MultiTouch and Surface Computing are surely buzz words for the future, but Lumin supposedly can put your hands on it right now. According to the Lumin site, it is the world’s first marketable large screen MultiTouch terminal. According to Engadget the 42 inch display is powered by a Mac Mini. For a price you need [...]
CNet has pretty good write up on the Asus Eee, Ultra-Mobile PC’s, and how multi-touch might just become the feature that pushes Tablet PC’s into the consumer space: The iPhone changed the way we viewed touch technology. More than just a method of selecting applications, Apple leveraged on the fact that we have more than [...]
I just received word from N-Trig that on Wednesday they will be announcing enhancements to their DuoSense single capacitive touch to include multitouch capabilities. The word from N-Trig is that this will be available for OEM integration in May 2008. This is will be a software / firmware upgrade to Tablets with N-Trig digitizers. I [...]
We had a private briefing today on Microsoft Surface and it was quite impressive. We got the lowdown and got to see a few new demos that most folks haven’t seen yet. We all got hands on with the Surface table and Matt even got to go snowboarding. We’ll be posting this video up Tuesday [...]
Okay, so I’m just a touch late with my predictions, but I’ll still throw in my opinions! Standard Windows based Tablet PCs will start evolving. Microsoft has been going after the "pen/touch as a feature" kind of thinking for a while, and I think as Vista inevitably gets adopted, that the feature mind set will [...]
We’ll be keeping an eye out for this at CES. LG is going to be showing off multi-touch displays at CES in both 52 inch and 84 inch varities. Supposedly they are the largest multi-touch displays yet. From what I’m reading in this Electronista article they use an IR interface to register only two points of [...]
If you are looking for a new on-screen keyboard, then check out this new offering from Comfort Software. The Comfort On-Screen Keyboard is multi-language and supports multiple keyboard templates, so just about any need can be met. Several of the templates are standard keyboard layouts, but they also have some customized for UMPC use. Check [...]
The Apple / iTablet rumor mill buzz has never been at such a high pitch than what it is right now. With Macworld coming up next month, we can only expect the noise to get much more intense. PBS.org’s Robert Cringley penned a great article on why he think’s Apple is indeed coming out with [...]
PC Joint has uncovered an Apple patent application regarding Multi-Touch. What really caught my eye was this description from Apple: Identification and classification of intuitive hand configurations and motions enables unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device. PC Joint gives a good list of scenarios [...]
Dell’s demonstration of their XT Tablet PC running multi-touch took everyone by surprise, including yours truly. We’ve been talking up multi-touch for quite awhile on GBM, and most recently on GottaBeSurface, so you know we are excited. That’s the kind of innovation I’m talking about on missing the “Wow”; and let it be said: it is [...]
There is good news for those of us trying to learn as much as possible about Micosoft Surface. The Surface Team has started blogging, and promises everyone some sneak peaks and interviews with the team. Visit their blog and be sure to subscribe. ““Our plan with this blog is to share the latest and greatest [...]
Microsoft’s Channel 9 has some good video of the folks behind Surface and Multi-Touch: From Channel 9 MSR Cambridge is a hotbed of innovation. TabletPC, Machine Learning, Vision, F#, Generics, Software Transactional Memory to name only a few off the top of my head (yeah, I probably missed some bigger ones. It’s OK. You get [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
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Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
