A Decade of Natural User Interfaces
Natural User Interfaces (NUI) got a big boost from different companies in the first decade of the the 21st century. Companies like Microsoft, Apple, Sony and Nintendo have released devices that exemplify the practical applications of NUI through multi-touch screens, spatial gestures and speech.
Microsoft celebrates 2010 as the year of NUI. SYNC, Windows Phone
, Bing Voice, TellMe and Kinect
are regarded as the most exciting products and technologies released by Microsoft this year. The most recent and most successful of course would be Kinect which sold millions in less than a month since it was released to stores in November 2010.
Apple's success with multi-touch products triggered a worldwide boom on sales of many products with the touchscreen. They also popularized the accelerometer in devices that allow users to control applications by simply tipping and turning the entire device. Paired with GPS and compass, Apple also successfully demonstrated new amazing and awesome experiences. Apple's iPod, iPhone and iPad bravely changed the mobile industry -- in fact, in many ways, it can be said that Apple led the way and everyone followed.
Nintendo and Sony used NUI for Wii
and PS3 Move respectively. Although the technologies are different, the user experience is more or less the same: the user holds a wireless controller which motion is detected by the console. These technologies revolutionized gaming to a new level of fun and excitement.
To date, we've already seen a lot of implementations that demonstrate the potentials of NUI in appliances, computers, devices and gadgets. This will continue to progress over the years to come. In the near future, we can easily see ourselves using the computer mostly with gestures and speech. It's not sci-fi... this time it's for real.
Microsoft celebrates 2010 as the year of NUI. SYNC, Windows Phone
, Bing Voice, TellMe and Kinect are regarded as the most exciting products and technologies released by Microsoft this year. The most recent and most successful of course would be Kinect which sold millions in less than a month since it was released to stores in November 2010.Apple's success with multi-touch products triggered a worldwide boom on sales of many products with the touchscreen. They also popularized the accelerometer in devices that allow users to control applications by simply tipping and turning the entire device. Paired with GPS and compass, Apple also successfully demonstrated new amazing and awesome experiences. Apple's iPod, iPhone and iPad bravely changed the mobile industry -- in fact, in many ways, it can be said that Apple led the way and everyone followed.
Nintendo and Sony used NUI for Wii
and PS3 Move respectively. Although the technologies are different, the user experience is more or less the same: the user holds a wireless controller which motion is detected by the console. These technologies revolutionized gaming to a new level of fun and excitement.To date, we've already seen a lot of implementations that demonstrate the potentials of NUI in appliances, computers, devices and gadgets. This will continue to progress over the years to come. In the near future, we can easily see ourselves using the computer mostly with gestures and speech. It's not sci-fi... this time it's for real.
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