[extropy-chat] "Cool computer program"

[BillK]

On 10/17/06, Robert Bradbury wrote:
>
> On 10/17/06, Jay Dugger wrote:
> >
> > I think that program has the name "Physics Illustrator," and runs only
> > on Tablet PCs. You can download it for free. (No link handy, just
> > Google.) I'd like to know more about the whiteboard-style interface he
> > uses in the video.
> >
>
> I agree -- *what* is the whiteboard (or software that links a
> touch-sensitive projected screen) to window regions?
>
> The physics was interesting but the large scale interactive medium more so.
>

The whiteboard is called a smartboard. They're in about every college
and school in the country.  (Maybe a slight exaggeration).

<http://wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67710,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3>

The example photos show children using them.

BillK