Lol. I just heard a piece on NPR regarding this.

I thought for a minute that NPR had been duped by Google.

Can somebody really think that the "Gmail motion" concept is worthy of a prototype!? I might be narrow minded here, but I can't envision using a computer sans keyboard.

 

I think they were trying to be humorous, but show that they could build a framework for something just like it. It could have much better application but this also shows the flexibility it can have even if ridiculous.

 

Had a feeling the Kinect peeps would be all over this Nice lol. oh and...

SANS SANS SANS! Give it a friggin rest, it does not make you sound clever!

 

I agree 100%, it makes you sound stupid.

 

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SANS SANS SANS! Give it a friggin rest, it does not make you sound clever!

I agree 100%, it makes you sound stupid.
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What does sans mean?

 

Sans - "the absence of something"

Or

Sans - Word douchbages use to sound smart

 

According to the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary sans is a Middle English term meaning "without." In saying a computer sans keyboard, they are combining English with Middle English, to say a computer [without] keyboard. I believe usage of "sans" causes more confusion then clear communication.

I trust this answers your question.

"Sans - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sans>.

 

You know... most people didn't even envision a computer *with* a keyboard, 50 years ago or so. So what might happen in 2060? Will holographic technologies hit the roof like it's predicted? The G-Mail sans keyboard might very well become the standard setting (even with interactive holography making its debut in the far future).

I visited a high school class the other day at a school focused on IT-technology, and I was *very* surprised that no-one knew that computer mice "used to have" a ball checking the movement. Peripheral technology is making a big leap, dude.

Btw, contrary to many other TechSpot-readers reading this thread, I think that your use of the word "sans" was actually pretty cool

 

That is really awesome!

 

I wonder if anybody thought of using AMSLAN gestures -- similar to the speech to type software out there.

 

sans = cool to me!

 

"Sans" is a perfectly normal word used by many normal, educated, unpretentious people. Just because a few people had to look it up and feel angry at themselves, and thus felt compelled to lash out at the person that used it, doesn't change anything.

 

hello ...

i guess i may buy myself a kinnect sooner, but for my PC ... lol .. humm, i wonder if it makes coffee !? ...

no this is my idea .... i shall sue anyone trying to steal it, oops shouldn't have announced it before registering for the patent ...

OK off i go, enough carpet smokin 4 the day ..

cheers!

 

re - hello ...

sorry i missed the OT comments, i have to add that 'sans'is commonly used to express what the 1st guest said & like Lokalaskurar - it was cool, anyway ... "je parle aussi Français"so it came naturally

re- cheers!

 

I rick-rolled google on April Fools' day:

http://youtu.be/7qofxzRuxGo

 

Richy2k9 Stop using intriguing and unusual words in your posts - do you want to be responsible for causing brain-freezes or even, God forbid, brain-farts in the less adept? Oh my, I just did it too! I'll clarify:

adept: [adj. uh-dept; n. ad-ept, uh-dept]
–adjective
1.
very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.
–noun ad·ept
2.
a skilled or proficient person; expert.