iPhone trails
Written by on January 15th, 2007 in Ajax News.
One of the things that got me excited about Apple’s multitouch UI for the iPhone is the potential for “handmade” shortcuts. I’ll call them trails.
I don’t know how this would work, or where/when you’d be able to do it, but let’s suspend those issues for a second and just talk about the potential.
What if I could make shapes or trails on the iPhone screen to visit a web site, sms someone, or speed dial? Here’s the idea:
In otherwords, make the shortcuts mine. I could make a Z trail to call my dad at his office number. Or an O to call my friend Oliver. Or a spiral to load up The New York Times’ web site. Or create parallel lines with two fingers to open up the sms app and start a conversation with David.
Anyway, just an idea. I’ve always thought squiggles or trails or shapes would be a great personal way to create shortcuts. It’s cool to maybe see that potential made possible with the iPhone’s Multitouch technology.
Source: Signal vs. Noise
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