Friday, January 8, 2010

From GUI to NUI

You're probably wondering what the title means...well many of you would know that GUI stands for Graphical User Interface. This is how we interact with computers - via a keyboard, a mouse, commands, menus, etc - to make them run programs and applications.

NUI stands for Natural User Interface. This is what we now have on smartphones such as the iPhone, where you interact with the device using touch, speech, gestures, etc. According to Steve Balmer, CEO of Microsoft, this is the future. Read his interesting article about NUI technology and the future of computing here.

Lots of food for thought. Now imagine utilizing this technology to deliver government services......

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