iSlate Features I'd Like To SeeMost rumors surrounding Apple's tablet computer, so far christened the 'iSlate' are of a device that would be akin to just the screen of a laptop, but with input being through a touch screen rather than a keyboard. While a touch screen will almost certainly be the main interface with the device what about the possibility of interacting via voice or controlled by eye movement? Imagine if you could read an article or book on the screen and it would scroll as your eyes moved down the page. What if you could simply 'look' or 'blink' at an icon and it would turn the page or perform a task. We could conceivably have people everywhere developing an 'iSlate blink' that would be able to control what is on the screen without using your hands at all. Of course there is voice recognition as well. While tihs kind of control has the drawback of being intrusive to others nearby, it could be a cool function to have when working alone. We are all familiar with the Dragon naturally speaking products and others. I would be surprised if a tablet did not have some form of voice recognition as part of its input options. Finally, a feature that I hope will be incorporated into the iSlate is something I think we will see more often in the future on laptops as well. That feature is a micro-projector. I've seen demonstrations of micro projectors and the technology is at the point where it can be really useful. Imagine the ability to set the iSlate down and have it project a five foot tall HD image of a movie that you could watch on a white wall with your friends? Imagine being able to watch a movie on your ceiling while lying down on your bed or if you live in the city to be able to project it on a building wall on a rooftop to watch with your friends? Of course a prime use would be for business with powerpoint presentations able to be projected in a conference room without the need to transfer the data to a dedicated projector or somebody else's computer. The days of investment bankers carrying around projectors and film slides could be over. These are only a few of the ideas I had...let me hear what yours are in the comments section... |
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