I read an interesting article from Wired.com today about the future of multitouch technology (think the finger flicking gestures on the iphone/touch). Manufacturers are trying to figure out how they might use this technology in their knew hardware devices. Part of the conversation would be to add gesture controls to a laptops touchpad for additional controls. This may provide some nice features but I don’t think it will really take off. There isn’t enough direct correlation for people to really get into using the features in that way. Now, I do see potential in the tablet pc market. Multitouch could provide an amazing array of control on these computers where you do touch the screen regularly, making it a natural transition. Of course, multimedia software will probably be the first to jump on the bandwagon giving the user complete control with their fingers. It will certainly take some getting used to, but think about being able to zoom in/out on a Word document without navigating up to the View tab. The possibilities are seemingly endless. Microsoft has already announced that multitouch technology will be built-in to the upcoming Windows 7 (scheduled to replace Vista in 2010). I am excited to keep an eye on this to see where it will evolve!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Multitouch Technology
I read an interesting article from Wired.com today about the future of multitouch technology (think the finger flicking gestures on the iphone/touch). Manufacturers are trying to figure out how they might use this technology in their knew hardware devices. Part of the conversation would be to add gesture controls to a laptops touchpad for additional controls. This may provide some nice features but I don’t think it will really take off. There isn’t enough direct correlation for people to really get into using the features in that way. Now, I do see potential in the tablet pc market. Multitouch could provide an amazing array of control on these computers where you do touch the screen regularly, making it a natural transition. Of course, multimedia software will probably be the first to jump on the bandwagon giving the user complete control with their fingers. It will certainly take some getting used to, but think about being able to zoom in/out on a Word document without navigating up to the View tab. The possibilities are seemingly endless. Microsoft has already announced that multitouch technology will be built-in to the upcoming Windows 7 (scheduled to replace Vista in 2010). I am excited to keep an eye on this to see where it will evolve!
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