Welcome to Human Computer Interaction (soon)

We all raved about the Apple iPhone and the cool technologies packed in it. It is designed to be an ultimate "one-device to rule everything else" package of very cool Apple products. What makes it "so cool" is the innovative multi-touch screen and its intuitiveness. I hate the menus, keyboard and utterly useless shortcuts in my new Motorola Razr. If you love your cellphone's UI, you haven't seen the best yet. Everyone is amazed at how Apple has redefined the cellphone experience.

Not only that, Apple has started and taken user experience to a whole new level.
If you thought "that's cool but they can't take take this technology too far", you are wrong, buddy. Don't be mistaken Apple can offer only two points-of-contact (POC) on its screens. With iPhone, you can pinch and stretch objects on screen with two fingers. How about using all your fingers to move, stretch, tap, back-rub?! windows on a screen, just like Tom Cruise in Minority Report? Is that possible? your dreams have come true!

Enter Perceptive Pixel founded by Jeff Han, "a spinoff of the NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences to develop and market the most advanced multi-touch system in the world." See how big an impact he can make in computing.His demo at TED in February 2007 is just mouth-watering. Take a look






Apple has loads of patents filed under multi-touch screen category in 2004. So, who invented this first? Steve Jobs thinks its Apple. Is Jeff working for Jobs now?
Nope. Not yet. As of today, Jeff is not working for Apple.

Anyway, if I can get rid of my keyboards and "feel" the screen, that will be awesome. I hope either Jeff or Jobs or both make that dream come true.