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Apple bringing its operating system into living 3D?
Engadget —
... surfaces, possibly replacing the rather tired "File, Edit, etc." menus at the top with positional hotspots on the right. Another example describes how light emanating from one 3D icon, a little sun representing the weather, could illuminate the other icons. It all sounds rather conceptual, but with the amount of detail included here (not to mention the familiar dock at the bottom) it's hard to label this is as just a flight of Cupertino creativity not intended for release. [Via MacRumors] Filed under: Desktops, Laptops Apple bringing its ...
Apple Working on Physics-based 3D User Interface [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... While this may never become a reality—or maybe yes, given that Apple needs to push forward with something really new in future releases of Mac OS X and all the operating system services and infrastructure seems solid now—it's interesting to see Apple trying to evolve the classic 2D user interface into something new and potentially useful. [MacRumors] ...
3D interface patents dug up by Macrumors
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Apple has submitted a number of patents for a 3D desktop metaphor interface according to Macrumors. While many vendors have had their own designs (Microsoft, Sun - Project Looking Glass, etc), this is the first design patent for Apple that we can remember.
Snow Leopard, expected in early to mid 2009, isn't supposed to have major design changes. ...
Apple Patent Reveals 3D Desktop User Interface
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Macrumors reports that one in the series of these patents, dubbed Multidimensional Desktop, contains diagrams that reveal how the desktop may look and function. The figure below, shows the multidimensional environment, which as you can see depicts what appears to be 3 dimensional depth. Along the sides of the desktop lie “function” icons that could prompt commands on each surface. These icons are also believed to be able to receive 3D manipulation, allowing them to “fall” if displaced. ...
3D desktop revealed in Apple patent filing
Crave: The gadget blog —
... Future Mac OS X desktops could be presented in three dimensions.(Credit: U.S. PTO via MacRumors)
Are you ready for a 3D desktop?
Apple is working on such a project, according to patent filings unearthed by MacRumors this week. ...
Apple patents revile a 3D desktop may be in the works
SlashGear —
... There were dozens of patents made by Apple that were published today. The most notable would have to be a 3D desktop patent for Mac OS X. Back in 2007 Apple has done research on many different topics encompassing future versions of Mac OS X. ...
3D desktop in the future for Macheads?
The Inquisitr » Technology —
... appears that they want to take the familar parts of the OS X desktop and add depth, allowing you to stack documents or folders behind application icons on the floor of your desktop.
As Tom Krazit at cnet News noted many time these patented ideas never see the light of day but they are great for bloggers to write about and purists to complain about. Okay he didn’t quite say that but the idea is the same.
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Apple Planning 3D Desktop?
AppScout —
Is your desktop lacking depth? No worries, Apple's very capable engineers are on the case. The company has filed a number of patents that are set to bring the company's desktop into the third dimension.
Writes Mac Rumors:
The [drawing] shows a multidimensional desktop environment alongside what Apple describes as a multidimensional application environment. Along the side are a number of three-dimensional "function" icons that may trigger certain commands on each surface. These icons can be manipulated in 3D with a physics model so ...
Apple patent reveals ‘3D Desktop and Application Interfaces’
D' Technology Weblog —
... versions of Mac OS X. The most intriguing is a series of patent applications which describe a “Multidimensional” user interface. Apple has essentially been working on true 3D desktop environments. Disclosed herein are systems, aparatus and methods, including a multidimensional desktop graphical user interface. In one titled Multidimensional Desktop, Apple includes a number of diagrams depicting what such a desktop might look like and how it would work.
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TechBlog —
... - What happened to Napster is now happening to the pro porn industry. • Apple Exploring 3D Desktop and Application Interfaces - Something Microsoft Research has been doing ...
Apple plans 3D operating system
T3.com All —
Apple plans 3D operating system A step into the next dimension Admittedly we have operating systems with a touch of 3D already, but Apple's proposed new OS isn't just cosmetic - it looks like it will add real depth to the computer screen for the very first time. Plans for patents have been unearthed at Mac Rumors , dating back to 2007 for what is described as a 'multidimensional application environment'. It's a seriously technical set of papers, but we can glean some features from them, including the option of piling and lining up icons and folders, 'falling' files if not ...
Apple's 3D desktop looks a lot like Microsoft's Task Gallery
TechBlog —
Open comment Friday: Talk to Santa | Main December 12, 2008 Apple's 3D desktop looks a lot like Microsoft's Task Gallery On Thursday, MacRumors published a report that had Mac fans buzzing : Apple had filed a patent application for a 3D desktop interface. The filing included drawings indicating how such an interface might look, turning the Mac OS X desktop into a virtual room with ceiling, floor and walls. This design rang a bell with me. In 1999, I visited the labs at Microsoft Research, where I was shown the Task Gallery, a 3D desktop. Developer ...
Roundup: Layoffs hit Flickr, Apple’s 3D desktop, and more
VentureBeat —
... Apple to build 3D desktop? — It’s exploring the possibility, according to patent filings published by MacRumors. ...
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