Will touch be the new PC Interface?
Using touch to interface with a computer is an old idea but has not been seen much in standard desktop PCs. Specialized systems in businesses and devices like the iPod use touch but it’s keyboard and mouse for most home PCs. However, Windows 7 is coming with enhanced touch features and some are saying that touch is the wave of the future. Others take an opposite view and maintain that touch will never make it as a general interface.
Personally, I’m not too keen on touch but when I see people whizzing around on their IPhones, I am impressed. Anyway, here is a selection of links that presents some opinions and information about the future of touch:
- Windows 7: The OS that launches a thousand touch-screen PCs?
Computerworld reports that more PC makers are announcing Windows 7 machines that use touch screens. - What Would Get You to Buy a Touchscreen PC?
Harry McCracken lists seven things he thinks the PC industry needs to get right to make the new machines more than a fad. - Windows 7 touch: Dead on arrival
At Computerworld, Galen Gruman analyzes why he thinks touch screens have a lot of problems. - Beyond the mouse: how input is evolving
TechRadar looks at the history and posible future of input devices.
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