The KAIST Institute of Information Technology Convergence has posted this video demonstrating their patented eBook interface prototype.

The prototype is implemented on an Apple iPad but reportedly uses private Apple APIs, so it likely wouldn't be approved for the App Store, but the video shows a number of very cool and intuitive ways to navigate eBooks besides the simple "page flip" motion found on Apple's iBooks app.

This video examines the benefits and limitations inherent in current mouse-based and window-oriented interfaces, the problems facing other potential solutions, and visualizes my proposal for a completely new way of interacting with desktop computers. More info at http://10gui.com

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Check out some of the exciting new multi-touch gestures we are unveiling in BumpTop. We go beyond the typical pan-and-zoom gestures most multi-touch apps use. Check them out in the video!

CityWall Hki

CityWall is a large multi-touch display installed in central down town Helsinki which acts as a collaborative and playful interface for its urban surroundings. The new 3D interface launched 8 October 2008 allows interacting with 3D worlds of related information and enables multiple content, multiple timelines and participants to generate content.

CityWall remains as permanent installation in Lasipalatsi, with many thanks for support from Tommi Ilmonen at http://multitouch.fi/ and the HIIT team Jari Kleimola, Rodolfo Samperio and Peter Peltonen. The work has been funded by the 6th Framework Research Programme of the EU, through the IPCity project http://www.ipcity.eu (FP-2004- IST-4-27571). The video was shot and edited by Visa Noronen.

The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT conducts world-class research on future information technology. HIIT is a joint research institution of Helsinki University of Technology TKK and the University of Helsinki. From: HIITTV Views: 247962

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