Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Apr 2009 18:37 UTC
Graphics, User Interfaces I's time for another "OSNews Asks", a blatant rip-off of just about every other website in existence. Anyway, today we want to focus on multitouch. The technology behind it has existed for a long time, but only recently have companies like Apple (iPhone, trackpads) and Microsoft (Surface, Windows 7) begun promoting it. We have a question for you, about multitouch in desktops and laptops.
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Only in some cases
by coolvibe on Thu 23rd Apr 2009 06:36 UTC
coolvibe
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2007-08-16

Prolonged use of touch (or multi-touch) is only useful on devices you can hold in your hand. If the object in on a desk or on your lap, it's a bad case of strain-induced injuries waiting to happen.

For kiosks in public places where you use the machine for like 2 minutes to get some information, it's fine though.