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BumpTop: A Different Kind Of Desktop Reality By Google

05/09/2010 - 5:00 pm By Richard Darell
BumpTop For Mac: A Different Kind Of Desktop Reality By Google

Mac OS and Microsoft Windows are the two leading operating systems used by consumers around the world. The interfaces that we see today are virtually the same as they were in the very beginning when Microsoft released their first Windows incarnation. Not many new features have been injected into the new WISYWIG interfaces through the years except for some major visual features to dazzle us with effects and smoother transitions.

Sure there is some software you can install to make your desktop a bit more interesting and unique, but it usually slows down your computer and makes it a little annoying to work on. However, there is a new software that will make both your Mac and your PC look quite futuristic and fun to deal with.

If you happen to be one of the lucky ones that has a flatscreen touchscreen, you are going to experience some really cool features and probably get a heck of a lot more creativity since your inspiration will be boosted to unknown levels.

BumpTop is a new and advanced 3D desktop operating system software that sits on top of your regular operating system and adds a bit more umph to the way you are used to handling icons, files, pictures, etc… BumpTop was available for download for free until this month when Google acquired the company. We don’t know what Google will do with this technology, but you must admit it’s pretty cool!

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DesignHey

May 9th, 2010

This desktop is so cool~

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Richard Darell Reply:

Totally agree!

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@sigaard

May 10th, 2010

Sorry, what? BumpTop is not new, it’s been around for years?

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Richard Darell Reply:

True, but it was just recently that Google acquired it and I wonder where it will be applied and how it will look when they are done messing with it. :)

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div

May 10th, 2010

Really Kooooooool…………Am eagerly waiting to get registered. Thanks Richard for the post.

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Richard Darell Reply:

My pleasure! I am looking to try it out as well. It was free until this month so I guess it will be a while until we’ll see it again. But I am eagerly awaiting its return as well. :)

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HereticPrincess

May 10th, 2010

Very interesting, it looks even cooler when used with a touchscreen.

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Richard Darell Reply:

Indeed! And I think it won’t be long until we’ll see it on the iPad. ;)

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MadMan459

May 10th, 2010

Old argument, but Apple’s Lisa and Macintosh operating systems were out long before Microsoft released any incarnation of Windows.

Ancient history aside, 3D “virtual workspace” interfaces aren’t new either. I found it funny in the second video, the demonstrator talked about “organizing” while shoving documents into a pile on the virtual desktop. I have enough piles of documents on my meatspace desktop, do I really want the ability to do the same thing virtually? Chris Pirillo demonstrated the Mac version and all I could think of was how horrible it would be to actually have to *find* anything in that interface, especially when it is cluttered after actual use, and not just with a few select documents used for demonstration purposes.

While there are some cool features, I predict the same outcome for this as has been the outcome for all its predecessors. Really cool “must have” features will be picked apart and somehow integrated into Linux, MacOS and Windows and BumpTop will become a trivia question.

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jeyaganesh

May 30th, 2010

Different from usual OS GUI’s . looks like Future of desktop interface…

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oz loya

July 24th, 2010

..been using BT for a few months, no doubt the best app for keeping my desktop messy (the way I can find my things).

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