Touchscreen
hideA touchscreen is a display that can detect the presence and location of a touch within the display area. The term generally refers to touch or contact to the display of the device by a finger or hand. Touchscreens can also sense other passive objects, such as a stylus. However, if the object sensed is active, as with a light pen, the term touchscreen is generally not applicable. The ability to interact directly with a display typically indicates the presence of a touchscreen.
The touchscreen has two main attributes. First, it enables one to interact with what is displayed directly on the screen, where it is displayed, rather than indirectly with a mouse or touchpad. Secondly, it lets one do so without requiring any intermediate device, again, such as a stylus that needs to be held in the hand. Such displays can be attached to computers or, as terminals, to networks. They also play a prominent role in the design of digital appliances such as the personal digital assistant (PDA), satellite navigation devices, mobile phones, and video games.
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News tagged with touch screen
ASUS Debuts Eee PC T91MT -- First Netbook to Go Multi-touch
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Nov 27, 2009 |
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ASUS today launched the Eee PC T91MT, the world's first convertible tablet netbook to feature a multi-touch screen that supports Windows 7 Multi-Touch gestures.
Will carbon nanotubes replace indium tin oxide?
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Up until now, George Grüner tells PhysOrg.com, most of the studies regarding the properties - and uses - of carbon nanotubes have been restricted to the visible spectral range. “We, however, were interested in the ...
The Asus New Folding E-Book Reader
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Sep 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Asus has demonstrated a prototype of an e-book reader it is developing. Unlike its competitors, the device resembles a normal book, having two touch screens that will fold up.
Robot Trash Collectors Are Roaming the Streets of Italy (w/ Video)
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the city of Peccioli in the Tuscany region of Italy a robot called DustCart has been zipping through the streets. This is part of a $3.9 million research program called DustBot that aims ...
Review: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When I was a kid, my dad bought a copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It had 32 volumes and took up 4 feet in the book case. I loved to sit on the couch and flip through it, reading articles at random.
Transparent Carbon Nanotube Films Likely Successor to ITO for Commercial Applications
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Will the legacy of Nobel prize winner Richard Smalley finally be fulfilled? Ever since his pioneering work in the mid 1990's on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, companies have been struggling ...
Acer goes deep with 3-D laptop for gaming, movies
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With the launch of Windows 7 this week, PC makers are trying some new things, including laptops with touch screens. Acer Inc. is going further - introducing a laptop with a 3-D screen.
DIY 'tinkerers' create more than mere toys from spare parts
Apr 29, 2009 |
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To Ken Delahoussaye, an old computer, cell phone, camera or even a child's toy is much more than a disposable device. Each is something he can take apart and fuse with other parts to create something totally new.
Palm faces 'make-or-break' event with launch of the Pre
May 27, 2009 |
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Few businesses rise or fall on a single product, but Palm Inc. has essentially banked its future as a company on a small, touch-screen wireless phone set to hit the market in just two weeks.
GPS phone offerings: Price is Nuvifone G60's downfall; Navigon is on the money
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Nov 05, 2009 |
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GPS navigation is morphing from a cool luxury to just one more thing you expect out of a decent smart phone. But different phones approach the issue in different ways.
Amazon cuts Kindle price, adds global version
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Oct 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in hopes of spurring more sales and keeping it ahead of a growing field ...
Nokia strikes back against 'smart' rivals
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Sep 06, 2009 |
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Faced with increased competition from up-and-coming rivals, Finnish telecom giant Nokia plans to launch a slew of new products this year but analysts say it faces a tough battle to hold on to its position ...
N97 mini, X6 and X3: Nokia unveils new smartphones to rival iPhone (w/ Video)
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Sep 02, 2009 |
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Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, unveiled Wednesday three new smartphones as the Finnish firm tries to claw back market share from Apple's popular iPhone and RiM's Blackberry.
IREX latest entrant in US e-reader field
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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Dutch company IREX Technologies, a spinoff of Royal Philips Electronics, unveiled a new electronic reader for the US market on Wednesday, the latest entrant in an increasingly crowded field.
Sony plans a Kindle rival with wireless downloads
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Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sony plans to offer an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download books. That adopts a key feature of the Kindle from Amazon.com and enhances the competition in a small but fast-growing ...
