BumpTop 3D Desktop Environment Acquired by Google
This weekend BumpTop announced that they had been acquired by Google.
BumpTop is physics-based 3D desktop environment which allows users new features for organizing their desktops. BumpTop offers users multiple surfaces on which to store files, allowing users to alter the sizes of individual items and take advantage of several organizational features such as piles. BumpTop also supports Multi-Touch gestures in Windows 7 to manipulate files. See this video showing off its features:
The company is still offering the free version to download for the next week. It's not known what plans Google has for the technology.
Apple has also been researching 3d desktop environments with some similar features to BumpTop. Apple has also been heavily investing in multi-touch technologies that are found in the iPhone and iPad.
More than three years ago, we set out to completely change the way people use their desktops. We're very grateful for all your support over that time -- not just financially but also through all the encouraging messages from people who found BumpTop inspiring, useful, and just downright fun.
Today, we have a big announcement to make: we're excited to announce that we've been acquired by Google!
BumpTop is physics-based 3D desktop environment which allows users new features for organizing their desktops. BumpTop offers users multiple surfaces on which to store files, allowing users to alter the sizes of individual items and take advantage of several organizational features such as piles. BumpTop also supports Multi-Touch gestures in Windows 7 to manipulate files. See this video showing off its features:
The company is still offering the free version to download for the next week. It's not known what plans Google has for the technology.
Apple has also been researching 3d desktop environments with some similar features to BumpTop. Apple has also been heavily investing in multi-touch technologies that are found in the iPhone and iPad.
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23 months ago
I believe this justifies my claims that Google's corporate swimming pool is still full of $100 bills.
23 months ago
Tried it out after reading this on neowin.
Not for me. It's got a number of good ideas, except it isn't polished, and not very configurable. And you can't get rid of popup/'stacks' easily.
Not for me. It's got a number of good ideas, except it isn't polished, and not very configurable. And you can't get rid of popup/'stacks' easily.
23 months ago
That video was pretty cool. I wouldn't mind using my computer like that once in a while.
23 months ago
Tried it out after reading this on neowin.
Not for me. It's got a number of good ideas, except it isn't polished, and not very configurable. And you can get rid of popup/'stacks' easily.
Well, I guess that's where Google comes in. They defiantly have the money and developers to make something great out of it.
23 months ago
Looks nifty but as I watched more and more of the video I noticed that the multi-touch gestures and OS kept getting more complicated and cumbersome.
23 months ago
Well, I guess that's where Google comes in. They definitely have the money and developers to make something great out of it.
Lets hope so. Make it free to everyone and slap a beta sticker on it, then I'll try it.
23 months ago
That's not really 3D, it's still on a 2D display. Combine this with a glasses-free 3D display and it may get interesting.
A small graphical depth-of-field is all that's needed to really make buttons pop, icons stand out, or to separate desktop layers (ie floating app windows you can peer behind, floating Dock and/or Dashboard widgets). I want to see Google Earth terrain on a glasses-free 3D display.
I think the forthcoming Nintendo 3D DS is going to show a lot of people how compelling 3D graphics can be...
A small graphical depth-of-field is all that's needed to really make buttons pop, icons stand out, or to separate desktop layers (ie floating app windows you can peer behind, floating Dock and/or Dashboard widgets). I want to see Google Earth terrain on a glasses-free 3D display.
I think the forthcoming Nintendo 3D DS is going to show a lot of people how compelling 3D graphics can be...
23 months ago
"Today, we have a big announcement to make: we're excited to announce that we've been acquired by Google!"
What they're really saying…
"I'm rich b*tch!" :D
What they're really saying…
"I'm rich b*tch!" :D
23 months ago
Roger Ebert's comments regarding 3D movies also apply to graphical user interfaces.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/237110/page/1
It's allright to create a 3D feel to a 2D environment with shading and some layers etc (Win 7, OS X). However to create a faux 3D environment akin to looking into a 2D box (see Bumptop) doesn't do anything for usability.
It's fugly and looks and feels like a gimmick.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/237110/page/1
It's allright to create a 3D feel to a 2D environment with shading and some layers etc (Win 7, OS X). However to create a faux 3D environment akin to looking into a 2D box (see Bumptop) doesn't do anything for usability.
It's fugly and looks and feels like a gimmick.
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