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Tag: touch-screen[1]
Flexible Screens Get Touchy-Feely The first bendable, touch-screen display will be used by the military. Computer interfaces, wireless devices, memory, and microprocessors were all hot topics in 2008. What's Next for Computer Interfaces? Touch tricks for small and large displays could be the next big thing. A Display That Tracks Your Movements Samsung and Reactrix move beyond touch screens and try to make hand waving the next big computer interface. The new machine will have dual touch screens--and cheaper hardware. Voting with (Little) Confidence Experts say that when it comes to voting machines, usability issues should be as much of a concern as security. The past 12 months have featured touch screens, context-aware gadgets, autonomous vehicles, and brain-computer interfaces. In a Microsoft prototype, your fingers don't cover up what you're looking at. A pseudo-transparent screen from Microsoft and Mitsubishi lets people enter data from both sides of a handheld device. Precision Pointing with Fat Fingers A new technique for touch screens could make them easier to use. Better Touch Screens for Mobile Phones Keypads on smooth touch screens are prone to errors, but new ways of providing tactile feedback could make them more accurate. Multi-touch displays advance. Touch Screens for Many Fingers Researchers have bigger plans for multi-touch screens than the novel interface on Apple's iPhone. [1]
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