SUN Project Looking Glass: Amazing 3D Desktop

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The discussion centers around SUN's "Project Looking Glass," a 3D desktop environment that has garnered excitement for its innovative features, such as the ability to place notes on the back of windows. Users express curiosity about the functionality, particularly regarding how annotations are managed when closing applications, speculating that notes may need to be saved alongside web pages. The project is noted to be compatible with both Solaris and Linux, appealing to users who prefer Linux over SUN workstations. There is mention of the open-source code being available, although concerns about hardware requirements for running the software are raised, indicating a need for upgrades to existing systems.
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ShadowKnight said:
Now this is the desktop of my dreams!
I couldn't see the first link; it just comes up as text. The demo in the second one is great, though.
 
I just checked, the first link still works, maybe your browser settings or a missing codec? Likely the video you saw in teh second link is the same as the first though.
 
That is pretty cool. I wonder if you'll need a Sun workstation to get that kind of functionality. Putting notes on the back of windows and such is pretty sweet.

One thing though...say you're looking at a website and you do annotate a note on the back like was shown...what happens to that note when you close your browser? Do you have to save that page?
 
I'd assume you have to save it - maybe it saves teh note and webpage as a type of bookmark? It is going to function on both Solaris AND LINUX, so I'll actually get to use it since I don't like SUN workstations :smile:

It looks like the open source code is actually available now but I doubt my LINUX box has hardware to run this - I need an upgrade first.
 

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