PRESENTED BY:WAFA QAISER KHAN

LATEST USER INTERFACE DESIGNS

• When we talk about user interface (UI) in computing, we’re referring to how a computer program or system represents itself to its user, usually via graphics, text and sound.

•  In recent years, we’ve also witnessed innovated UI that involved the use of touch (e.g. smartphones), voice (e.g. Siri) and even gestures (e.g. Microsoft Kinect).

• Here are some key features of what next-generation UI may be like:

User Interface That Are (Almost) Here

1. Brain-Computer Interface• Tan Le's astonishing new computer interface reads its user's

brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration).

•  Each specific thought has its own brainwave pattern. These unique electrical signals can be mapped to carry out specific commands so that thinking the thought can actually carry out the set command.

•  In the future where one could operate computer systems with thoughts alone. From the concept of a ‘smart home’ where one could turn lights on or off without having to step out of the chair.

1. Brain-Computer Interface

2. Voice User Interface (VUI)•  The most recent hype over VUI has got to be Siri, a personal

assistant application which is incorporated into Apple’s iOS. It uses a natural language user interface for its voice recognition function to perform tasks exclusively on Apple devices.

• Google Glass works basically like a smartphone, only you don’t have to hold it up and interact with it with your fingers. Instead it clings to you as eyewear and receives your commands via voice control.

2. Voice User Interface (VUI)

SAY ‘TAKE A PICTURE’ TO TAKE A PICTURE

2. Voice User Interface (VUI) DIRECTIONS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU

2. Voice User Interface (VUI)

3. Wearable Computer• As the name suggests, wearable computers are electronic

devices which you can wear on you like an accessory or apparel.

• It can be a pair of gloves, eyeglasses, a watch or even a suit. The key feature of wearable UI is that it should keep your hands free.

• It will not hinder your daily activities. In other words, it will serve as a secondary activity for you, as and when you wish to access it.

3. Wearable Computer•  Sony has already released an Android-

powered SmartWatch earlier this year that can be paired with your Android phone via Bluetooth. It can provide notifications of new emails and tweets. 

• MIT grad student David Merrill is working on Siftables ; cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too.

•  In-built accelerometers and IrDA infrared transceivers that are able to interact with one another when placed in close proximity.

4. Sensor Network User Interface (SNUI)

• As these UI become more intuitive, It will be overwhelming and, at times, exciting and it’s definitely something to look forward to in new technologies to come.

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

1.http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/next-gen-user-interface/

2.http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/tan_le_a_headset_that_reads_your_brainwaves.html

3.http://www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does/

4.http://www.ted.com/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html