Microsoft demonstrates radical new user interface

Posted on Tuesday, March 01 2011 @ 0:55 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

DailyTech reports Microsoft's Research and Strategy chief, Craig Mundie, has shown off a radical new user interface the company has been working on. Perhaps it will find its way into one of the future editions of Windows.

Gone are the icons that drive Windows, OS X, and Linux operating systems of past and present. In their place are "bubbles" that interacted with files and post streaming information off the internet.

Bubbles are auto-generated in various categories (personal, entertainment, gaming, etc.) and can also be created by a user. Clicking on a bubble brings up a program or interaction item. For example clicking on a bubble for an upcoming flight will display alternate flight times with weather-based probability for delays. Users could use the interface to switch their flight, should the desire.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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