Articles about touch input

Remember the curious back typing keyboard prototype we've written about at the beginning of this month? It caught our attention, but we're still uncertain about its practicality, since you're not seeing the keys you are supposed to press. I know things get easier if you only have a few keys at your disposal, but when you're thinking of a full QWERTY keyboard things become complicated. KDDI is a company that presented at CEATEC 2010 a working prototype of such a keyboard that uses a back touchscr...

So you have installed Windows 7 and every time you look at your system properties you read the line that says "No Pen or Touch Input is available for this Display". That's Microsoft's way to tell you that your laptop isn't qualified for touch input. Basically you're stuck with the keyboard and mouse.And that's a shame considering all mobile devices these days have some sort of touch interface. Of course you can get a convertible netbook tablet (way cheaper than a convertible tablet laptop li...

It's not the first time I write about control methods that are likely to be found in future products, as touchscreens, the main topic here at AllTouchTablet.com are merely an expression of technological advance that took place in past years. In this post I'm going to present you the Puyocon, a new type of controller that might get enough attention and one day find a place in at least a few entertainment devices like game consoles or television sets.[caption id="attachment_987" align="alignce...

What is a touchscreen any way? The best way to define it considering older technology as base is a larger touchad (like the one that we use in laptops) but moved over the screen so that you interact with it naturally. Graphic tablets are the touchpad equivalent for touchpads for designers, and are more advanced because they feature larger surfaces, more buttons, customizable areas that act like toolbars in applications like Photoshop and AutoCAD.As I see it, graphic tablets have one big disa...

There’s no question that the vast majority of people already know what a Touch Tablet PC is: a sort of notebook with a screen that allows for touch input from the user and there are two big variations: ones without a keyboard and some with 180 degrees pivoting screen. Now that the financial crysis has effects all over the place it’s the best time to ask yourself: why would I need  a Tablet PC and is it worth the price difference from a regular laptop?In this post I’ll try and make a s...

Not everybody likes touchscreens, study says, not me, but if I were to bet on a category that surely will have it I would bet on professional photographers, who are in love with their antiquated DSLR design (yes, it dates at least a few decades ago).[caption id="attachment_565" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="DSLR with a touch screen"][/caption]Canon says that amateurs are often confused by modern DSLRs, which feature a lot of buttons, functions to adjust and so, that's why it w...