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Ubuntu Unveils New HUD Menu System, Dropping Traditional Menus (video)

Pretty interesting idea. Hands on keyboard. 

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Ubuntu has unveiled a new innovative user interface system called Head-Up-Display (HUD) today which it has been testing, and has designed to replace the traditional menu system used by nearly every computer software application to date.

The new user interface has been designed to provide a HUD that would search through all the possible commands to find the action you're looking for. Watch the video after the break to see the new user interface in action.

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