Tag: Touchscreen
Need a 50-Inch Display? There’s an App That Allows You to Combine Multiple iPhones, iPads to Do So!
Aachan University in Germany has developed an iOS app that will allow you to combine multiple iOS displays to create a single large touchscreen display that spans multiple iPhones, iPod Touch devices, and iPads. The concept is simple–align all the screens you want to together, run the app to display a code on each of [...]
Frontface Released: Makes Windows More Touch Friendly
Frontface is an overlay for Windows from Mirabyte which tries to make Windows more touch friendly with a simplified user interface. The company claims it will make using a netbook, tablet, or home computer easier to use for average users. It has previously been in the Release Candidate phase, but the company has announced that [...]
Capacitive Touchscreen Glove Review Showdown: 5 Gloves Put to the Test on the iPhone
Winter is fast approaching and for some the snow is already falling! Over the last year, millions of Americans have purchased new smartphones, many of which use capacitive touchscreens which are only sensitive to skin, and won’t work with a gloved finger. Naturally that means lots of people will end up frustrated when they come [...]
Acer Aspire AS5745PG-3882 Review: Touch Me, Touch Me, Touch Me
The Acer Aspire AS5745PG notebook is in a small group of notebooks that have a multitouch screen built into it. While we commonly see such screens on convertible tablets that allow for use while typing on the keyboard and in use folded down like a slate, the 5745PG remains only in a standard notebook form. [...]
iMo Monster 10-Inch USB Powered Touchscreen Monitor
MimoMonitors.com released a 10-inch USB powered touchscreen monitor it calls the iMo Monster 10-inch Touchscreen Monitor. This device brings 10 inches of extra screen real-estate for your Windows or Mac powered computer. Previously the company had a 7-inch USB monitor, but now with a new 10-inch there is much more screen real-estate and it is [...]
Fujitsu LifeBook Line Sees a Refresh With Natal-Like Features and a Touchscreen
At a press conference in Japan, Fujitsu announced a refresh to their LifeBook line of laptops. The two most notable updates are the new hand motion recognition software on the LifeBook AH series, and the 4″ secondary touch-panel display on the LifeBook NH series. LifeBook AH Series First off, Fujitsu has created a new way to [...]
Touch Toshiba’s New Satellite M505 and U505 Touch Enabled Notebooks
Well, Go on, touch them already, they didn’t add a multi-touch screen and touch specific programs like a Bulletin Board and ReelTime to the new Satellite M505 and U505 laptops just for you to look at. Launching November 1st these Windows 7 laptops can be configured with a 14″ or 13″ touchscreen and bundled with Toshiba’s new touch ready software package called Toshiba LifeSpace.
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.
MSI Wind U120H Touchscreen Gets Examined (CES 2009)
Joanna Stern from Laptop Mag stopped by MSI’s booth at CES 2009 and took a look at the U120H with a touch diplsay. The netbook isn’t scheduled to hit the market anytime soon, but it’s example of how the company’s trying to innovate and improve its netbooks.
