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]]>Oct 17th 2007 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 1:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=j_han
or this page:
href="http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/index.html
of Jeff Han research and applications of this technology.]]>Mar 1st 2007 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 3rd 2007 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
I'm not saying this is the future... but I could see some cool benefits.]]>Mar 1st 2007 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/I really think that this would prove to be quite an efficient means of interface. The two movies "The Island" and "Minority Report" come to mind, if you guys remember those. I could only imagine editing video, browsing Google Earth, or manipulating a three dimensional model of a DNA strand or something. I'm anxious to see where Apple goes with all this.]]>Mar 1st 2007 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
Also, for those who like to perform live, imagine having a separate multi-touch screen where you can toggle between a various plug-ings you can physically adjust like hardware. Especially useful for soft-synths.

Oh the endless possibilities! ]]>Mar 1st 2007 3:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
Multitouch all the way!]]>Mar 1st 2007 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
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Then there's ergonomics. You gonna reach across a keyboard to access the screen? You really think you're going to use multitouch ergonomically with the new (actually old) keyboard on the screen?

Nah. There'll be a few apps that might be able to make some limited use but mostly it's another one of those marketing gimmicks. Of course, I'm only speaking about the next 4-5 years. ]]>Mar 1st 2007 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/And
"OpenMoko for the desktop"? (Yes, it came FIRST thankyouverymuch)
Or maybe
"Beryl reloaded".

I wonder what kind of apps I could help develop for Linux with stuff like this...
Talk about a fast-paced game of pong.
Or a game of (whatever they call that 50-in-one Linux card game).
You could actually do pressure sensitivity in the GIMP! Hmm...
On screen keyboard would get a workout...

Yeah. ethana2@gmail.com
Please help me come up with a new, solid idea to pass on to open development teams. ]]>Mar 1st 2007 4:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/so a small tablet like screen with the same functionality would suit me better. If I need a workout, I go to the gym.]]>Mar 1st 2007 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
Apple products sound more pervy all the time..

]]>Mar 1st 2007 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Wich I know is a Desk with a build in screen with touch functions and other cool features.

(They will release the first one november 2007 around 8000 $ and it was like 1 x 2 m big)

so the major OS producers are poundering of the same thing, I think again Apple will be first, looking forward to to the WWDC coming up :D]]>Mar 1st 2007 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
OS X already has Ink built-in... I have to imagine that has been used for something other than Wacom products.

Jobs has already point-blankly said he doesn't like the stylus, so why would he put one on a tablet? Multi-touch screens make a lot of sense to me in that regard.]]>Mar 1st 2007 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
If it exists at all then wouldn't that be obvious?

"Multi-touch controls would be good for sorting and moving windows."

...because we all know how hard that is to do with today's technology. How much more productive could I be if only I could sort and move windows easier?

"Don't like the trackpad? Don't have a trackpad? Don't want to carry a Bluetooth mouse? Use the screen."

Never thought of that before! Good thing Apple is here to invent the tablet PC.

"OS X already has Ink built-in..."

That's going to work great with multiple, fat fingers.

"Jobs has already point-blankly said he doesn't like the stylus, so why would he put one on a tablet?"

Because a stylus is far more accurate than a finger? Indeed, why would Apple do touchscreens at all. This is all speculation, not proof of anything.

"Multi-touch screens make a lot of sense to me in that regard."

You mean multitouch makes a lot of sense to you because Jobs hates the stylus? Non sequitur.

When multitouch actually proves itself useful in making people more productive then it may be interesting. For now it's good for lavalamp demos and crudely resizing images.
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Apple's known as an innovator not necessarily because they invent technology (mp3 player, phone, possibly tablet PC) but because they take an existing idea which is poorly executed and make it easy to use and easy on the eyes.

I don't know anyone with a tablet PC, and there's probably a good reason for that: it doesn't work well.]]>Mar 1st 2007 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
iPhone's coming out in the states in June, and worldwide by 2008. Let's see what people think of it, then try you might change you're mind. What I would ready love is the existing iMac with a keyboard that is roughly the same dimentions as the existing Apple keyboard, but instead of having physical button and a mouse, this keyboard would have a screen - a multi-touch touch screen. Apple is saying that multi-touch is as important as the mouse and the clickwheel. Well if they think it is and it tunrs out that they are right, maybe what I want will be what I get. Imagine you don't want a QWERTY keyboard, you want a DVORAK Keyboard - no problem, set that in keyboard preferences under keyboard style. Imagine you're at work with one of these new imaginary iMac's, you go for coffee, and when you come back instead of seeing the usual QWERTY keyboard you see a message "You have 1 new Mail! Read now -- Read later" You touch 'Read now' and your Mac launches Mail, you touch "Read later" and that message changes back to a QWERTY keyboard. All without you're computer's screen ever changing from what it currently is displaying -- which in this case is the website you are working on.]]>Mar 1st 2007 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
BTW, I'm a graphic artist. I can't imagine most users would have much use for an expensive wacom tablet.]]>Mar 1st 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
By that logic, shouldn't we have seen a click-wheel mouse by now? How about a "Keyboard Shuffle"?

Different user interfaces are used on different devices vis-a-vis their overall design. The iPhone has multi-touch because it's too small for other, more conventional input methods; that's not the case with a regular computer. I can see a Mac tablet or ultra-portable with touch-sensitivity, but it's absurd to think they're going to make their cinema displays even more expensive by adding multi-touch that most people won't even use.]]>Mar 1st 2007 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
I hope so, I always wanted one of those TouchStream keyboards (and had almost justified spending the money when they stopped selling them).]]>Mar 1st 2007 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
I dont really think a multi-touch keyboard replacement would be a very satisfying thing to use - even if it opens up all kinds of interesting possibilities for new user interface concepts.

...and having a multi-touch monitor as some sort of mouse replacement... hardly seems ergonomic. try, just for a second, to pretend you're using your finger on your monitor instead of resting it on the mouse. ...now do that for ust 2 or 3 minutes, and tell me you're comfortable.

liar.

I think multi-touch is a pretty incredible interface innovation FOR HANDHELD devices, where using your finger on a screen is no more energy than using it on buttons below a screen. - on a desk it makes a lot less sense.

then again, it wouldn't be completely unheard of for Apple to make it work somehow... i didn't expect a stylus-less touch-screen for the iPhone. :)]]>Mar 1st 2007 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
...and don't forget the keyboard as well....]]>Mar 1st 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
Typing on the iPhone is going to be a nightmare. Count all the mistakes Steve made when he was typing on the iPhone, and while there might be T9 style word guessing and error correction, it's still not going to be anywhere near perfect. The iPhone's screen will only be about 2" wide, sure the big screen made the keys look big, but they're really very small when compared to the size of your finger.]]>Mar 1st 2007 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 1st 2007 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/I think it'll be followed by a slim very portable tablet Mac, with full Leopard support of multi touch actions such as an on screen keyboard and a new Finder and iLife to take advantage of multi touch..]]>Mar 1st 2007 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
The fact that Fingerworks was bought out by Apple for their multi-touch tech, may be an hint as to what is to come.

Here is the link to the old MacNTouch. http://www.fingerworks.com/MacNTouch_product.html

And a link to the story about Apple acquiring Fingerworks... http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/22/some-iphone-touchscreen-roots-splained-by-fingerworks-inventors/]]>Mar 1st 2007 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/
Yes, it's teh new sexy...but how actually useful is it?

I use several kinds of tablets, a tablet PC, a Wacom Intuous 3 tablet, and I have a Wacom Cintiq at work. It can be a LOT of work to reach out to a display (I mean the physical act of reaching, moving your arms) and working on a screen. Granted, it's better for me, because doing what I do(drafting, graphic media, etc.) it improves my workflow dramatically...in SOME applications, like for instance, Corel Painter, Corel Designer, Rhino, and Autocad (for SOME situations). But...

I have to stand up to work effectively. The large size of the screen simply doesn't it lend itself very well to sitting and leaning forward over it on a normal desk.

I've tried using tablets in Blender...and let me tell you, it's just not going to do the job a lot of blender users incorrectly THINK it will. For various reasons. Item #1...PRECISION. How precise is a fingertip? It's not. How precise is a wacom stylus? PIXEL LEVEL. Do the math, and while you're at it, think about the distance between the "Yes", "No", and "Cancel" buttons that appear from time to time.

And how about pressure? I'd venture to say that these screens probably will have very rudimentary pressure support, so all you blender users are likely to be disappointed with it for things like scuplting...stick with a tablet.

Gesture-based action support? What good is that in the long run, really? I would see this really as more of a useful thing for someone who's actually at your desk, while you work the keyboard and mouse, they can finger your screen and work with you. As a collaboration tool, yeah, maybe. I could see that. As an individual tool? Your own hands would obscure the screen a lot of the time and you wouldn't be able to see what you were doing in some cases. (Incidentally, this is a real world problem faced by people who use Cintiq monitors and TabletPCs already.)

I notice that the applications mentioned (the actual uses) are all really "toys" in the long run when it comes down to it. Not really production level (as in getting things done) tasks at all, but rather just "supposedly efficient" ways of manipulating some visualization. Like...Google Earth. Or a "3 dimensional strand of DNA". Who's actually going to be doing that for more than 5 minutes?

When it comes down to it, it's impossible to beat the speed and efficiency of a keyboard + mouse for most things. The ratio of real estate covered versus effort applied simply speaks efficiency. I, for one, don't see it becoming really huge. I don't see the need. On an iPod or an iPhone, why not? It's great for that. That's the kind of thing that would benefit from having two fingers used on it, or maybe some kind of media tablet. Great idea. A desktop PC? I just don't see it.]]>Mar 1st 2007 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/01/apples-next-big-move-multitouch-displays/Mar 16th 2007 5:06PM