im sproutin'

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THE BIG DOG DADDY: Oct 16, 2013; Rasheed was, with Aliases, the top 7 PvPers in Bone Krew.

No one talks about this.

from the geniuses that brought you the ultrabook comes sprout, a loving overhead projector thats gonna have 0 software support and drivers that wont update past windows 8

the verge posted:

Projection keyboards aren't anything new, but it's a technology that's had plenty pratfalls over the years. HP's trying to change that with a new desktop computer it announced today called Sprout. It has a 23-inch,1080p screen that is topped with a canopy of cameras and a projector that turns a companion touch mat into an interactive display. Because of that technology, HP believes Sprout will bring about the end of keyboard-and-mouse interaction.

At an event this morning in Manhattan, HP showed off Sprout to dozens of members of the press with multiple hands-on demonstrations. The different stations focused on the innovative combination of the built-in projector and capacitive touch mat that is meant to obfuscate the traditional PC setup. At one, artists were using Sprout's pen to draw right along with the projection. At another, a multi-platform collaborative program was being demonstrated across multiple Sprout PCs and HP tablets.

Maybe the most impressive, though, was the station with a made-for-Sprout version of the button-masher game Castle Crashers. The Sprout PC's touch mat can register twenty different simultaneous inputs, so even playing a fast-paced game like this was no problem for the combination of capacitive touch, projection, and 3D sensor technology. Every furious tap registered cleanly, and there was no lag between the actions on the mat and the gameplay on the screen.

The rest of the PCs that were on display were left for general purpose interaction, and there was certainly something deeply surprising about how well the mat reads your input when using the computer for regular tasks. It also can act as a second screen, complete with its own Windows 8 start screen, though the display that's projected is significantly lower-resolution than the 1080p display it lies beneath.

The mat itself snaps in to the base of the monitor with magnets, so buyers who find themselves going through mouse and keyboard withdrawal can easily swap it out. Even with all the creative ways HP showed it off, the whole package still seems a bit like frivolous technology looking for a true purpose. But at least this time it really works.

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Qtotonibudinibudet: Nov 7, 2011; Omich poluyobok, skazhi ty narkoman? ya prosto tozhe gde to tam zhivu, mogli by vmeste uyobyvat' narkotiki

is there anyone who saw the marketing page at http://sprout.hp.com/ and didnt immediately think "probably masturbate idk"

# ? Oct 29, 2014 21:06

NoneMoreNegative: Jul 20, 2000; GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN MASTER

shit wizard dad

Vote to re-purpose this thread to the YOSPOS Movember Thread.

# ? Oct 29, 2014 21:25

PuTTY riot: Nov 16, 2002

NoneMoreNegative posted:

Vote to re-purpose this thread to the YOSPOS Movember Thread.

lol

# ? Oct 29, 2014 21:28

Peanut and the Gang: Aug 24, 2009; by exmarx

This new product feels like it's already obsolete.

# ? Oct 29, 2014 21:32

qirex: Feb 15, 2001

harnessing the awesome power of "that thing at malls that toddlers jump around on" for the future of human computer interaction

# ? Oct 29, 2014 21:33

PuTTY riot: Nov 16, 2002

i bet u could make some cool games for cats w/ that thing

# ? Oct 29, 2014 21:33

theadder: Dec 30, 2011

how much si it

# ? Oct 29, 2014 22:44

qirex: Feb 15, 2001

theadder posted:

how much si it

$1900 or 75% of the base price of a 5k imac

# ? Oct 29, 2014 22:45

Captain Foo: May 11, 2004; we vibin'
we slidin'
we breathin'
we dyin'

FELONIOUS ASSAULT WITH A SPROUTING BONER

# ? Oct 29, 2014 22:49

theadder: Dec 30, 2011

qirex posted:

$1900 or 75% of the base price of a 5k imac

i regret the imac now =//

# ? Oct 29, 2014 23:21

pram: Jun 10, 2001

It's truly incredible all the retarded things windows 8 has encouraged

# ? Oct 29, 2014 23:26

Phoenixan: Jan 16, 2010; Just Keep Cool-idge

i bet these will be a hit with the kids just like the hotwheels pc

# ? Oct 29, 2014 23:35

DONT THREAD ON ME: Oct 1, 2002; by Nyc_Tattoo; Floss Finder

NoneMoreNegative posted:

Vote to re-purpose this thread to the YOSPOS Movember Thread.

Can we do Muffebruary instead, please.

# ? Oct 29, 2014 23:38

THE BIG DOG DADDY: Oct 16, 2013; Rasheed was, with Aliases, the top 7 PvPers in Bone Krew.

No one talks about this.

pram posted:

It's truly incredible all the retarded things windows 8 has encouraged

case in point: windows 10

# ? Oct 30, 2014 16:27

nigga crab pollock: Mar 26, 2010; by Lowtax

NoneMoreNegative posted:

Vote to re-purpose this thread to the YOSPOS Movember Thread.

nobody i know that can actually grow a beard does movember its all like teenagers and dudes with patchy as hell facial hair

# ? Oct 30, 2014 16:47

a neurotic ai: Mar 22, 2012

theadder posted:

i regret the imac now =//

why is that.

# ? Oct 30, 2014 16:55

THE BIG DOG DADDY: Oct 16, 2013; Rasheed was, with Aliases, the top 7 PvPers in Bone Krew.

No one talks about this.

lol if you dont keep your beard through the hot summer months as a point of pride and dedication to beardcraft

# ? Oct 30, 2014 16:56

Cat Face Joe: Feb 20, 2005; goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes

NoneMoreNegative posted:

Vote to re-purpose this thread to the YOSPOS Movember Thread.

already have one.

it's part of my beard that comes with being an adult male

# ? Oct 30, 2014 16:57

Cat Face Joe: Feb 20, 2005; goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes

my wife and i were visiting her friends in eugene oregon and we went to this bar that gave you a discount if you had a mustache and they wouldn't give me and her friend the discount cause our mustaches were connected to beards

# ? Oct 30, 2014 17:02

Cat Face Joe: Feb 20, 2005; goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes

what im saying is the bearded straight male is the most oppressed minority

# ? Oct 30, 2014 17:03

nigga crab pollock: Mar 26, 2010; by Lowtax

i fuckin lose it when i see some hokey rear end hipster gently caress with a road bike and a paperboy cap with a waxed mustache

# ? Oct 30, 2014 17:06

Phoenixan: Jan 16, 2010; Just Keep Cool-idge

i shave every day because otherwise i get a literal neckbeard

# ? Oct 30, 2014 17:07

Number19: May 14, 2003; HOCKEY OWNS
FUCK YEAH

I eat sprouted wheat bread and it's pretty good

# ? Oct 30, 2014 17:13

awesome-express: Dec 30, 2008

Phoenixan posted:

i shave every day because otherwise i get a literal neckbeard

i shave every week because my face pubes are weak

# ? Oct 30, 2014 17:16

pram: Jun 10, 2001

awesome-express posted:

i shave every week because my face pubes are weak

Same, disappointingly

# ? Oct 30, 2014 17:18

Phoenixan: Jan 16, 2010; Just Keep Cool-idge

i could pass off my growth patterns for an acceptable beard if this were 1850

# ? Oct 30, 2014 17:44

Cat Face Joe: Feb 20, 2005; goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes

pram posted:

Same, disappointingly

please turn in your avatar

# ? Oct 30, 2014 18:08

crusader_complex: Jun 4, 2012

id like this kind of thing a lot more if the makers could say "well we thought itd be cool, heres a first iteration, haha its not quite there yet but try it out", instead of routinely claiming that every individual thing is going to change computing forever, OP

same with oculus

# ? Oct 30, 2014 19:26

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
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Santas Ainol Elf posted:

lol if you dont keep your beard through the hot summer months as a point of pride and dedication to beardcraft

# ? Oct 30, 2014 20:05

angry_keebler: Jul 16, 2006; In His presence the mountains quake and the hills melt away; the earth trembles and its people are destroyed. Who can stand before His fierce anger?