Articles on Multitouch

Wacom introduces multitouch function to its tablets - Sep 25, 2009

Crave The Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch. Wacom's pressure-sensitive tablets have already been pretty great at what they do, but they've added a simple and appreciated wrinkle for Windows 7 and ... Read story »

Lenovo launches multitouch tablet PCs - Sep 15, 2009

Crave We've been waiting for the day capacitive screens (like the one used in iPhones) come to laptops, and it seems the time has come. Surprisingly, the first tablet PCs with multitouch ... Read story »

Photoelastic touch, the next level of multitouch? - Nov 2, 2009

Crave Hard to believe that before Apple made multitouch cool, the most we ever "touched" our PC was touch typing. Now, here's photoelastic touch, a more tactile form of interaction that ... Read story »

Troll Touch adds touchscreen to Apple and Dell panels - Nov 10, 2009

Crave Sick of waiting for an Apple tablet? Tired of having Windows 7 users show off their multitouch touchscreen programs? Well, Troll Touch is here to save the day, though you must ... Read story »

What's new with the Apple Magic Mouse - Oct 21, 2009

Crave Along with a redesign of the iMac, MacBook, and Mac Mini, Apple also unveiled its new Magic Mouse, a departure from the underwhelming Mighty Mouse Wireless that flew beneath the consumer ... Read story »

Acer announces Windows 7 laptops - Oct 15, 2009

Crave The Acer Aspire 5738PG. PC maker Acer is adding another pair of laptops to its Windows 7 laptop lineup. The two entries are a 15.6-inch touchscreen system, called the Aspire 5738PG; ... Read story »

Android phones to get multitouch in future release? - Aug 13, 2009

Crave Multitouch is the elephant in the room on Android phones--elegant proof that the OS lags behind the iPhone in some areas. The HTC Hero is the only phone that currently has ... Read story »

A modest proposal for Mac and PC laptop fans - Dec 7, 2009

Crave There are a handful of topics guaranteed to get readers all ginned up and at each others' throats in the comments section of any Web site. While PS3 vs. Xbox ... Read story »

Interactive 3D autopsy table - Oct 22, 2009

Crave The reel: A scene from CSI: NY where Gary Sinise's character Mac scans a body and uploads the imagery to the CSI Lab where a 3D holographic model is created. ... Read story »

Newly revealed patent brings Apple tablet closer to reality - Oct 5, 2009

Crave The sharp-eyed bloggers at AppleInsider have noted a newly revealed patent application related to multitouch surfaces--leading to further speculation about Apple's purported tablet PC project. As per usual, the application ... Read story »

Apple awarded more patents for multitouch, iPhone design - Jun 2, 2009

Crave Apple has been awarded a number of new patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office this week. Two of the patents give Apple a firmer hold on its multitouch ... Read story »

DIY multitouch surface for under US$40 - May 29, 2009

Crave (Image credit: Wired) They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Well, there is another factor for innovation, and that is a tight budget. Berkeley student Yotam Mann leapfroged all ... Read story »

External multitouch trackpad for the PC - Apr 21, 2009

Crave The problem with Apple's multitouch trackpads is that they are only found on the company's MacBook range. A Japanese company, Filco, has announced a trackpad that brings that feature to ... Read story »

Touchscreens to track 10 fingers soon - Jul 23, 2009

Crave New sensors from Synaptics will let devices recognize the touch of up to 10 fingers at a time. Touchscreens that track two fingers will soon seem basic. At least if ... Read story »

Microsoft adds touch to mouse prototypes - Oct 6, 2009

Crave In spite of its novelty factor, Windows 7's multitouch capability faces some major hurdles to mass adoption. Touchscreen displays aren't exactly ubiquitous, and few serious PC users would consider reaching out ... Read story »

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