Microsoft shows off "snippet" of Windows 7 at D6, reveals multi-touch support (Wednesday 28th of May 2008 04:30:00 AM)

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
digg_url =
'http://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_shows_off_Multitouch_Windows_7'; Bill Gates and Steve
Ballmer got on stage at D6 with Walt and Kara to talk... Microsoft, of course. While the
company is still being rather ...
(more)Microsoft intros the TouchWall -- maps will never be the same again (Thursday 15th of May 2008 05:13:00 PM)

Filed under: Displays
If you've been calorie positive integer CNN's polls coverage lately (and
we think you have), then you've perchance seen anchor John King tripping the light fantastic on
the channel's Magic Wall touchscreen. Apparently, Microsoft ...
(more)WWDC to launch a 3G iPhone and Atom-based MID device? [updated] (Thursday 15th of May 2008 10:45:00 AM)

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, haulable Audio, wieldy VideoHonestly, we're wearied by the
sheer amplitude of 3G iPhone chatter swamping the rumor channels (and our inbox). Nevertheless,
it would be a disservice to you, dear reader, if we let this ...
(more)Open-Source, Multitouch Display (Saturday 03rd of May 2008 07:15:05 AM)

Shankar writes "Engineers at Eyebeam, an art and technical knowledge center based in New York,
have created a scaled-down open-source version of Surface, called Cubit. By sharing the Cubit's
household furnishings schematics and systems program source ...
(more)Multitouch Gesture Patents Could Prevent Standardization (Monday 25th of February 2008 09:45:05 AM)

Ozmanjusri brings us a Wired report on Apple's efforts to patent the multitouch gestures used
on their laptops, smartphones, and tablets. The article discusses relating to over how this
could affect the standardization of certain gestures in third world ...
(more)Apple patent hints at "advanced multitouch," iPhone copy / paste (Tuesday 19th of February 2008 07:48:00 PM)

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Peripherals
Although the MacBook Air's multitouch trackpad is
pretty nifty, it looks like Apple has even grander plans in store -- a recent patent filing
describes the MBA's current appearance as "Basic Multitouch" and ...
(more)Lumin's MultiTouch display does... uh, multi-touch (Sunday 27th of January 2008 06:20:00 PM)

Filed under: Displays
If you've absolutely, no catch* got to have a multi-touch display system
right this second, look no further than the Germany company Lumin and its creatively named
MultiTouch. For an undisclosed price (available on request) you and ...
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