BumpTop

A 3D desktop for Windows developed by Anand Agarawala at the University of Toronto. It allows objects to be pinned to back and side walls, and file and folder icons can be resized and grouped into stacks. Released in April 2009, BumpTop was initially designed for stylus interaction and soon after for Windows 7 multitouch screens. Available in both free and paid versions; after Google acquired it in April 2010, the software was no longer offered on the Bump Technologies site.

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Sticky notes, shortcuts and images can be pinned to BumpTop walls, and icons can be grouped by date, by most often used and other criteria. All icons can be resized.

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BumpTop (www.bumptop.com) is a clever little bit of software for Windows and Mac that turns your bog-standard flat screen into a virtual 3D environment.

What's new is that BumpTop has been suddenly and surprisingly bought up by Google.

Latest from the internet; On the web

India, May 3 -- BumpTop, an OS overlay specialist company famous for its eponymous 3D desktop manager for Windows and Mac, has gone and got bought by the search giant, Google.

The news broke officially on BumpTop's site,: "Today, we have a big announcement to make: we're excited to announce that we've been acquired by Google!".

Google acquires 3D desktop technology from BumpTop

If youeIUre curious, you might want to check out BumpTop, which has a cute interface and lets you mess around with files as if theyeIUre sheaths of paper, irrespective of what kind of file they are.

The Uncharted Backwoods of Your Computer

Bumptop (www.bumptop.com) is an application trying to create a stir through innovation.

The free version of Bumptop does a lot of fun stuff, but if you want all its features you'll have to spend 30 dollars for the Pro version.

Vitually 3D; On the web

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