Canonical Launches Internet-of-Things Version of Ubuntu Core
'Ubuntu Linux isn't just for desktops, servers and the cloud anymore. Mark Shuttleworth wants Ubuntu to be the operating system of choice for the Internet of Things too. The new Snappy Ubuntu Core is targeted at device developers and it's the basis for an entire new division of Canonical Inc. The promise of Snappy Ubuntu Core is also one of security, protecting the devices of the world, by keeping them updated. "With Snappy there is also a division of responsibilities for updating that can also help protect IoT devices and users. So we could deliver an update for a Heartbleed or Shellshock vulnerability, completely independently of the lawnmower control app that would come from the lawnmower company," Shuttleworth said.' -- source: http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/01/20/2347214 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:00:04 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
'Ubuntu Linux isn't just for desktops, servers and the cloud anymore. Mark Shuttleworth wants Ubuntu to be the operating system of choice for the Internet of Things too.'
One thing worth noting is that “universal OS” ≠ “universal UI”. Microsoft’s Windows 8 debacle should have laid to rest the question of whether you can come up with a common UI that works across touch and non-touch devices: you can’t.
One thing worth noting is that “universal OS” ≠ “universal UI”. Microsoft’s Windows 8 debacle should have laid to rest the question of whether you can come up with a common UI that works across touch and non-touch devices: you can’t.
Industry approach: turn all screens ever to be sold again into touchscreens. Problem solved. ;-) Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:35:07 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
Industry approach: turn all screens ever to be sold again into touchscreens. Problem solved. ;-)
Touchscreens only work when they’re close to horizontal. Try to use them in a more vertical orientation, and you get the well-known effect known as “gorilla arm”.
Industry approach: turn all screens ever to be sold again into touchscreens. Problem solved. ;-)
Touchscreens only work when they’re close to horizontal. Try to use them in a more vertical orientation, and you get the well-known effect known as “gorilla arm”.
Ooh... I smell a business opportunity: The Anti-Gorilla-Arm-Telescope (similar to the selfie telescope/extension arm) - allows you to touch far-away touchscreens without hurting yourself. Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:47:41 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
The Anti-Gorilla-Arm-Telescope (similar to the selfie telescope/extension arm) - allows you to touch far-away touchscreens without hurting yourself.
Perhaps with springs and a counterweight to exactly balance the weight of your arm? So it can “float” freely in space as you move it about? Still can’t see it working, though: the kind of UI elements best suited to imprecise selection with a fat finger that in itself obscures your vision would still be different from the kind you can select with the greater precision of a mouse.
If I may make a suggestion: TV screens get bigger and bigger, with higher and higher resolution. Why not use a touch screen 2x1metre directly as a desk, with, say 8000x4000 pixel resolution, i.e. the same pixel size as my current screen. No more clutter from keyboard or mouse, pencils, printers or any such old-fashioned rubbish . . . It should be good for some decent exercise (rubbernecking, arm stretching) and for the rest we use the Ubuntu phone - plenty of connectivity and storage. Wolfgang On 21/01/15 15:54, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:47:41 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
The Anti-Gorilla-Arm-Telescope (similar to the selfie telescope/extension arm) - allows you to touch far-away touchscreens without hurting yourself. Perhaps with springs and a counterweight to exactly balance the weight of your arm? So it can “float” freely in space as you move it about?
Still can’t see it working, though: the kind of UI elements best suited to imprecise selection with a fat finger that in itself obscures your vision would still be different from the kind you can select with the greater precision of a mouse. _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
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