Category Archives: Multitouch News

Multitouch casing could remove buttons from iPhone, iPad

by Keith M (via: tuaw) Back before the iPhone was formally announced, there was talk that Steve Jobs was simply not happy with the product because Apple’s engineers couldn’t figure out how to eliminate all of the physical buttons. There was just no practical way to put the functions of a power switch or home [...]

Multi-touch floor on the way, German researchers say

From iPhone to multi-touch tables, the leap has now been made to a touch-sensitive floor. The researchers are presenting their work at a user interface conference in New York next month. While multi-touch screens are becoming more and more commonplace, German researchers are now working on integrating this same technology into floors. Users would interact [...]

iPad competitor? New HP TouchSmart 310 PC offers improved multitouch-based software

Today HP has launched its latest Touchsmart 310 all-in-one computer today starting at an amazing $699. HP’s new TouchSmart 310 all-in-one PC sports a 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon II dual-core processor…and TouchSmart Apps. Hewlett-Packard has taken the wraps off its latest touch-driven all-in-one consumer PC, the HP TouchSmart 310, sporting a slim 20-inch multitouch-enabled display [...]

(Video) MSI’s Wind Top AE2420 3D all-in-one PC

In April, NEC announced plans to release a 3D all-in-one (AIO) desktop PC sometime this year. In the all-in-one world, the MSI Wind Top 2420 3D can be considered an overachiever. Not content with merely offering a stereoscopic display, this PC is going for broke by incorporating multitouch capabilities as well. They were probably hoping to [...]

Multi-touch Wall debuts at Cannes

Schematic’s giant interactive outdoor display facilitates wayfinding and social networking at the festival. At Cannes this year, delegates will literally be the first to get their hands on a new kind of interactive out-of-home installation. The multi-touch wall from Schematic, a WPP digital company, is a 12-foot by 5-foot display that provides a visual interface [...]

(Vote!) Are you going to meet Jeff Han?

This message was sent to us from Brice Royer: —————- Subject: Are you going to meet Jeff Han? Hey, Jeff Han will be appearing in San Jose! I just read the program for Interactive Displays 2009 and I’m really excited. You can read the full story here: (Thanks Joan for the tip!) http://www.int-displays.com Keynoting the [...]

HP’s new multi-touch laptop makes use of Vista

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 [...]

[VIDEO] Buy Multi Touch Screen: $100,000 (Neiman Marcus Perceptive Pixel’s Media Wall)

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, [...]

JazzMutant Will Now Make Its Patented Multi-Touch Sensing Technology Available on an OEM Basis

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 [...]