Tag: multi-touch
OS X 10.7 Lion Brings Tablet Scrolling Gestures to Notebooks, Desktops
Apple has long implemented multi-touch scrolling on its notebooks via a two-finger scrolling gesture, however the new version of OS X 10.7 shows the direction that Apple may be headed in merging its full OS X operating system, found on notebooks and desktops, with the mobile iOS operating system, found on iPhones, iPod Touches, and [...]
Multi-touch Microsoft “Arc Touch Mouse” Could be the PC Version Apple’s Magic Mouse
The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse, a multi-touch version of Microsoft’s popular Arc mouse was uncovered by istartedsomething, this past weekend on several Microsoft and retail websites. If true, the $70 MSRP Arc Touch Mouse would be the first multi-touch mouse from Microsoft and would presumably give PC users an experience similar to the Apple Magic Mouse. The [...]
Acer Aspire AS5738PG is Acer’s Multitouch Notebook
Acer just announced the Aspire AS5738PG, their first multi-touch notebook, that will ship with Windows 7 on October 22nd. Unlike many mobile PCs that sport a touchscreen the Aspire AS5738PG doesn’t fold flat like a tablet, opting for a conventional laptop configuration. This doesn’t take away from the ability to use the touchscreen; it just changes the focus of touch technology from that of a tablet.
Lenovo ThinkPad T400s and X200t Get Multitouch Displays
Lenovo’s now offering multi-touch displays on the ThinkPad T400s and X200t tablet. Multitouch displays allow users to manipulate maps, multiple items and 3D objects. The X200t can recognize two fingers at a time and the T400s can recognize four fingers at a time. The touch-enabled ThinkPads will ship with Simple Tap, an application that allows [...]
Microsoft Surface Meets Mobile Computers (demo)
Rob Bushway’s put together a video demo of several multi-touch applications that will be part of Windows 7 Touch Pack. Some of the applications were first seen on the Microsoft Surface, an expensive table-sized computer.
