Comments on: Microsoft Research’s “Manual Deskterity” explores the synergy of pen & touch

By: Microsoft’s Manual Deskterity project reveals pen and touch input, Courier’s future? « « Wako Tech Wako Tech

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By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:48:51 +0000

Hi folks,

Aspects of Manual Deskterity are already implicit in well written Windows 7 pen-aware apps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8vN9FfWViU

I’m surprised we are still seeing the “pen is useless” argument. I remember when people believed we didn’t need a mouse because the command line was fast and efficient. I remember when people thought we wouldn’t use email to replace the handwritten letter.

Finger based interfaces are cute, but the stylus has been around almost as long as fingers have.

By: Scribbling and Sketching Ideas on Screens and UIs « Blog.AntoineRJWright

Scribbling and Sketching Ideas on Screens and UIs « Blog.AntoineRJWright — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:07:58 +0000

[...] as the Manual Deskerity project at Microsoft I relearned about today. The Manual Deskerity project (info and video at istartedsomething) seeks to take what we’ve already learned over time with screen, touch, and pen-based [...]

By: Microsoft Courier concepts move foward ... on the Surface | ZDNet

Microsoft Courier concepts move foward ... on the Surface | ZDNet — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:49:54 +0000

[...] seem intent on keeping hope alive on the Courier front with the Manual Deskerity project. Manual Deskerity — a project Microsoft shared a bit of information about back in May of this year — is [...]

By: Lee, Jong-Yeol

Lee, Jong-Yeol — Wed, 19 May 2010 05:38:59 +0000

I have the solution of Two-Fingers/All-Points like MS “Manual Deskterity” in Tablet PC(~ about 9″).

It is the next generation UI real. Please contact to me by e-mail

By: Microsoft Manual Deskterity: An Exploration of Simultaneous Pen + Touch Direct Input | Tea Break

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:22:19 +0000

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By: Zeus

Zeus — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:09:42 +0000

Interesting!

By: Inventing Interactive » Manual Deskterify

Inventing Interactive » Manual Deskterify — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:17:21 +0000

[...] via istartedsomething.) Pen and touch Pen as Exacto knife. Exacto cut along a straight [...]

By: NEWS: Microsoft adds pen to Surface | DigiCamBlog: Digital Camera Tips and Techniques

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:02:45 +0000

[...] despite there being relatively few of them in the wild as yet. This time around, the company has added the ability to draw on Surface with an infra-red pen, as you can see in the video [...]

By: Serena

Serena — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:10:09 +0000

This would be great for art… imagine, the pen acting as a charcoal or graphite pencil, and your finger able to blend the colors…. wow!!