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mac tablet

Leaked Apple Patent Filing is Full of New Multitouch Tech For a Mac Tablet

Appleinsider has gotten their hands on a large patent filing from Apple that we haven't seen before, and it's loaded with plans for how a multitouch interface would work on a tablet Mac running full-blown OS X. It covers how small interface buttons will be handled, iPhone-like scrolling through lists, details on a full multi-touch keyboard, and a nifty pop-up scroll wheel. And on top of all that, it seems like it'll even work if you have freaky alien fingers! Let's take a closer look. More »

11:58 AM on Thu Aug 28 2008
By John Mahoney
10,790 views, 66 comments

Latest by n/a: What it looks like is a Tandy 100. I was working for Radio Shack in the early '80s when it more »

multitouch

TouchKit Brings Surface-Like Multitouch to the Nerdy Masses

Touchkit, an open source (software and hardware) multitouch kit designed by NOR_/D, has been announced at a $1580 price point, or roughly 1/8th the cost of Microsoft's Surface table. That's not to say that the TouchKit is equivalent or even necessarily a competitor to Microsoft's offering, but it is theoretically capable of many of the same flashy tricks. The system must be hooked up to a separate computer, and also requires an external projector. As you can see in the video, there's not exactly a whole lot it can do out of the box, but the open source platform can be tweaked by anyone with a little knowledge of C++. Check out the gallery of the hardware and potential installations are their site. [Gizmag]

9:20 PM on Wed Aug 27 2008
By John Herrman
4,218 views, 25 comments

Latest by nitromic: WTF are you paying all that money for if you still need an external projector and a computer. Seems like more »

htc diamond

HTC Diamond's Hidden Multitouch Revealed

If you're reading the back of the HTC Diamond's box, it doesn't show some little child laughing with glee as he pinches in and out of webpages or draws with two fingers at once, in fact, it doesn't even list multitouch as a feature at all. But just because you can't see something doesn't mean it isn't there. When using the program NavDbgTool, HTC's secret weapon is uncovered—the entire front case supports tandem touching: More »

8:22 AM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Mark Wilson
13,238 views, 26 comments

Latest by jbang: @MadColombian: There is a lyric that says "you've got the touch to save my life", but, ah... whatever. Turn the more »

giz explains

Giz Explains: The Magic Behind Touchscreens

Touchscreens. They're everywhere, as if electronics makers aren't cool unless their phones or media players have them, and soon that will be true for laptops as well. Touchscreens aren't going to completely replace the mouse and keyboard in the next year or two, but we're hurtling toward a future where they're the dominant way we interact with devices. The catch is that "touchscreen" can describe a few very different technologies that all perform a similar function. Here's a breakdown of the most popular techniques for making touchscreen magic happen—and the crazy new techniques that will succumb to your caresses in years to come. More »

Feature

2:00 PM on Wed Aug 13 2008
By matt buchanan
20,318 views, 66 comments

Latest by n/a: @Waka in Japan: It does. + Watch video Look around the video swarm there. That's Colours, DS homebrew. It doesn't get used more »

apple

Glass Multi-touch Trackpads Only Make Sense With Displays Under 'Em

New Apple notebooks are most certainly coming in the next six to eight weeks, and they will probably have the most extensive design overhauls in years. And the long-fabled MacBook touch might finally appear on the mortal plane. But the best rumor, we think, is that the new MacBooks will have a glass, multi-touch trackpad. But, uh, why is there no mention of a screen or display underneath the glass? Why make a fancy glass trackpad that isn't a multi-touch screen? More »

9:00 PM on Tue Jul 29 2008
By matt buchanan
27,943 views, 76 comments

Latest by trecipticon: @Noobs-R-Us: uh no, more »

laptops

V12 Design Delivering Dual Touchscreen Laptop Within Two Years

It looks as though an Italian company named V12 Design might beat the OLPC's XO-2 laptop to the dual touchscreen punch with their dual LCD laptop called the Canova. According to Laptopmag, V12 developed its design four years ago and is currently working on a second generation version with a US manufacturer. The plan is to have the device on the market within 16 months. More »

3:43 PM on Wed Jul 9 2008
By Sean Fallon
5,883 views, 26 comments

Latest by n/a: Give it a highly interactive virtual keyboard on one of the screens that is controlled by a motion sensor to more »

multi-touch

Apple's Multi-Touch Gesture Patent Has So Many Combinations It's a Shocker

You can already do a handful of gestures on the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro's trackpad, but Apple's going in and patenting a whole bunch more. Not only are there gestures in this application that involve a thumb and three fingers—something casual users will probably never use—but there's even a sample of how this would work for games like Tetris (shown after the jump) or Final Fantasy. Each "chord" would correspond to a character or movement or attack or something, which is definitely not simple like the Firefox/Opera mouse gestures we've gotten used to. Still, more gestures are always good, and we're sure the end product won't be ridiculous like these. [Unwired View via Crunchgear] More »

12:30 PM on Thu Jul 3 2008
By Jason Chen
20,513 views, 49 comments

Latest by ArtooBE: mmmmm, IF they use them... it will take a loooong time to memorize :p more »

nokia n95

NeuScreen is a Nokia N95 'Multitouch' Screen Engine Project

Sittiphol Phanvilai, a developer on the Nokia forums, managed to rig up a "multitouch" engine using the N95. With the camera, an IR filter on the back, a light pen and a TV, he cobbles together a system that allows drawing. Since this is only one pen, it's not exactly multitouch, but it is a start that shows what the N95 can do with the proper input systems. Does it means the N95 will get a multitouch screen some time in the future? Probably not. [Nokia Blogs]

1:50 PM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Jason Chen
2,420 views, 21 comments

Latest by n/a: @jimbowyer Sorry, I wasn't born yet during the war. more »

windows 7

Windows 7 Multi-Touch SDK Slated For an October Release

Details on the multi-touch functionality in Windows 7 are only a couple of days old, but it appears that Microsoft is already looking ahead with a multi-touch SDK slated for release at this year's Professional Developers Conference in October. At that time, Microsoft is expected to "highlight the new multi-touch gesture APIs and explain how you can leverage them in your applications." [PDC via tabletpctalk]

2:30 PM on Thu May 29 2008
By Sean Fallon
5,121 views, 19 comments

Latest by n/a: THIS WILL REVOLUTIONIZE SOLITAIRE!! more »

curved displays

AUO Curved Displays, Ultra Thin LCDs On The Way

At SID 2008 this week AUO announced the launch of curved displays, LCD panels that are just over a half millimeter thick and TFT multi-touch panels. The curved displays are said to be the first built on glass substrate (honestly, that's way over my head, but I'm sure a few of you will care). Because the display has a curve radius of 100mm, it requires a special thinning technology. But mostly, I like this thing because it just looks cool. More »

9:20 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Adrian Covert
3,414 views, 10 comments

Latest by n/a: Or how about a display that curves more at the bottom? Coupled with the multi-touch technology, this could eliminate more »

multitouch goodness

Full-Screen Multitouch Mac OS X Is Here (But Not from Apple)

It's not from Apple, but it gives a pretty good idea of what to expect from them, especially knowing that only one guy—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 or the Microsoft Surface anywhere. We talked with Moore about how it works and what to expect from it. More »

Feature

11:50 AM on Fri May 16 2008
By Jesus Diaz
134,398 views, 53 comments

Latest by n/a: Multitouch screens make impressive demos, but I can't help thinking about the incredible outbreak of repetitive stress injuries that would more »

displays

Giant Missile Command: The Best Use of Multitouch to Date

So, multitouch has some interesting applications, but all pale in comparison to playing a two-player version of Missile Command. The clone was installed by Steve Mason at the Obscura Digital production studios' massive 8'X4' multitouch wall—and as you can see in the video after the break, It looks like a good time, not to mention a decent workout. More »

8:30 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Sean Fallon
16,683 views, 39 comments

Latest by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I envision this is how WWIII will be like! more »

open-source

Build Your Own Multitouch Table With the Cubit

Engineers at Eyebeam, a New York arts and technology center, are drastically reducing the cost of ownership for multitouch tables by taking them open-source. Schematics for the Cubit, a multitouch tabletop display, are available online for people who want to make a scaled-down Microsoft Surface for one tenth the Surface's price. More »

2:30 PM on Sun May 4 2008
By Elaine Chow
21,242 views, 25 comments

Latest by n/a: Multitouch building and opensource multitouch software has been around for more than a year on [www.nuigroup.com] It's great that cubit is more »

telekinesis

New No-Touch Surface Gives You Jedi Powers

This evolution of Jeff Han's multitouch surface doesn't require touching, allowing you to manipulate objects Jedi-style thanks to infrared camera tracking overhead. This makes possible the use of conventional software, like a web browser, while keeping the advantages of direct touch manipulation. We talked about the technology and its advantages over previous multitouch displays with Florian Echtler, the researcher behind the project at the Technical University in Munich, Germany: More »

9:10 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Jesus Diaz
7,741 views, 26 comments

Latest by nonreligious pope: i just realised something..... i have heard more of the word of jesus than any of my religious friends... WIN! more »

iphone 2

Apple iPhone 2.0 Patent Shows Dual-Touchscreen Flipphone

It's rare that Apple's patents actually show the exact form factors of devices they have in development, but this "dual sided trackpad" patent for a phone seems to definitely show that they've got some flipphone version coming up. The patent itself outlines a phone that has two multitouch sensors, both on the "bottom" part of the phone. When it's closed, the phone acts like your current model iPhone. When it's open, only the bottom part of the phone is touch-sensitive, whereas the top part is just a display. More »

12:45 PM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Jason Chen
43,703 views, 51 comments

Latest by n/a: @Marty_MacFly: Because humans like tactile response? They could incorporate optimus-style keypads if they wanted to keep the buttons versatile. more »

pcs

Microsoft's LucidTouch Transparent Touchscreen Device Gets All Mocked Up

Naturally, when we first laid our eyes on the LucidTouch prototype from Microsoft back in October, we were intrigued by the transparent multi-touch interface that allows users to control the device from behind the screen. Now, five months later, Microsoft has unveiled some artist mock-ups of what the device could look like as a final product. When compared to the prototype, it is readily apparent that they have a long way to go (especially with that bulky camera), but at least it is still an ongoing project. Whether users will prefer the UI to a traditional touchscreen remains to be seen. [LucidTouch via Pocket-Lint via DVICE]

7:30 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,396 views, 45 comments

Latest by macmanwa: @Reilaos, Man of Destiny: I understand the point of what you are saying, but just because you can see through it more »

apple

Why No MacBook Multitouch: The Official Apple Non-Answer

I'm stoked that even though the new MacBook Pro touchpad looks the same and is the same size, it's loaded with multitouch! And LED backlights available across the range! But I was curious why the new MacBook (standards) don't have either. So I asked them. Here's the official Apple answer: The multitouch technology is a feature of the MacBook Pro and Air, but not the MacBook. Apple has already committed to transitioning all machines to LED backlights, and will do so when economically and technically feasible. UPDATE: Sources at iFixit have told us that the Broadcom BCM5974 Multitouch controller chip, the hardware component for multitouch in the iPhone and Macbook Air, costs only $2.95, so cost isn't the prohibiting factor when it comes to multitouch in the standard Macbook. More »

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9:55 AM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By Brian Lam
22,949 views, 59 comments

Latest by biofreak: weird, i always thought it was software emulated. damn my last gen mbp wont have multi touch =[ more »

apple

MacBook Pro Now With Penryn Processors, Multitouch Trackpad

More powerful versions of the MacBook Pro have been released today with up to 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn processors, and the MacBook Air's trackpad, which allows for multi-touch gestures. The 2.5 and 2.6GHz models come with a new NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB of GDDR3 RAM. The MacBook has also been upgraded (yay!), but no multitouch (boo!), probably to make a distinction between them and the MacBook Air. The good, the bad and the ugly, specs and price list after the jump. More »

8:30 AM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By Jesus Diaz
95,974 views, 86 comments

Latest by n/a: Just a heads up for that guy who was looking to buy the older models. They are in Apple's more »

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