Give it time on those touch screens. Those fat companies are not yet
squeezing us for are money yet. Now when they release win8 watch them
all come out of there shells with all kinds of touch devices.
At 07:27 AM 4/22/2012, you wrote:
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but there is a cost saving in not
having to build a keyboard for a computer. In fact, I'm not surprised we're
not seeing more monitors with the ability to handle touch-screen commands.
Fred Olver
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From: "Damien Pendleton" <dam...@blunderfield.plus.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] LWorks
> Hi Thomas,
> Yeah, maybe I did give up. But like I said. That's because I don't believe
> it is practical to have to sit with a phone spending five minutes trying
> to access something when you could access the same thing on, say Simbian
> or XP in a matter of seconds. And if touch screen is the way forward, then
> I don't know what I'll be doing with computers because it'd be even worse.
> I couldn't imagine me having to be slow on a computer. That'd drive me
> insane and make me feel very small.
> Regards,
> Damien.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com>
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 11:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] LWorks
>
>
>>
>> Hi Damien,
>>
>> Well, unfortunately as I said in my prior post touchscreen devices are
>> becoming more common. Not just on smart phones and tablet PCs but the
>> next generation of Windows laptops and desktops will begin shipping with
>> touchscreens as well.
>>
>> The way Windows 8 is designed instead of a start menu we now have a start
>> screen with icons tiled across the screen in rows and columns like a
>> table. Perfect for a touchscreen, or mouse but a pain in the rear if you
>> try to get to those icons using a keyboard or buttons on a smart phone.
>> However, love it or hate it I think touchscreen technology is here to
>> stay.
>>
>> As for Apple's iPhone I personally don't think it is too bad. Yes, there
>> is a learning curve involved, but like everything in life practice makes
>> perfect. I understand your frustration, but I also sense perhaps you just
>> gave up rather than sticking with it. A lot of us who have used iPhones
>> just stuck with it until we figured it out. Rather than getting
>> frustrated and throwing in the towel we practiced at it until we got good
>> at using the phone.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/21/2012 12:18 PM, Damien Pendleton wrote:
>>> Hi Karl,
>>> I've heard a lot of good things about it, hence the reason I thought I'd
>>> give it a go. But as far as I'm concerned, it's nothing but a strenuous
>>> tedious ballache. It took me over five minutes to dial a phone number,
>>> and I didn't even know how to access anything on it, so I dread to think
>>> what I'd be like with gaming. It just seemed like a total waste of time
>>> and money. And that's why now I wouldn't touch a touch screen device
>>> with a bargepole.
>>> As for Nokia now choosing Windows, that actually seems better, since
>>> there's a whole lot of games already out for Windows. Don't know how
>>> accessible it'll be, I suppose it depends how good current screenreaders
>>> support it. Though again if it's anything like or complex than Vista, I
>>> think I'll give it a miss. Probably just use it for phone calls and
>>> gaming.
>>> Regards,
>>> Damien.
>>>
>>
>>
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