Moto says its multitouch prototype (multitouch because you can use as many fingers on it as you’ve got), can be made much larger than Apple’s iconic device, and lighter than the Surface, a device so immense that it functions as little more than a novelty at hotels. (Whenever I see the Surface, I recall the tabletop version of Ms. Pac-Man I used to play at the racquetball club.)
If Apple were to use its existing iPhone screen technology in a larger version, the new device’s screen size would be limited to about 8 inches, according to Moto. (Note: Moto is not connected to Motorola.)
As for the Surface, and the “Minority Report”-inspired screens from Jeff Han (www.perceptivepixel.com), those systems require too much imaging hardware, and money, to be made widely available to business people and classroom teachers.
Moto’s multitouch does not seemed destined for hand-held use, however. Rather, Moto sees its very thin, very large, multitouch screens taking the place of easels and whiteboards. Marketing folks, in the heat of one of their crazy, collaborative efforts, could paw all over a wall-mounted screen. Or you and your mates could gather around a gaming table that you can actually put your legs under.
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