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Here's a video that's been doing the rounds on the web recently. Lux is an open-source framework developed by Christian Moore that brings full multitouch interaction to Apple's OSX operating system.But how useful is this sort of interface really going to be? I can't remember ever being particularly vexed that my computer was incapable of making nice swirly patterns, similar to those that open this video. Certainly resizing photos by stretching them with your hands is excellent, but vertical typing might also become something of a drag.I notice that the magic of a multitouch virtual keyboard - see 3:35 in the clip - is somewhat redundant when you are poking the keys with just your index fingers.Colin Barras, online technology reporter