I really can´t see myself using this on a laptop. I mean I have a hard time cleaning my monitor without touching it, and my keyboard is always getting dirty.Touchscreen cellphones are another thing I won´t be spending my money on. I mean, come on, the Prada, Treo, Iphone etc they all look cool but... really, isn´t this just a bit overhyped? With my cheap SE v600i i can eat chicken with my hands and still answer the phone without thinking "oh my, cant get it dirty"anyhoo, I´m no early adopter, I´m more of a mainstream kinda guy, saves me a few $
"Get back to me when there is a real use for this"Audio & lighting control consoles - any control system that would benefit from a 'soft' user interface. You don't see a lot of buttons and knobs on Star Trek ...
"You obviously havent used a new macbook. Its amazing how something so simple as the trackpad recognizing two fingers greatly improves my user experience. two finger right click, scrolling and control zooming. I feel impotent on a laptop without it. I know it is a simple example but I am sure it will just get better and better."I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I frequently turn off touch-clicking on my laptops because I think it gets in the way.Apple could have incorporated this feature while at the same time putting two buttons on the computer, to accommodate more user-styles, but instead they chose to only include one.
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." -- Western Union internal memo, 1876"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895"But what ... is it good for?" -- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip."640k ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981 "The relative worthlessness of this technology becomes clearer with every repetitive demo. This is the most overhyped gimmick in years." -- willynilly, visionary, commenting on Multi-touch technology, 2007
afwjamMar 28, 2007
wouldent call it ackward, hell of a lot easier then a laptop with two buttons. My thumb doesent want to move around, my fingers dont mind.
Closed AccountMar 28, 2007
I really can´t see myself using this on a laptop. I mean I have a hard time cleaning my monitor without touching it, and my keyboard is always getting dirty.Touchscreen cellphones are another thing I won´t be spending my money on. I mean, come on, the Prada, Treo, Iphone etc they all look cool but... really, isn´t this just a bit overhyped? With my cheap SE v600i i can eat chicken with my hands and still answer the phone without thinking "oh my, cant get it dirty"anyhoo, I´m no early adopter, I´m more of a mainstream kinda guy, saves me a few $
jwdavMar 28, 2007
"Get back to me when there is a real use for this"Audio & lighting control consoles - any control system that would benefit from a 'soft' user interface. You don't see a lot of buttons and knobs on Star Trek ...
bodhidharmazenMar 28, 2007
I want to play games with such an interface. Getting closer to VR.
zergypooMar 28, 2007
"You obviously havent used a new macbook. Its amazing how something so simple as the trackpad recognizing two fingers greatly improves my user experience. two finger right click, scrolling and control zooming. I feel impotent on a laptop without it. I know it is a simple example but I am sure it will just get better and better."I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I frequently turn off touch-clicking on my laptops because I think it gets in the way.Apple could have incorporated this feature while at the same time putting two buttons on the computer, to accommodate more user-styles, but instead they chose to only include one.
ophelloMar 28, 2007
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." -- Western Union internal memo, 1876"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895"But what ... is it good for?" -- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip."640k ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981 "The relative worthlessness of this technology becomes clearer with every repetitive demo. This is the most overhyped gimmick in years." -- willynilly, visionary, commenting on Multi-touch technology, 2007
lastword2Mar 29, 2007
it blew me away!
Closed AccountMar 29, 2007
IT's been around for a while, there is a few interesting ones on youtube
lastword2Mar 29, 2007
mouse is just zero dimensional, this multi touch opens a new frontier for the GUI... My grandmother would use this