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Every now and again, we all encounter a document, webpage or Excel Spreadsheet that is simply too huge to navigate with a stylus. There are various converters we can use or sometimes we may opt to do without the information in it's entirety. :roll: Innoventions, inc is marketing a new way to navigate the small screen with a simple flick of the wrist. Their Rotoview system would let you tilt your hand and it would automatically scroll your documents or magnify your pictures. Currently, they are just selling the development system (US$195) to Handheld makers in an effort to build this option into future Pocket PCs.
What do you think? Is this winning technology?
Well. . It's a neat concept. But at the same time, I think it is going to be VERY hard to make something like that user friendly, and bug-free.
IMO, companies should focus more R&D efforts on things that are more advanced. I know they want to make more money NOW, but if a company could perfect a wearable screen that was like an eyeglass, or something, that would solve all our PPC navigation issues, and would make them much more ubiquitous.
I noticed this, too, and posted it at pocketnow (plug, plug). Here's what I said there:
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I think this would be useful for small movements, but larger movements might cause problems. For example, scrolling through a large map would either require large tilts, which might mean you couldn't see your screen (even small tilts can cause distortion on LCD screens), or you'd need to do a small tilt, exit Navigation Mode, tilt the device back to where you could see it, enter Naviation Mode, tilt it again, and so on.
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