What if your data or process modeling tool could do this?

Karen Lopez - listmistress@Infoadvisors.com — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:23:00 GMT

Garry Gramm pointed me to this wonderful video of research into interface design. Jeff Han demonstrates a more intuitive and easier way to interact with a computer.

I've seen a lot of these types of videos over the years. Most require a device that costs $50,000 or one that makes you look like you've stepped out of a very geeky Flash Gordon film.

In this video, Han demonstrates an interface that allows users to work with both hands. No Palm graffiti here. One of the more promising aspects of this interface is that is appears to be very intuitive. It allows the user to work pretty much as they would in the real world.

The interface does include a virtual keyboard. I've used similar ones before, but since I'm a fairly fast touch typist, I tend to struggle with virtual ones because there is no feedback. I wonder if that could be incorporated.

I could really see this device/approach being a wonderful addition to a modeling tool. Heck, I'd love to see it as part of Enterprise Manager and MS Project. I wonder, though, just how inexpensive it is given its size.

What do you think? Would this make your modeling life easier? Do you think you will find this device on the shelves of your local Best Buy? Would you be able to justify the cost of an additional input device?

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What if your data or process modeling tool could do this?