On 20/06/07, Michael Watterson <watty at eircom.net> wrote:
> Michael Watterson wrote:
> > Kevin Chen wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I wonder how many people have see this already, I think they using it
> >> on the IPhone from Apple, but this's time to saw on PC! : )
> >>
> >> http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid932579976?bclid=932553050&bctid=933742930> >>
> >>
> >> Regard,
> >>
> >> K.C
> > Not new. Commercially available. Not convinced a big consumer market
> >
> Given size of iPhone the multi touch is a gimmick. In the real world
> jiggling along, you need real buttons for common features.
>> How many fingers can the average truck driver put on an iPhone screen. I
> don't think the "coffee tables" use the same tech. Easy to make a
> multi-touch coffee table with hidef projector. After the mediocre for
> real living rooms Media Centre, it's another attack on the living room
> by MS.
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Jeff Han's stuff looks much more interesting than the iphone/ms
tech's, rear projected but the touch sencing stuff looks very
interesting.
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