Smashing Magazine recently published a collection of some of the more exciting developments in user experience and user interaction with technology. A fair few of these technologies I have been following closely, but there were some completely new and amazing, certainly well worth a look. I will provide an overview of the standouts, but for the full article I would suggest heading over to their post on the user experience of the future.

 

Perceptive Pixel’s multi-touch display enables such intuitive interactions and allows for so many new possibilities that will blow you away.

 

Another exciting display of multi touch interactivity is present with Microsoft Surface.  Already a commercial reality, these devices allow user interaction on a scale not possible with traditional computing devices.

Microsoft also brings to the table a new dimension for engaging with images. Photosynth is a revolutionary idea to bring together a world of photos and map them all together, analysing them for commonalities and then using them to form worlds of overlapping ordinary photos. I’ve used the demonstration preview application myself, and the world of possibilities that this could open is incredible. I would also recommend checking out this speech and demonstration of it in action. 

 

But truly the most jaw-dropping of the lineup found in Smashing Magazine’s entry (and the first time I had seen this particular demonstration) was with Cheoptics360. 3D video and images, with no special effects used post-filming. Simply amazing.

Check out Smashing Magazine for the full rundown.