Microsoft says 'natural' ui to define IT's future
InternetNews | at | by Mike
There's a new computing revolution coming and it's not based on a keyboard and a mouse. Instead, it will be based on touch, gestures, spoken language, and even painting -- what is becoming known as "natural user interface," or NUI.
Perhaps nowhere is that more visible than in Microsoft's "Project Natal," an add-on device designed initially for the company's Xbox 360 gaming console that does away with physical controllers and instead turns the player's body into the controller through the use of 3D sensors and cameras. Gestures and movements determine how the game responds to the user, whether it is a racing game, tennis, or a shoot 'em up.
However, Microsoft see that as just the start. In the future, technologies like Natal, which is due for sale by the holidays, are likely to be anywhere and be used for many different tasks.