I just tested the IM capabilities of the Popfly server, and it works! Slowly, you have a delay of a few seconds when the messages are sent and received. But to do our tests of the Sensor Touch, we can live with that. Remember this is a test of concept, not the final product. The best research product development is to be able to prototype with items that are close to the final product, but that isn't always the case. For example, the C-17 test vehicles were nothing like the final C-17 aircraft. Here

It can be difficult to get started, and fortunately there is a web page that you can use to start experimenting with an accessible web page. You will have to use the View Source to check out the code, on IE7 you would use the Page button and then select the "View Source" you will see the HTML. It is a bunch of code, but if you are able to work with javascript and HTML, then this will be a great way to start experimenting with building your own IM graphical user interface (GUI). Think about it, you

There have been a bunch of movies and even more stories where the bad guys or good guys are able to interact physically at a distance. Usually there is violence involved, but what kind of fun can we have? Well I am assuming that everyone who wants to take apart their Xbox controller to use it in our research have ordered it or are waiting till the weekend to get it from Game Stop or some place like that. Research isn't any fun if we can't use the final product would it? Also it wouldn't last long