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whitepaper A touchscreen is the simplest, most direct way for a person to interact with a computer. Though it is a relatively new technology—brought to market in the 1970s by Elo TouchSystems—the basic way users interact with a touchscreen is age-old: You...
[24 Feb 2004]
Photo Milan's touchscreen capabilities present all sorts of possibilities for visual effects. Mark Bolger, director of marketing for Microsoft's surface-computing effort, shows off the company's new 'Milan' at a briefing in San Francisco.
[30 May 2007]
News The new BlackBerry Bold may have been touted as an 'iPhone killer' despite its use of the familiar Qwerty keyboard but manufacturer RIM is refusing to be drawn on rumours that a touchscreen BlackBerry is in the offing.
[14 May 2008]
whitepaper The button on the touchscreen displays the room number along with the patient’s name. David Mason, president of BCX Technology, Inc.began automating the manual counting process for hospitals. Two years later,
[24 Feb 2004]
News To make the touchscreen work, Microsoft crams a lot of other stuff into its tabletop unit. The Microsoft Surface tabletop PC, for which Redmond has created both the hardware and software, offers shades of the technology seen in the sci-fi thriller...
[30 May 2007]
News Apple could have a lot more in mind for the multitouch user interface found on the iPhone. A recent Apple patent filing spotted by Macsimum News, among others, covers technology described as a "multitouch gesture dictionary".
[03 Aug 2007]
whitepaper In keeping with its modern image, the Getty Museum wanted to create a way for visitors to see collections that weren ’t on display, gather back ground information on current exhibits, listen to interiews with artists, and even create a personalized...
[24 Feb 2004]
whitepaper The first kiosk implementation at Alamo’s headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, became the platform for a nationwide rollout that began in November 1999. In addition to Ft. Lauderdale , kiosks are now on Alamo sites in Miami, Orlando and
[24 Feb 2004]
whitepaper With subway traffic increasing and passenger lines backing up due to cumbersome ticketing systems, this major metropolitan underground transportation system needed to speed things up. The transportation company turned to its ticketing system...
[29 Sep 2004]
whitepaper The use of touchscreens and touch systems is growing at a tremendous rate. Touch applications appear in an increasing variety of applications - from the medical field, to industrial machine control, to subway ticketing machines - all fueled by a...
[24 Feb 2004]
whitepaper The first touchscreen was created by adding a transparent surface to a touch-sensitive graphics digitizer and sizing it to fit a computer monitor. Today, the touchscreen has been transformed into a more user-friendly and environmentally robust...
[19 Jul 2007]
News With two weeks to go until the US launch of Apple's much-anticipated iPhone, research suggests consumers are warming to the idea of touchscreen handsets. In a survey of 2,000 European mobile users conducted by research company Canalys, 23 per cent...
[15 Jun 2007]
Leader When Apple head honcho and polo neck addict Steve Jobs unveiled the touchscreen device, several of the major manufacturers including Palm and RIM experienced a drop in their share price - a drop that a rash of analysts put down to the new entrant...
[10 Jan 2007]
News The software maker's initial plan was to get partners with the touchscreen machines up and running as early as this month. Originally code-named Milan, Surface looks a bit like a 1980s sit-down Ms Pac Man machine but uses infrared cameras and a...
[09 Nov 2007]
Photo In trademark black turtleneck, jeans and trainers Jobs built up to the big announcement gradually first unveiling a new feature allowing customers to create their own ringtones from songs in the iTunes Store for 99 cents before moving onto the...
[06 Sep 2007]
Photo It's a large touchscreen with a range of widget-like apps designed to be used in the home. You can also interact with the Smart Board by using the touchscreen to write the names of items you want to check are in the house or need to be added to...
[06 Dec 2007]
Photo The iPhone's sleek looks and touchscreen tech give it plenty of allure but its lasting appeal is down to its user-focused interface (the Apple 'it just works' mantra applies here) and the fact it neatly combines several gadgets into the one device...
[03 Dec 2007]
News The DoCoMo device opens like a book with a normal screen on one half and a touchscreen on the other, allowing users to input data using their fingers or a stylus. D8000iDS owners will also be able to use the touchscreen to send doodles to friends.
[17 Jan 2007]
Photo One suggested application is table-top touchscreen projected images, to be used in meetings and exhibitions. Inside the window is a touchscreen foil, developed by Cambridge-based group Visual Planet, with a back-projected image to guide shoppers to...
[13 Nov 2006]
Photo Using touchscreen kiosks spread around the museum (like the one shown) you can find where your favourite painting is located, as well as get more detailed information. Once you've chosen your artist you can navigate between their works using the...
[16 May 2008]
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