Stephen, > But do you really need a touchscreen on a laptop that’s already got a > perfectly good keyboard and touchpad?
A few weeks ago I scoffed at the value of touch screens for traditional PCs. After borrowing a colleagues iPad for a weekend, I have reversed my opinion a 180 degrees. I believe there's a big future for touch screen interfaces if the OS provides a comfortable mapping of touch gestures to events as implemented on the iPad. True story: After spending a few hours on the iPad, I returned to my regular laptop to do some work. I was so used to the touch screen interface that I actually tried touching my monitor to get things done. That sold me on how natural a well implemented touch screen interface can be. Another point: As great as a touch screen interface is, I don't see touch screen's replacing keyboards. I'm not a fan of typing on touch screens. Malcolm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
