The acquisition of Toronto-based BumpTop appears to
give Google the upper hand in 3D touch screen technology.
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Last week's BumpTop acquisition shines new light on where Google could be taking their mobile operating system Android. Toronto's BumpTop specializes in creating 3D desktop environments for Mac and PC. A 3D desktop environment combined with touch screen technology would create an entirely new way of using our mobile phones, which could rival some of the industry's giants such as Ericsson, Apple and RIM.
BumpTop's technology allows users to physically interact with the icons on their desktop. Users can drag and drop files, crop and resize photos, as well as hang them on the 'walls' of their 3D desktop environment, simply by using their fingertips. The software is also compatible with files on external drives, which appear on your 3D desktop as soon as the device is connected to the computer.
The ability to organize and categorize documents and emails in a clean way could give Google the advantage over RIM's Blackberry in the business sector. The user-friendliness of the touch screen along with the 3D interface will simplify the act of having to scroll through emails and documents on a Blackberry.
With the BumpTop software, users will be able to flip through their folders like pages through a book. The company calls this action 'piling' folders, rather than 'filing' folders on traditional 2D desktops. This would simplify the task of going from application to application in order to find the right one with a specific document.
The same software could also be integrated into a new tablet device from Google, which could rival Apple's iPad.
Users were able to download the BumpTop for free for a limited time last week but it has since been become unavailable, however, this acquisition means that it most likely won't be long before we see BumpTop's 3D environment software on our latest mobile phones.
To view a software demo, click here
Last week's BumpTop acquisition shines new light on where Google could be taking their mobile operating system Android. Toronto's BumpTop specializes in creating 3D desktop environments for Mac and PC. A 3D desktop environment combined with touch screen technology would create an entirely new way of using our mobile phones, which could rival some of the industry's giants such as Ericsson, Apple and RIM.
BumpTop's technology allows users to physically interact with the icons on their desktop. Users can drag and drop files, crop and resize photos, as well as hang them on the 'walls' of their 3D desktop environment, simply by using their fingertips. The software is also compatible with files on external drives, which appear on your 3D desktop as soon as the device is connected to the computer.
The ability to organize and categorize documents and emails in a clean way could give Google the advantage over RIM's Blackberry in the business sector. The user-friendliness of the touch screen along with the 3D interface will simplify the act of having to scroll through emails and documents on a Blackberry.
With the BumpTop software, users will be able to flip through their folders like pages through a book. The company calls this action 'piling' folders, rather than 'filing' folders on traditional 2D desktops. This would simplify the task of going from application to application in order to find the right one with a specific document.
The same software could also be integrated into a new tablet device from Google, which could rival Apple's iPad.
Users were able to download the BumpTop for free for a limited time last week but it has since been become unavailable, however, this acquisition means that it most likely won't be long before we see BumpTop's 3D environment software on our latest mobile phones.
To view a software demo, click here
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