3pointD.com

My brother Jeremy sends along a link to a truly mind-blowing video that demonstrates a multi-touch interface screen similar to the multi-touch table I blogged here a while back, but with far more interesting widgets on display. I want, and that’s putting it mildly. Developed by a group at the NYU Media Lab led by a fellow named Jefferson Han, this thing looks really powerful in the video. A wide variety of interface modes are on display — dragging and resizing not only objects but interface elements, animating drawings in 2D, rotating objects in 3D, zooming into maps and cruising through topographical information from what I think is the NASA World Wind project, scratching records, mixing music, play games — whew. I’m not sure how “live” some of these applications are or whether they’re just interface mock-ups for the demo, but they’re damn impressive, and could turn 3D navigation and content creation into a whole new and more tactile experience. [UPDATE: Forgot to mention how cool the soundtrack is.] (more…)

20-something hipster boy to 20-something hipster girl getting off the subway in Manhattan’s East Village last night: “Yeah, we had to cancel the raid because our Druid didn’t show up.”