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Apple patents new multitouch, 3D Gestures
A new Apple patent reveals the company is looking into ways to integrate more gesturing into the iPad and other devices, a la Tom Cruise's holographic glove-controlled system in Minority Report.
By Eric Mack | 29 October, 2011 01:59
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Windows 8 will take laptop touchpads to the next level
If you've used a Windows 7 laptop with a "multitouch" touchpad, you've likely been a little disappointed to see that it offers only a few gestures: pinch to zoom, twist to rotate, two-finger scrolling, maybe three-finger swiping. The functionality is handy, but it's a long way from having a touchpad that behaves like a little multitouch touchscreen.
By Jason Cross | 15 September, 2011 08:42
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iFixit Tears Down the iPod Touch: Here's What It Found
Apple unveiled the latest generation of its iPod Touch last week, and the new device already is impressing reviewers with its new front- and rear-facing cameras, super-slim design, and iPhone-like Retina display. The folks over at iFixit, however, aren't content with simply reading reviews: they've already pulled, poked, and prodded the new iPod Touch to get a look at its insides. Here's a look at what they found when they managed to disassemble Apple's new device.
By Liane Cassavoy | 10 September, 2010 06:33
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Disable a laptop touchpad while you type, Win 7 edition
Many moons ago I wrote about TouchFreeze, a free laptop utility that solves one of life's most maddening problems: accidental swipes of your touchpad while typing. (Why isn't Windows smart enough to do this on its own? Just saying.)
By Rick Broida | 02 September, 2010 08:38
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4 reasons Apple's Magic Trackpad won't kill the mouse
Apple's multi-touch assault on the desktop continues with the US$69 (AUD$99) Magic Trackpad, a jumbo touch panel that allows desktop Mac users to do away with their mouses and act like they're using MacBook Pros. But just because people can say goodbye to the mouse doesn't mean they will. Here are four reasons not to count out the PC mouse just yet:
By Jared Newman | 28 July, 2010 02:41
Features about touch
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Has the mouse outlived its usefulness?
A German retailer has prematurely posted (and very quickly taken down) details and product shots of the upcoming Microsoft Arc Touch mouse. The Microsoft peripheral is innovative more in its form than its function, but along with the Apple Magic Trackpad it hints at a future where the mouse may no longer have a role.
By Tony Bradley | 19 August, 2010 03:06
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