Getting to grips with Windows 7 multitouch

12 Nov 2008 15:02

Its multitouch feature is clearly its most tactile improvement, but just how widespread the implementation will be remains to be seen

A Microsoft booth worker at the Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles demonstrates how touch can be used to move quickly through a long text document.

By adding multitouch technology to Windows 7, Microsoft wants to create an OS that feels different from Vista. A feature-complete public beta of Windows 7 is slated to be released early next year.

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Microsoft shows multitouch in action on a large display with a Virtual Earth map of Washington's Puget Sound area.

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Multitouch has its serious side, but fingerpainting proved one of the more popular uses when Windows 7 was shown at WinHEC.

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A WinHEC attendee checks out a touch-screen version of Microsoft's Worldwide Telescope at a booth highlighting Windows 7's touch abilities.

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