The Wall Street Journal reported on HP’s new emphasis on the commercial touchscreen market. A research firm reports that HP sold 400,000 touchscreen units last year as they try to find more profitable markets outside their desktop/laptop PC dominance. HP’s device retails for more than twice the price of an .Read more...
May15,2009,11:10 am
New HomeSeer In-Wall Touchscreen
By Garrick Infanger
HomeSeer introduced a new in-wall LCD touchscreen that uses their custom interface design system, HSTouch™ client. The larger units from HomeSeer use 3M MicroTouch–but it’s unclear from their website what type of touch technology is in this 7″ unit that retails at .Read more...
May11,2009,6:51 am
Vissumo exhibiting at 2009 SID Show in San Antonio
By Garrick Infanger
VISSUMO will demonstrate its latest Force Panel Technology at the SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, May 31 - June 5, 2009, held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas.
With more than 350 booths and 6,000 attendees, SID is the leading North American show for the electronic-display .Read more...
May7,2009,1:44 pm
iTunes Kiosk offers “a virtual physical connection”
By Garrick Infanger
AppleInsider suggests that Apple is getting ready to introduce an iTunes kiosks. One big twist is the use of a “a virtual physical connection” that senses that a device (iPod, laptop) is close to the kiosk and then allows transmission of the item purchased. This will improve security issues related .Read more...
May7,2009,11:22 am
Touch Screen Usability
By Van Norman
Todd Fender commenting on the blog DisplaySearch makes an interesting point.
In order for touch to be effective at the desktop level, the design and architecture of the desktop, as we know it today, would have to change drastically.
Touch, at face level, for example when interacting with a large screen display .Read more...
May6,2009,9:00 am
VISSUMO Launched To Market Next Generation Touch Technology
By Garrick Infanger
Press Release:
VISSUMO Launched To Market Next Generation Touch Technology: QSI Spin-Off Introduces Force Panel Technology To Touch Screen Market
QSI Corporation has spun off its Force Panel technology to be developed and marketed by a new company division called VISSUMO. A major innovation in touch technologies for human/computer interfaces, Force Panel .Read more...
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