Two Screens Are Better Than One

Posted on April 15, 2007  Comments (2)

3072x769 monitor

Two Screens Are Better Than One:

Microsoft researchers haven’t perfected the genie, but they’ve found a tool that can increase your productivity by 9 to 50 percent and make your work day easier. And you can begin using it right away. The researchers conducted user studies that proved the effectiveness of adding a second or even third monitor to your workstation, creating a wide-screen effect. In addition, they found out how the operating system needs to change to accommodate a larger screen area.

I must say when moving to two screens I was surprised how much of a difference it made. I look forward to my huge screen.

In the photo (from Photo from: Women Go With the (Optical) Flow – pdf) three projectors, show screens on a curved Plexiglas panel, resulting in a 3072 x768 resolution display. The display was curved to avoid distortion at the farthest fields of vision. Gary Starkweather, who also invented the laser printer, is the designer behind this effort.

Related: cool gadgets – Cool Mechanical Simulation System (direct display interaction) – Microsoft Wants More Engineering Students – Microsoft Visualization and Interaction for Business and Entertainment (VIBE) Research Center – High Tech Ice Cream – Open Source 3-D Printing – Video Goggles

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