Sun's 3D Looking Glass

girlgeek · 12-08-2003

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microso...ves/001097.html

A look at 'Looking Glass'

Simon Phipps, chief technology evangelist for Sun Microsystems, describes his experiences using Project Looking Glass, Sun's prototype three-dimensional computer desktop, in this post on his weblog. He also points to images and a video demonstration of the technology.

The company has said the Project Looking Glass concept may ultimately be incorporated into the Java Desktop System, the low-cost, Linux-based system that Sun is offering as an alternative to Microsoft Windows and Office. There was more news on that today:
Sun Strikes Software Deal with United Kingdom.

If you click on the first link titled "this post," it will take you to a demonstration.

Candice · 12-08-2003

good innovation!!!

Mike AI · 12-08-2003

I have always been a fan of Sun....

I used to love their stock as well!

girlgeek · 12-08-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike AI@Dec 8 2003, 07:29 PM
I have always been a fan of Sun....

I used to love their stock as well!

I used to love their stock, too, and was quite upset when I had to sell it all at their price peak. See, my contract at TechTV said I couldn't own tech stocks, in order to maintain my editorial integrity. A few months later, I wasn't so disappointed!

Edd · 12-09-2003

kinda cool - though SONY had an app almost exactly like this a few years back with their first attempt at a "media system" - ran on win95 if I recall - and it "faked" the 3d thing kinda the same way this does... if i can get it to work at home i'll take some grabs....

as for myself, I've been waiting patiently since the mid 80s for a TRUE gibsonian interface - a "world" environment constructed of data. As dumb as the film was, Johnny Mnemonic had the first best representation of the interface I've always longed for..

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girlgeek Members Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 266	http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microso...ves/001097.html A look at 'Looking Glass' Simon Phipps, chief technology evangelist for Sun Microsystems, describes his experiences using Project Looking Glass, Sun's prototype three-dimensional computer desktop, in this post on his weblog. He also points to images and a video demonstration of the technology. The company has said the Project Looking Glass concept may ultimately be incorporated into the Java Desktop System, the low-cost, Linux-based system that Sun is offering as an alternative to Microsoft Windows and Office. There was more news on that today: Sun Strikes Software Deal with United Kingdom. If you click on the first link titled "this post," it will take you to a demonstration.