Comments on: Mac’s petit inventions: Light user interfaces http://johnnyholland.org/2009/05/user-interface-concepts/ It's all about interaction Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dee http://johnnyholland.org/2009/05/user-interface-concepts/#comment-107304 Dee Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:17:23 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=1841#comment-107304 Interesting ideas, but are giving them away for free? If you don't already have patent protection of some form then the ideas are no longer patentable. <a href="http://www.new-inventions-success.com/index.html" rel="nofollow"> New Inventions</a> Interesting ideas, but are giving them away for free? If you don’t already have patent protection of some form then the ideas are no longer patentable.
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]]> By: Thomas White http://johnnyholland.org/2009/05/user-interface-concepts/#comment-107303 Thomas White Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:32:22 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=1841#comment-107303 Think of how many ways a light switch is used: The elbow when you've got an armful of grocieries; 'from memory' - i.e. how many times have you looked elsewhere while your hand reaches back behind you to flick on the light of the room you've just walked in to; sometimes far more brutally with a flying kick or well-placed heel or knee; and many more ways. I like the idea, but... will it survive? Nice designs though, thank you! Think of how many ways a light switch is used: The elbow when you’ve got an armful of grocieries; ‘from memory’ – i.e. how many times have you looked elsewhere while your hand reaches back behind you to flick on the light of the room you’ve just walked in to; sometimes far more brutally with a flying kick or well-placed heel or knee; and many more ways. I like the idea, but… will it survive?

Nice designs though, thank you!

]]> By: Ryan Schipper http://johnnyholland.org/2009/05/user-interface-concepts/#comment-107302 Ryan Schipper Tue, 19 May 2009 05:48:04 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=1841#comment-107302 I like the second idea. The first idea doesn't sit well with me. Dragging my finger (in a pointing style) is an analog operation, whilst switching a light on or off is digital. It doesn't seem intuitive. I imagine a screen showing the lights in a room and it's relative location could work effectively - something like coloured circles on a floor plan. Then, I simply touch the light, as displayed on the screen, to turn on/off. I like the second idea.

The first idea doesn’t sit well with me. Dragging my finger (in a pointing style) is an analog operation, whilst switching a light on or off is digital. It doesn’t seem intuitive.

I imagine a screen showing the lights in a room and it’s relative location could work effectively – something like coloured circles on a floor plan.

Then, I simply touch the light, as displayed on the screen, to turn on/off.

]]> By: Letsgo http://johnnyholland.org/2009/05/user-interface-concepts/#comment-107301 Letsgo Thu, 07 May 2009 07:53:01 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=1841#comment-107301 Nice idea but sometimes I like to switch on or turn knobs and switches. Maybe I'm a little bit notalgic, but I would hate it if everything would be to minimal and to 'internal'. Nice idea but sometimes I like to switch on or turn knobs and switches. Maybe I’m a little bit notalgic, but I would hate it if everything would be to minimal and to ‘internal’.

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