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engadget.com - 12/11/2008

Apple bringing its operating system into living 3D?

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If there's one problem with modern operating systems it's that they're all rather planar. Sure, OS X , Vista , and others have some 3D tricks up their sleeves, stacking windows and layering them on cubes and such, but when you get down to business everything's rather more Flatland than ...

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Apple turns next operating system's 3D prowess up to 11
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... fairly performance-intensive and the ratification of OpenCL along with the impending release of Snow Leopard could be just the shoes that need to drop for this to become a reality. There is no guarantee that this will ever be seen outside of Cupertino or the PTO, but if Apple does implement this interface design it would bring a whole new meaning to the term "wallpaper." Click the read link for an additional image from the patent application. [Via Engadget] Continue reading Apple turns next operating system's 3D prowess up ...