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A very interesting video by R. Clayton Miller, with some concepts for multi-touch interaction and windows management. The basic idea here is that the mouse points to one point, but with your hands you can point (and use) up to 10 points at the same time. Confused? Watch the video:

While I use more and more the touchpad then the mouse, Microsoft is experimenting with new input devices that combine the standard capabilities of a computer mouse with multi-touch sensing. The future will something of this kind:

RSS readers should click here to see the video.

If someone has one invite to spare, I would appreciate it. Please send it to my gmail account (joao.bordalo). Thank you so much.

Interesting and very well designed graphic with a comparison of the 3 major social networks unique visitors. Proudly stolen from a Chicago Tribune article:

tip: click to image for a bigger version.

PhotoSketch is an “Internet Image Montage” project from five students at Tsinghua University and the National University of Singapore. The basic premise, which they present in the form of a research paper [pdf], works like this:

• Draw the outlines of the figures you want in your picture – anything from seagulls to a wedding kiss;
• Add labels for each of the items, as well as for the background.
• PhotoSketch will then find real-life images to match your doodles and put them together in a Photoshopped image that will make your jaw drop.

And before you say "it must be fake", download and read the research paper (in pdf), already evaluated by the scientific community.