Anand Agarawala: BumpTop desktop is a beautiful mess

April 82010

Posted in desktops | 25 Comments »

http://www.ted.com Anand Agarawala presents BumpTop, a user interface that takes the usual desktop metaphor to a glorious, 3-D extreme, transforming file navigation into a freewheeling playground of crumpled documents and clipping-covered “walls.”

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25 Responses

  1. Leonardoas78 Says:

    you can’t make …
    you can’t make shells anymore

  2. AustralianBushman Says:

    Interesting how the …
    Interesting how the audience laughs throughout the demonstration. Do they think it’s a joke?

  3. Chepsylogy Says:

    As an average …
    As an average pc-user who feels the same way as the speaker when looking at a one-dimensional desktop, I really enjoyed BumpTop. I don’t have a lot of softwares and programs as my line of work doesn’t demand those, so it really doesn’t slow my pc down. I have it for a year or so now and I just love my desk(top)!

  4. Donut117 Says:

    fuckin lol take the …
    lol take the blue pill

  5. prabhatpalpal Says:

    i totally agree.. :D
    i totally agree.. :D

  6. tenuke Says:

    NO.
    Just take the …

    NO.
    Just take the blue pill..

    And you wake up having the perfectly fine desktop you have now..

    You want toys?
    Get them. Forget this. This is a baaaad toy.

  7. tenuke Says:

    It’s not good for …
    It’s not good for ANY use :D

  8. prabhatpalpal Says:

    hi
    how did you get …

    hi
    how did you get this bump-top thing.

    thanks

  9. jahw234 Says:

    i have it, its …
    i have it, its actually pretty fun

  10. EldronTheLion Says:

    It’s not for …
    It’s not for business/heavy user and hardcore gamers. Use common sense

  11. bimbip2006 Says:

    Great idea for a …
    Great idea for a master’s thesis but inventing $1 million dollars to the technology is a big waste. Bumptop tech just adds a little fun to your computer daily uses. Other than that, what can I get? Will the computer work faster with a heavy graphic demanding application? Will my computer power consumption go down? Will it make CAD programs like Catia and Solidworks work more efficient? Is Bumptop a standalone OS or a plug-in to the conventional OS’s like Mac and Windows?

  12. Shalek Says:

    Looks neat but it’s …
    Looks neat but it’s not an improvement.

  13. geoffreyphilip Says:

    boooooooring
    boooooooring

  14. Goatheey Says:

    i have the finished …
    i have the finished version, but in what he shows you can do mutch more

  15. Phoenixraiser Says:

    ive also got the …
    ive also got the beta 17 and youre right, you can do alot more in the version that hes showing

  16. Dutchymax Says:

    what is the link …
    what is the link between a desktop and a BMW?

  17. chawk111 Says:

    ……or you could …
    ……or you could just have a desk with a bunch of on it.

  18. 00IslamKiller00 Says:

    Its not made for …
    Its not made for suckasses like you. So dont use it stupid moron. You go ahead and learn ur essays.

  19. nicwillu Says:

    yeah lol xD
    yeah lol xD

  20. jamesnogra Says:

    he’s cute…
    he’s cute…

  21. TheWakeUpCall Says:

    So why is this not …
    So why is this not absolutely useless? How will it help me write essays and make websites faster?

  22. spideysri2802 Says:

    ya, i have beta 17 …
    ya, i have beta 17 but the one they show in the video is cooler

  23. iskandar1111 Says:

    oh, so it must be …
    oh, so it must be the beta then.

    I put my email down on their website so, I suppose they should be sending me something shortly

  24. spideysri2802 Says:

    they sent me an …
    they sent me an invite and gave me the download link. and some code thinghy

  25. iskandar1111 Says:

    where did you …
    where did you download it?

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