Cypress lays multiple fingers on their TrueTouch screen, offers one finger to a competitor

Posted by | 01/28/2010 | 3 Comments

Not the most exciting video demo I’ve seen of multi-touch, but I give the guys from Cypress Semiconductor credit for cutting to the chase in showing us why current multi-touch screen solutions for tablets are inadequate.

Not sure which competitor they’re showing in the video. The two-finger touch limit indicates Wacom, but don’t hold me to that. If so, it’s not the fairest comparison since Wacom also includes active pen input. Help identifying the humiliated tablet is appreciated.

Yes, I am making their “smackdown” out to be more than it is, but they’re the ones who need to set their TrueTouch technology apart from the pack, not just from the current tech, but from the many other multi-touch solutions in the pipeline. Screen sizes from 7- to 17-inch are being touted. Full press release on their site. Hat tip to Engadget.

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My name is Mark Sumimoto; I am Sumocat. I dabble in all areas of mobile computing, but my focus is Windows-based Tablet PCs and pen input. They’ve been part of my arsenal since 2004, and I’m proud to have pioneered the field of ink blogging, earning a spot as a Microsoft MVP for Touch and Tablets in the process. My current tools include a Fujitsu Lifebook T900, TEGA v2, and iPhone 4. Email me: sumocat [at] notebooks.com
  • http://www.math.uaa.alaska.edu/~afkjm/techteach Kenrick

    Nice technology, but there needs to be a usage scenario to use more than two fingers. I don’t know how often I’d want to resize two images simultaneously.

  • Modnar

    The first tablet he uses is a TX2 so its indicating Ntrig not Wacom.

    Still the more screen providers the merrier XD

  • GoodThings2Life

    Sure it does 10 fingers, but does it do ink? :)

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