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Multitouch on Dell’s new XT2 Tablet PC
Blog Multitouch is where it’s at for smartphones, with plenty of UI developers trying to emulate Apple’s success. Dell thinks so, and has introduced multitouch on its new XT2 Tablet PC. My full review of this notebook will appear shortly, but I thought...
[July 14, 2009, 14:37]
HP unveils its first multitouch tablet PC
News HP has unveiled its first multitouch notebook computer, the TouchSmart tx2. Windows Vista, which comes as the default operating system on the tx2, does not natively support multitouch. Windows 7, the next version of Microsoft's operating system...
[November 19, 2008, 14:02]
Windows 7 to include multitouch interface
News Microsoft plans to add multitouch interface to Windows 7, top executives announced on Tuesday at The Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital conference in Carlsbad, California. Microsoft corporate vice president Julie Larson-Green demonstrated...
[May 28, 2008, 8:17]
Apple gets multitouch patent
News Apple has been awarded a US patent for multitouch functionality on devices. Multitouch is used on Apple devices including the iPhone, and allows users to perform actions such as pinch-to-zoom and swipe-to-scroll.
[January 28, 2009, 15:52]
NextWindow enables giant multitouch screen
News Microsoft is not the only company showing off multitouch technology. New Zealand-based NextWindow has touch technology that can fit screens up to 100 inches, and which enables multitouch features, as vice president of marketing Anthony Uhrick...
[March 6, 2008, 15:23]
Microsoft invests in business ads, multitouch
News Microsoft on Monday announced a new advertising campaign aimed at wresting spending from cash-strapped companies, plus the company's own investment into a start-up focused on multitouch. N-trig's technology is used in current multitouch computers...
[January 13, 2009, 7:31]
Microsoft aims to improve multitouch gestures
News While much of the attention on multitouch surrounds what devices the interface will next find its way onto, Microsoft is also looking at how to improve the gestures themselves. Multitouch gesture controls are already an integrated part of the...
[April 7, 2009, 8:41]
Google releases Donut code, denies multitouch
News Google has released the latest version of code for the 'Donut' branch of its Android mobile operating system, without the hoped-for multitouch capability. Developers on an XDA forum reacted to the launch by suggesting that the new Donut code would...
[July 27, 2009, 17:25]
Getting to grips with Windows 7 multitouch
News By adding multitouch technology to Windows 7, Microsoft wants to create an OS that feels different from Vista. Microsoft shows multitouch in action on a large display with a Virtual Earth map of Washington's Puget Sound area.
[November 12, 2008, 14:22]
Microsoft aims to improve multitouch gestures
Talkback Maybe they need to provide a bottle of glass cleaner to remove the fingerprints, or is it a self cleaning surface? Will they patent this technology as one of their "innovative" ideas, or will they force Wii to pay them for using it?
[April 7, 2009, 14:09]
SpaceClaim MultiTouch
Talkback A preview demonstration of modeling in 3D using a SpaceClaim's prototype multi-touch user interface that will be added to SpaceClaim this fall.http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=kdkxqgbXaSI
[July 22, 2009, 8:54]
Synaptics introduces 10-finger touchscreen sensor
News Touchpad-maker Synaptics has unveiled a new multitouch sensor, the ClearPad 3000 Series, that can track input from up to 10 fingers at once. Apple made multitouch popular with its iPhone, which debuted about four months after Synaptics introduced...
[July 23, 2009, 17:20]
Apple shows off updated MacBooks
News On Tuesday, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs announced updates to the company's MacBook laptop lineup, including Nvidia graphics, a glass multitouch trackpad, a thinner casing crafted from a single block of aluminium, solid-state drives, price...
[October 15, 2008, 12:35]
Photos: Microsoft's rivals in touchscreen tech
News Microsoft garnered lots of attention when it unveiled the Surface tabletop computer, but it isn't the only company interested in multitouch interfaces. HP's giant multitouch computer was on display at The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital...
[June 19, 2007, 18:29]
Apple files for touchscreen Mac patent
News AppleInsider had a description of the device discussed in the application, which appears to bring a lot of the iPhone's multitouch functionality to a slate-like tablet computer. Given Apple's focus on multitouch user interfaces over the past year...
[August 29, 2008, 9:19]
Microsoft to offer Surface developer tools
News Hear about the unique attributes of Microsoft Surface computing, dive into vision-based object recognition and core controls like ScatterView, and learn how the Surface SDK aligns with the multitouch developer roadmap for Windows 7," Microsoft...
[October 7, 2008, 9:20]
HTC Touch2 review
Reviews The Touch2 does not support multitouch and 'finger-pinch' zooming: instead, a zoom bar sits between the screen and the control buttons. The zoom bar works smoothly when viewing images and web sites, although it centres on the middle of the screen...
[October 16, 2009, 15:45]
Asus Eee 900 to hit shelves on 1 May
News The Eee 900, at 990 grams, will be about 100 grams heavier than its predecessor but will also include a multitouch touchpad, similar to that seen on the MacBook Air. The Asus Eee 900 boasts a larger screen and twice the RAM of its predecessor, as...
[April 16, 2008, 14:38]
Photos: new Windows 7 notebooks review
Reviews Innovative features include a touch-sensitive EdgeTouch area on the screen surround, a webcam that scans to PDF, a multitouch trackpad, inductive charging and (in due course) wireless docking. Solid-state storage, a multitouch trackpad, integrated...
[October 22, 2009, 15:26]
Tech design with the future in mind
News What's the potential for the multitouch technology we're seeing from Apple and Microsoft? I don't see that the Web 2.0 interfaces or multitouch technology offer any major deviation from what we're all used to.
[November 27, 2007, 13:57]
