
  • Ian Kennedy
    Conference calls envelope you as an immersive experience, participants dancing around your ears. Powerpoint slides are tactile and bad graphics smell funny. No need for a latte hole, the helmet just fills up and you drink it in by tipping your head to the side.
  • nicki
    How do you take conference calls with that contraption on? And is there a special straw hole for lattes?
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