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more about #touchscreens more comments → nneonneo: For the purposes of constructing a 16:9 screen, we'll turn the devices landscape and ignore the area surrounding the screen. Then, we want a perfect 1... more » lukeadams: if you stack the iphones in portrait like they have there, a 16:9 screen of 50 million iPhones would be a 3490 ft screen measured diagonally allowing ... more » thatsmrpotatohead2U: This reminds me of an installation I saw in London a couple of years ago - big glass box, lots of mobile phones hanging inside it (they were still exc... more » safil: best place to buy another dell mini 9? any suggestions? my other gotten misplaced/ i mean stolen, dohh... #dellmini9 more » Arudar: Is there anything the Dell mini 9 can't do? #dellmini9 more » met2art: "Toucherometer powers, Hacktivate!" #dellmini9 more » Crazy_Talk: why are these things never thinner then their laptop counterparts? seems like it could be slimmed down considerably since the keyboard/touchpad is gon... more » 92BuickLeSabre: I used to think we would have touchscreens all over the house. Now I'm realizing we will have one little touchscreen computer that will work as the r... more » TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.: Looks like the touchscreen lies on top of a pressure sensor, so it's a lot like those screens that try to simulate pushing buttons by using haptic fee... more » Noobs-R-Us: Yes! I'm there in 3 more weeks. I'll be testing that bad boy out....Hope it's good. more » BaldwinPeriphetes: Note that it's sponsored by Raytheon. Presumably they're collecting data on the most effective uses of hydraulics and fans to make people throw up, w... more » gfxprotege: Back in spring 2003 I used the simulator they had in Disneyquest over at Disney World. I basically put in as many loop-the-loops and corkscrews as I w... more » smegz: So, now you got a line to get on the ride that doesn't move because there are too many people taking FAR too long to create their own roller coaster e... more » KTK1990: That looks so fun! I cant wait to go there again and do that. more » tundraboy: A touch screen desktop with a vertical screen is guaranteed to give you carpal tunnel syndrome. Go ahead, try to mimic using one without bending you... more » -
#displays
20 iPods Cluster Into One, Big, Interactive Display
The neatest thing about this demo isn't that 20 iPod touches have combined to make a giant touch display; the neatest thing is that the technology can scale: More » -
#hacks
Dell Mini 9 Accelerometer Hack Creates One Affordable Little Windows Tablet
The hacktastic Dell Mini 9 goes well with all sorts of aftermarket add-ons and OS's, including this latest addition: Updated. More » -
#patents
Nokia Patent Gives Another Glimpse Into World's Touchy-Feely Future
Gadget patents are a strange lot. Is that dual-handed interface for an iTablet, or something else? Will my remote really Tweet someday? Probably not, but this patent from Nokia had me thinking of a touch- and, more importantly, pressure-sensitive future: More » -
#rides
Design Epcot's Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride
Opening today, Epcot's Sum of All Thrills ride will change every time you ride. That's because you'll draw your design on a touchscreen computer before hopping on. More » -
#multitouch
BumpTop 3D Desktop Gets Unique Multi-Touch Gestures
For all its new multi-touch goodness, Windows 7 only has about 7 basic gestures. So if you're all about the touch (and say, have a tablet PC) BumpTop's stack of unique new gestures could be a very good thing. More » -
#windowsmobile
Latest Windows Mobile 6.5 Build Still Trying to Kick That Stylus Addiction
More than anything else, Windows Mobile 6.5 is about getting acquainted with users' fingers, toward which previous versions of the OS were spitefully hostile. From the looks of this latest build, it might render your begrudgingly-included styluses obsolete, finally. More » -
#inputtechnology
After Pressing, Touching, Tapping and Shaking? A Scratch
Remember that bizarre, inflatable touchscreen with buttons that crawled out of Carnegie Mellon University's labs a few months back? Those same researchers—who can't get enough of unorthodox input methods—have another one for you: scratch input! More » -
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#rim
RIM Patents Hybrid Capacitive-Resistive Screen
We love capacitive screens as they enable all that responsive multi-touch goodness we demand. But compared to resistive screens, they lack the accuracy needed for, say, stylus character entry on phones. RIM's solution: layer 'em up, and file a patent. More » -
#touchscreens
"Smartest Cover" Gives Your BlackBerry Storm Nipples, for Better Fingering
It was that or "The 'Smartest Cover' Is Dimpled For Your Pleasure," so consider yourselves lucky. Anyway, this thing: it adds tactile feedback to your touchscreen phone by means of little tiny transparent lumps. This might be stupid. Or genius. More » -
#sony
Sony Bringing Touchscreen Vaios This Fall, PSN Content Possible As Well
Sony has some touchscren Vaios planned for this fall to coincide with the release of Windows 7, which features more robust touchscreen support than Vista. It's also working on bringing content from the PlayStation Network to VAIOs at some point. More » -
#touchscreens
Synaptics ClearPad 3000 Means 10 Fingers Multitouching Your Phone, Crazy New Gestures
The iPhone probably doesn't use Synaptics' original ClearPad capacitive screen multitouch technology, but maybe Apple will use the ClearPad 3000, since it registers ten fingers simultaneously. I hope they steal this three-finger crumple gesture at least, it's so cool: More » -
#asus
ASUS Eee Keyboard Blithely Glides Past June Release, Now Scheduled For August
ASUS's touchscreen PC-in-a-keyboard was expected to land in June, according torumorsdirect statements from company executives. That didn't happen! Prices and specs are presumably unchanged, but the new release date is somewhere in August. [Techdigest via Slashgear] -
#archos
Archos 9 Windows 7 Touch Tablet Poked, Prodded, Discussed on Video
The Archos 9 Windows 7 touch tablet has made it through its first round of show floor pageantry, briefly falling into the the expectant hands of the guy(s) from ArchosFans. The mildly romantic encounter was captured on video, for posterity. More » -
#homeautomation
Savant "Virtual Control" Makes a Touch Interface Out of Every Room in the House
The home automation industry abandoned its original goal of making things simpler loooooong ago. Now, everyone's just racing to design the most ostentatious devices they can—like Savant's Virtual Control, which gives your entire house a per-room touch interface. More » -
#keyboards
Asus Eee Keyboard With PC and Touchscreen Caught Looking Great On Video
Engadget Chinese got some footage of the Eee Keyboard in action, and judging from the video, the touchscreen-endowed keyboard looks like it has some promise. The secret behind its mojo? It runs a standalone version of Windows XP. More » -
#money
The Check-Outs Of The FUTURE...Future...future
The team at Fast Company recently visited National Cash Register's "Innovation Center" to get a sneek peek at some of the technology that might show up in ATMs, kiosks, and self-service systems in the (hopefully) not too distant future. More » -
#rumor
Digitimes: Nokia Orders Capacitive (Read: Good) Screens for Upcoming Phone
Continuing their near-monopoly on the reportage of Asian display component rumors, Digitimes is now saying that Nokia has ordered capacitive touchscreens—the type that actually work well—from Wintek for an as-of-yet unannounced handset. More » -
#netbooks
Asus T91 (Convertible Eee) Arriving to UK Next Month
I find the Asus T91, spotted at CES, to be one of the most interesting netbooks coming to the market today. More »
