• Gizmodo
  • bestmodo
  • lifehacker
  • kotaku
  • Profile logout login

#touchscreens

Gizmodo

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #tips,
  • #dealzmodo,
  • #rumors,
  • #broken,
  • #iphoneapps,
  • #apple,
  • etc.

New York, 6:35 AM
Tue Dec 1
61 posts in the last 24 hours

FR | IT | DE | SP | JP | AU | BR

Gizmodo Team

Tip your editors:
tips@gizmodo.com

Editorial Director:
Brian Lam | Email | Twitter

Editor:
Jason Chen
Email | AIM | Twitter

Features Editor:
Wilson Rothman
Email | Twitter

Senior Contributing Editors:
Jesus Diaz
Email | AIM | Twitter
Mark Wilson, Reviews
Email | AIM | Twitter

Contributing Editors:
Matt Buchanan
Email | AIM | Twitter
Adam Frucci
Email | Twitter
Sean Fallon
Email | Twitter
Jack Loftus
Email | Twitter
John Herrman
Email | Twitter
Dan Nosowitz
Email
Chris Mascari
Email
Danny Allen
Email | Twitter
Rosa Golijan
Email | Twitter
Chris Jacob
Email

Columnist:
Brendan I. Koerner

Interns:
Don Nguyen
Email
Kyle VanHemert
Email

Comment Intern:
Nick Ellenoff | Email

Heroes and Friends

Comment Account Questions:
Comments@gizmodo.com

SUBSCRIBE TO Gizmodo RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
9515 Subscribers
Gizmodo
  • posts about #touchscreens more →

    20 iPods Cluster Into One, Big, Interactive Display

    Dell Mini 9 Accelerometer Hack Creates One Affordable Little Windows Tablet

    Nokia Patent Gives Another Glimpse Into World's Touchy-Feely Future

    Design Epcot's Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride

    Why Desktop Touch Screens Don’t Really Work Well For Humans

    BumpTop 3D Desktop Gets Unique Multi-Touch Gestures

    Latest Windows Mobile 6.5 Build Still Trying to Kick That Stylus Addiction

    After Pressing, Touching, Tapping and Shaking? A Scratch

    RIM Patents Hybrid Capacitive-Resistive Screen

    "Smartest Cover" Gives Your BlackBerry Storm Nipples, for Better Fingering
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of nneonneo nneonneo
    11/09/09

    In reply to 20 iPods Cluster Into One, Big, Interactive Display
    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 16:9 ratio, so we get an array of 7698 (horizontal) by 6495 (vertical) devices. The screens are 480px horizontally and 320px vertically, for a net resolution of 3695040 by 2078400 (which you can check is slightly wider than 16:9 widescreen).

    That's around 7.68 terapixels, and it represents the total number of pixels shipped in the 50,000,000+ Apple iPod touch/iPhone devices.

    The physical size of this display is not 16:9 due to the extra border: it's around 34641 by 15588 inches (assuming that all devices are 2.4 by 4.5 inches), or about 962 by 433 yards. The diagonal measurement is nearly 38000 inches, or 1055 yards. #ipodcluster
     Reply
    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment nneonneo was starred nneonneo was unstarred
    Image of lukeadams lukeadams
    11/09/09

    In reply to 20 iPods Cluster Into One, Big, Interactive Display
    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 ~.5in in between each phone #ipodcluster
     Reply
    OCEntertainment promoted this comment lukeadams was starred lukeadams was unstarred
    Image of thatsmrpotatohead2U thatsmrpotatohead2U
    11/09/09

    In reply to 20 iPods Cluster Into One, Big, Interactive Display
    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 exciting back then) You dial a number, watch it ring one phone, then another, each one lights up differently, same with text messages. I forget the point now but ...aaah you had to be there I guess. #ipodcluster
     Reply
    Mark Wilson promoted this comment thatsmrpotatohead2U was starred thatsmrpotatohead2U was unstarred
    Image of safil safil
    11/08/09

    In reply to Dell Mini 9 Accelerometer Hack Creates One Affordable Little Windows Tablet
    best place to buy another dell mini 9? any suggestions? my other gotten misplaced/ i mean stolen, dohh... #dellmini9
     Reply
    JCWhitless promoted this comment safil was starred safil was unstarred
    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    11/08/09

    @safil: I have a mini9 for sale I got cheap. It is locked down and I can't get pass the password though. It says the admin name is safil. Will sell for 900$ or trade rims for a Monte Carlo. #dellmini9
     Reply
    JC Whitless was starred JC Whitless was unstarred
    Image of Arudar Arudar
    11/08/09

    In reply to Dell Mini 9 Accelerometer Hack Creates One Affordable Little Windows Tablet
    Is there anything the Dell mini 9 can't do? #dellmini9
     Reply
    JCWhitless promoted this comment Arudar was starred Arudar was unstarred
    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    11/08/09

    @Arudar: I've just purchased my third one.

    I haven't found anything yet it can't do. #dellmini9
     Reply
    JC Whitless was starred JC Whitless was unstarred
    Image of RT100 RT100
    11/08/09

    @JCWhitless: aren't there some resolution issues? like cutting off the top of some windows? #dellmini9
     Reply
    JCWhitless promoted this comment RT100 was starred RT100 was unstarred
    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    11/08/09

    @RT100: I think a bigger issue is the java problems and the atom processor. Side scrollers not appearing etc.

    A mini 9 is a little like a 15 year old boy at a construction site. Handy, quick, able to do lots of things quickly, just don't have it do any heavy lifting.

    I switched to the international keyboard so I can type better, and sometimes hook it up to an old monitor and keyboard/mouse it it doesn't have to move.

    It goes with me whenever I travel, and it is my 'entertainment' machine at work.

    Really, if you have about 250 to spend, check out the dell outlet for a Vostro a90 (The mini9 twin), it really is a fun little machine.

    Also, the touchpad is scores better than the 10v, which my wife loves and I can't figure out how to use. #dellmini9
     Reply
    JC Whitless was starred JC Whitless was unstarred
    Image of met2art met2art
    11/08/09

    In reply to Dell Mini 9 Accelerometer Hack Creates One Affordable Little Windows Tablet
    "Toucherometer powers, Hacktivate!" #dellmini9
     Reply
    met2art was starred met2art was unstarred
    Image of rock99rock rock99rock
    11/11/09

    @met2art: That's where this all started :) [www.mydellmini.com] #dellmini9
     Reply
    met2art promoted this comment rock99rock was starred rock99rock was unstarred
    Image of Crazy_Talk Crazy_Talk
    11/08/09

    In reply to Dell Mini 9 Accelerometer Hack Creates One Affordable Little Windows Tablet
    why are these things never thinner then their laptop counterparts? seems like it could be slimmed down considerably since the keyboard/touchpad is gone. #dellmini9
     Reply
    Crazy_Talk was starred Crazy_Talk was unstarred
    Image of WestwoodDenizen WestwoodDenizen
    11/08/09

    @Crazy_Talk: The keyboard doesn't add much thickness at all. Neither does the touchpad. I've popped the keyboard off of my laptop and it's a very thin, flimsy piece.

    This one isn't all that thick, but tablets have to basically contain the top half and the bottom half of a laptop in one piece, then add a touchscreen. They also have to be somewhat resilient.

    Is anyone else turned off by the idea that these tablets have their screens exposed all the time? #dellmini9
     Reply
    Jack Loftus promoted this comment WestwoodDenizen was starred WestwoodDenizen was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    10/25/09

    In reply to Nokia Patent Gives Another Glimpse Into World's Touchy-Feely Future
    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 remote for everything from our car to our office door to our to paying for coffee to brewing coffee at home. #touchscreens
     Reply
    92BuickLeSabre was starred 92BuickLeSabre was unstarred
    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    10/25/09

    In reply to Nokia Patent Gives Another Glimpse Into World's Touchy-Feely Future
    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 feedback. I guess having the pressure sensitive layer underneath the screen helps preserve the image quality. #touchscreens
     Reply
    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. was starred TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    10/14/09

    In reply to Design Epcot's Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride
    Yes! I'm there in 3 more weeks. I'll be testing that bad boy out....Hope it's good.
     Reply
    Noobs-R-Us was starred Noobs-R-Us was unstarred
    Image of BaldwinPeriphetes BaldwinPeriphetes
    10/14/09

    In reply to Design Epcot's Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride
    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, which they will then sell to Google for use with the Stingrays.
     Reply
    Mark Wilson promoted this comment BaldwinPeriphetes was starred BaldwinPeriphetes was unstarred
    Image of gfxprotege gfxprotege
    10/14/09

    In reply to Design Epcot's Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride
    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 was allowed, strapped in, and nearly hurled.

    It was fantastic.
     Reply
    Mark Wilson promoted this comment Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected approved this comment gfxprotege was starred gfxprotege was unstarred
    Image of smegz smegz
    10/14/09

    In reply to Design Epcot's Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride
    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 experience.

    Couples would be the worst. He wanting more loops and she wanting to retain her lunch just a bit longer.
     Reply
    Jim Topoleski promoted this comment smegz was starred smegz was unstarred
    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    10/14/09

    @smegz: Knowing Disney it probably only gives you a short time to design the coaster before it finishes the track it's self timed to the time it takes to run the coaster for the people in front of you.

    And most Disney rides run reservation pass lines now so the people waiting are the ones who chose to wait.
     Reply
    Jim Topoleski was starred Jim Topoleski was unstarred
    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    10/14/09

    In reply to Design Epcot's Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride
    That looks so fun! I cant wait to go there again and do that.
     Reply
    KTK1990 was starred KTK1990 was unstarred
    Image of tundraboy tundraboy
    10/13/09

    In reply to Why Desktop Touch Screens Don’t Really Work Well For Humans
    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 your wrist backwards as you perform the usual touch gestures.

    The way to do touchscreen is to have a large acreage touch pad on the desk that maps to the screen. Each time you touch the pad a virtual translucent fingerprint shows up on the corresponding location on the screen.

    Having solved the ergonomic problem, the question still begs to be answered --why? For typical use, I don't see any economies of motion for touch gestures vs. mouse. Unless maybe you work in a photo-editing shop.
     Reply
    RoboBagins PAX'd till he Plotz'd promoted this comment tundraboy was starred tundraboy was unstarred
    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    10/13/09

    @tundraboy: exactly. A little angled multitouch pad on the keyboard side opposite of the mouse would be perfect. Keep on mousing with the normal hand, touch with the other. It would be great for games, media editing, or the crazy file management I often find myself doing.
     Reply
    RoboBagins was starred RoboBagins was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Gizmodo account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.