It’s Internets rumor time! Today’s edition: Apple is potentially working on a new multi-touch netbook. Rumors suggest that it would not include any keyboard and it would bridge the gap between the iPhone and a laptop. Om Malik believes that this one is true and cites some evidence that this could be Apple’s next project. [...]
Will Apple really slap a lawsuit on Palm the minute the Palm Pre starts shipping as a Sprint smartphone later this year? Apple’s posturing has lots of people thinking so. The reason: Apple’s newly awarded patent for multi-touch technology, which also drives the interface for the Palm Pre. Just when it began to look like [...]
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After two decades when touch- and pen-based computing never broke through into mainstream use, the Apple iPhone has given PC makers another chance. HP’s new TouchSmart tx2z is the latest attempt, using features already built into Windows Vista From our better late than never dept: HP has followed up its multi-touch desktop PC with a [...]
You may know Jeff Han, you’ve probably seen his company Perceptive Pixel’s Interactive Media Wall / Multi-touch Collaboration Wall, but the missing link to this stuff is taking it home. Well, the wait is apparently over, and for once it’s Neiman Marcus we’ve got to thank. While you’re shopping for the latest must-have fall fashions, [...]
Christian Moore got this system running at full speed on a simple Intel-based MacBook. His Lux free open framework enables true multitouch interaction in Mac OS X. In fact, he says it can work under any platform and even a web browser, enabling complex user interfaces and object manipulation comparable to Jeff Han’s magic walls [...]
LAS VEGAS, January 7, 2008 – Bordeaux, France-based JazzMutant, a pioneer developer of multi-touch sensing technology, announced today at the International CES that it is launching an OEM business unit in response to a growing demand for its multi-touch solutions by electronic device manufacturers and third-party system integrators. In addition, the company is being renamed [...]
