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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[How is that new? I can already do that in Safari (drag a link to a tab).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jean-Michel Decombe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 1:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree. how can somebody patent something thats been around for a while.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 1:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think their intention is far more then just links, like pictures, music, videos ect.  This is Creative so i would imagine they have a more multimedia use for it in mind.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[deinfinityx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 1:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[it's patenting action tabs.<br><br>sort of like a draggable context menu.<br><br>so instead of right-clicking or hold-and-wait to pull up a context menu, you just drag the item into the contextual action tabs instead.<br><br>this does away with convoluted multi-touch or gestures ideas we have now.<br><br>single-thumb operation! :D <br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mocax]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 1:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[Safari? What about every other browser on the market?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 1:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is for touchscreen devices using the drag and drop interfaces, meaning mobile devices with a touchscreen. Only a few mobile browsers can support tabs, and most of them not very well.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 1:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ummm.... Newton OS 2.0 did that 11 years ago (dragging stuff off to a clipboard on the edges of the screen).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 5:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a message for the "Action Tabs":<br><br>I'm happy...hope you're happy too.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[strider_mt2k]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 1:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[Boooo! I wish I couldn't hear you Major Tom.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marbles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 2:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[+1 for using the patent office web site on a patent filing. Somebody is sucking up to the boss.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Willis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 1:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[software patents make no sense]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipotlehero]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 2:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[I bet this was on that 4G iPhone prototype and Steve is getting ready to rip these guys balls off.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Savin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 3:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[Just another reason why the Bilsky decision needs to be upheld, so these ridiculous software, idea, and process patents can finally go away.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fred]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 4:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[So they're patenting a feature found in the Newton 2001? Prior art people.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[comreich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 4:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[I was thinking the same thing. My (various) Newtons used the same method for copy-and-paste. Hightlight an item, drag it to the edge of the screen, go to where you want to paste it, drag it from edge of screen into place. Definitely not anything new.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[spam_free]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 4:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Creative patent filing reveals drag and drop interface with "action tabs"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/10/creative-patent-filing-reveals-drag-and-drop-interface-with-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[Based on recent rulings, this patent is invalid. We'll see if the patent office follows the rules and rejects it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 10:11PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
