January 28, 2010 at 13:35You bury a mouse early
From time to time, I see in my publications the anticipation of an early mouse retirement. There were two noticeable exacerbations - after the announcement of the Microsoft "table" and after yesterday's Apple tablet.
Mice, they say, is already 30 years old, and then Apple is preparing a revolution in interfaces.
You bury a mouse early!
The acronym HCI stands for human-computer interface. Humans have their own physiology. It is more convenient to read and watch when the surface is upright, but with your hand to drive it on a horizontal surface.
Therefore, the interfaces combining the screen and the input device have not yet taken root. We don’t take any PDAs and highly specialized things - there input is limited in volume and time, and switching to classical methods instantly raises the operator’s productivity.
Mice, they say, is already 30 years old, and then Apple is preparing a revolution in interfaces.
You bury a mouse early!
The acronym HCI stands for human-computer interface. Humans have their own physiology. It is more convenient to read and watch when the surface is upright, but with your hand to drive it on a horizontal surface.
Therefore, the interfaces combining the screen and the input device have not yet taken root. We don’t take any PDAs and highly specialized things - there input is limited in volume and time, and switching to classical methods instantly raises the operator’s productivity.