Multitouch Interface Is Starting to Spread Among New Devices
We are now witnessing the emergence of a new user interface for digital devices, including laptop computers, advanced cellphones, wireless portable data gadgets and other types of computing products.
This interface is generally called “multitouch,” and it involves using one or more fingers on a screen or touchpad to perform special gestures that manipulate lists or objects on a screen — without moving a mouse, pressing buttons, turning scroll wheels or striking keys.
The best-known example of the interface is on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch devices. It allows you, for example…..
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February 3, 2008 at 4:36 pm
[...] plasmadesign wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Multitouch Interface Is Starting to Spread Among New Devices We are now witnessing the emergence of a new user interface for digital devices, including laptop computers, advanced cellphones, wireless portable data gadgets and other types of computing products. This interface is generally called “multitouch,” and it involves using one or more fingers on a screen or touchpad to perform special gestures that manipulate lists or objects on a screen — without moving a mouse, pressing buttons, turning scroll wheels or striking keys. The best-known example of the interface is on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch devices. It allows you, for example….. -{Continued*See Article} Multitouch Interface Is Starting to Spread Among New Devices | Walt Mossberg | Personal Technology | AllThingsD [...]